PBA2 Weekend Diploma
Make room for a new craft. Develop your barbering skills with structured weekend training and practical, personal guidance.

What you’ll learn.
- Professional foundations and consultation
- Scissor and clipper cutting
- Fading, blending and texture
- Razor handling and shaving
- Comparable diploma content across eighteen weeks
Who is it for?
People beginning their journey into barbering, including those looking for a career change. Contact us to discuss your goals and suitability.
From foundations
to confident practice.
Weekend students cover comparable diploma content over eighteen weeks. The precise weekend teaching schedule will be confirmed by the academy.
- Learning stage
Start with solid foundations
Health and safety, consultations, head and face shapes, and workstation preparation.
- Learning stage
Find your scissor technique
Layer cutting, scissor over comb and understanding natural hairlines.
- Learning stage
Get to grips with clippers
Clipper over comb, guard cutting, fading and blending.
- Learning stage
Bring shape and texture together
Combine scissor and clipper work with point cutting and advanced blending.
- Learning stage
Work safely with a razor
Razor handling and controlled work around necklines and side profiles.
- Learning stage
Learn the traditional shave
Skin preparation, towel techniques and the hot towel shaving service.
- Learning stage
Put your learning into practice
Client experience, consistency and final practice. Assessment arrangements to be confirmed.