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Learner of the Month / Autumn 2021
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#ConceptHairLOTM
Concept Hair Learner of the Month celebrates hairdressing and barbering students and apprentices who have gone that extra mile.
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he award, which is open to all full-time learners and apprentices, aims to celebrate the amazing work that upcoming talent in the industry is producing. There is a prize usually worth at least £100 for the winning hairdresser or barber each month – and you will feature in our online Hall of Fame and in the next issue of Concept Hair!
april 2021 winner
may 2021 winner
june 2021 winner Rachael Penny
Bethany Naismith
Nineteen-year-old Elsie started in the industry three years ago after leaving school at 16. Currently, she is completing her NVQ level 3 in Hairdressing, after qualifying in level 2 last year. Elsie goes to college once a week and works at The Hair Hut salon the other four days. “It’s great to gain salon experience and learn on the job as well as attend college,” said Elsie.
Emily has been working in the hair industry for the past six years, and currently works as a stylist at Safy B’s Hair Salon.
Rachael is a mature student at College of West Anglia Wisbech. Aged 50, she has just completed her level 3 hairdressing with a distinction and says she is just as excited about embarking on a new career as if she were a 20-year-old.
Bethany is a hairdressing student at Westrow Academy Leeds. As well as studying, she also has an apprenticeship at the Elizabeth Horner hair salon in Selby and has been in the hairdressing industry for three years.
Elsie Bennetts
This is Elsie’s second win at Learner of the Month, she also won the title back in December 2020. Elsie won the L’Oréal Professionnel Paris Serie Expert Pro Longer Hair Care range for her stunning entry.
Emily Wood
Emily was completing her hairdressing qualification with Span Training and Development at the time of entering and had her final EPA exam at the end of May. “I wanted to become involved in the hair industry to bring as much beauty to people and the world as possible. There are so many opportunities within the hair industry to grow and meet incredibly talented people,” said Emily. Emily won the Sericite Wide Iron from Cloud Nine.
“Hairdressing is a huge career change for me as previously I was a professional fundraiser for a national charity. Having completed level 2 last year and just completed level 3 I can finally call myself a qualified hairdresser!” Rachael won the full UnBreak My Blonde range from Matrix.
july 2021 winner
Bethany’s winning entry was of a balayage she created on one of her clients. On winning, Bethany said: “I am so grateful for winning this month as the competition is always so high. It gives me the confidence to keep going and work hard. It all becomes worth it in the end.” Bethany won the limitededition HHS Compact Dryer from Passion4Hair.
