Hairdressing
Head of Department:  Gréta Ágústsdóttir 

Hairdressers work in hairdressing salons and provide comprehensive service, such as washing, cutting, styling, blow-drying, perming and dyeing hair, as well as shaving. Authorised to work as hairdressers are those who have earned a journeyman’s certificate in hairdressing, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade.

Framework and organisation of training

The average duration of the education and training programme is four years, organised as follows: formal education for four school terms, or 72 weeks including examinations, and 96 weeks of on-the-job training. The programme concludes with a journeyman’s examination.

 

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