Teach a masterclass as a hairdresser or barber
Teach your balayage, your fades or your colour technique to people learning the trade. The theory lives online, so the day at the chair is all about cutting and colouring.
- Practical day
- Sat 26 Sep3 left
- Sat 10 Octfull
- Sat 24 Oct4 left
- Balayage masterclass
- Sectioning and placement
- Lightening without damage
- Formulas and product list
- CertificateElla Hugheshas completed the course at Salon Nova
Can you sell your own masterclass as a hairdresser?
The Avana Academy is the course platform from Avana for salons and beauty professionals in the UK: you sell your own course with lessons online, a practical day in your calendar and a certificate with the learner's name on it, and no commission is taken from your course price. Yes: you sell your masterclass under your own salon name, in the same system as your calendar. The day at the chair is an appointment with a set number of places, and only the trainer's calendar is blocked that day.
A colleague can run the day
You can put more than one trainer on a course. Your best barber runs the barbering day while you keep cutting.
Colour theory happens at home
Developer, processing times, neutralising and your formulas are all ready as lessons. On the day itself, everyone goes straight to the chair.
One day or two
A one-day masterclass or a course over two days: add the practical days to your course and learners choose a date for each.
How do you set up a hair course in Avana?
You start from one of six examples and fill in your own lessons. Most masterclasses are ready in an evening.
Capture your technique
Sectioning, placement, lightening, rinsing and toning: each step becomes a lesson. Film it on your phone while you work on a model, or explain it in text with photos of the result. Your formulas hang underneath as a file.
Choose the dates and the trainer
You choose the dates, the number of chairs and who teaches. The day lands in the calendar of that hairdresser as an appointment that blocks the time.
Share the link
Your masterclass gets its own page under your salon name. Learners sign up and pick a date. If you want a fixed group first, you invite them yourself.
What goes into a hair course on Avana?
For you and your team
- Lessons with your formulasA video at the chair, text with photos of the result or your formula card as a file.
- A colour theory quizA few questions to pass first, with an explanation for every wrong answer.
- Several trainers on one courseA colleague runs the day, and only their calendar is blocked.
- A list of learnersSee who has finished which lesson, who has paid and who turned up on the day.
- A follow-on courseAfter balayage basics comes a toning masterclass or a second technique.
For your learners
- Everything on their phoneEvery lesson to watch again, even between two clients in their own salon.
- Choosing their own dayAnd switching to another date with space up to 48 hours before.
- Questions under the lessonA question about a formula arrives under exactly that lesson.
- A named certificateWith your salon on it, ready for the wall and for Instagram.
What does it cost to sell a hair course with Avana?
You add the Academy to your Avana plan for £8.99 a month, on the same invoice. If you use a different booking system, take it on its own for £9.99.
With your Avana plan
- 3 courses online with Business, unlimited with Business Plus and Max
- Any course you teach, such as balayage, a barbering day or cutting
- As many learners as you can teach
- Lessons as video, text with photos or a workbook
- A quiz that explains every wrong answer
- Practical days with set places, in your own calendar
- A named certificate, sent automatically
- Discount codes, an early-bird price and a free taster lesson
- Reviews on your course page and a waitlist
- Your own logo and colour, and more than one trainer
On its own
- The same Academy, with everything in it
- 3 courses online at once, as many learners as you can teach
- Your practical day as a link for your own calendar
- Paid online, or by your own payment link or in cash
- Nothing from your course price goes to us
With a plan, the Academy is on the same invoice. Business Max includes it.Try it for 7 days with everything switched on, for one learner and one course.All prices include VAT, and you can cancel any month.
Teaching a masterclass or hair course from your salon
Most hairdressers who teach fell into it. A junior wanted to learn your balayage, a young barber asked about your fades, and suddenly there were three people round your chair on a Monday. If it keeps happening, turn it into a masterclass with a set price, a set day and a certificate. The Avana Academy runs it in the same system as your calendar.
Which course suits your salon?
Look at what you are known for. A colour specialist teaches a balayage or blonding masterclass, a barbershop a barbering day with fades and cut-throat razor shaves, a salon that does a lot of brides a day of hair-ups. A styling workshop can also be for your own clients: styling curls, a blow-dry or a braid.
How do you split the theory and the day at the chair?
Anything you can explain at a table goes into the lessons: colour theory, developer and processing time, sectioning, placement and your formulas. A short colour theory quiz, compulsory before the day can be booked, makes sure everyone arrives with the same basics. On the day, learners work on a model while you watch. For a two-day course, add two practical days and learners pick a date for each.
Teaching with your team
You can put more than one trainer on a course. The day then blocks only the calendar of the hairdresser teaching it, and the rest of the salon stays bookable. Your best barber can run the barbering day while you stand behind your own chair. Read more about working as a team on multiple team members.
Models and materials
Add what you expect from the model to the day, for example uncoloured hair down to the shoulders, so learners know who to bring. They bring their own model, or you ask a client who would love a free appointment. Your product list goes with the lesson as a file.
What should you charge for a masterclass?
Work it out from the day at the chair, the number of places, the products you use and the questions you will still answer afterwards. A small group with lots of attention can cost more. None of your price goes to Avana, and if learners pay online, any service fee is already included in the price they see. Every online sale comes with an invoice in your salon's name.
How do you fill your first masterclass?
Your masterclass gets its own page under your salon page, with a title you set for Google yourself. Put the link in your bio, tell your juniors and let every certificate do its work on Instagram. If you already use the hair salon software or the barbershop booking software, everything sits under one login.
Questions from hairdressers who want to teach
How can I sell my hair course or masterclass online as a hairdresser?
With the Avana Academy, a hairdresser or barber puts the theory online as lessons, adds days at the chair that go straight into the salon calendar, and shares a course page where learners sign up. Learners who finish get a named certificate with a check number, and no commission is taken from the course price.
Can I teach a masterclass as a hairdresser without being accredited?
Yes. With the Avana Academy you teach your own masterclass under your salon name and decide what goes in it. The certificate confirms someone completed your course; it is not a regulated qualification such as an NVQ, and it does not need to be for a masterclass.
Can a colleague run the course day instead of me?
Yes. In the Avana Academy you add a colleague as trainer on the course. The day then blocks that colleague's calendar, and the rest of the salon stays bookable, so your best barber runs the day while you keep cutting.
How do I organise models for the day at the chair?
In the Avana Academy you add what you expect from the model to the practical day, for example uncoloured hair down to the shoulders. Learners read it in the course before the day starts. They bring their own model, or you ask one of your clients.
Can I run a two-day hair course?
Yes. In the Avana Academy you add two practical days to one course. Learners choose a date for each, and both days sit in the trainer's calendar. The theory in between is watched at home, so day two does not start with going over old ground.
Can I also run a workshop for my own clients?
Yes, Avana can do that in two ways. A styling workshop with lessons and a certificate goes in the Academy. A one-off evening with a few places and no lessons around it is planned as a workshop or group booking in your calendar.
How do learners pay for the masterclass?
You choose that per course in the Avana Academy. Learners pay by a bank transfer, cash or a payment link you already use, or online with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. If they pay online, any service fee is included in the price shown from the start, and nothing comes off your course price.
What does it cost to sell a hair course through Avana?
You add the Avana Academy to your Avana plan for £8.99 a month, with more than one trainer included, such as a colleague who runs the barbering day. Without the booking system, take it on its own for £9.99. All prices include VAT.
Related pages
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Everything about selling courses from your salon, for every trade.
Read moreHair salon software
The calendar where your day at the chair sits, between your cuts.
Read moreMultiple team members
A colleague runs the day while you carry on cutting.
Read moreWorkshops and group bookings
A one-off styling evening with places, without a course around it.
Read moreSet up your masterclass and share the link
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