FUTURE STYLIST
FUTURE STYLIST: HAIRSTYLING & BARBERING DIPLOMA
Enrolment Dates:
FULL TIME PROGRAM $15,000
• March 11, 2025
• July 8, 2025
• September 9, 2025
PART TIME 12 MONTH PROGRAM $17,000
(Sunday - Monday - Tuesdays)
• April 6th, 2025
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Looking to dive into the world of hairstyling/ barbering without committing full-time? Our part-time program offers flexible scheduling designed to fit around your busy life. Whether you're looking to launch a career in beauty or simply expand your skills, you'll learn from experienced instructors in a hands-on environment.
Your Future Starts Today - Apply now and take the first step towards your future in the hairstyling and barbering industry.
Glassbox is not just another hairstyling school—it is the foundation for transforming Toronto into a global hub for the hairstyling industry. Our vision is to elevate the city's reputation and talent by creating a landmark institution that sets the gold standard for hairstyling education worldwide.
To apply simply submit your basic information -
Name:
Date of Birth:
Address:
Preferred enrolment date:
to info@gbxedu.com — and we’ll be in touch with the next steps.
Don’t wait, apply today and we will follow up with all the details via email to start enrolment.
Begin, elevate, and transform your career at Toronto's proud new hair school: The Glassbox Institute. Register for our Hairstyling & Barbering Diploma Program program to be immersed in a brand-new, state of the art facility that brings together cutting-edge education, innovation, and passion for all things hair. We are located at 42 Gladstone Avenue, right in the heart of Toronto's creative district. Easy to reach by TTC and GO transit, and just a short walk from Queen West, Dundas West, and Ossington, our Institute will serve as the hub for our city’s beauty industry.
We understand that an investment in your hairstyling education is not just an investment in your skills, but an investment in your career, your network, and your community. From the ground up, every piece of The Glassbox Institute student experience has been carefully considered and methodically developed.
Duration: 43 Weeks (1500 Hours) Tuesday - Saturday
Time: 9am – 5pm
Tuition Fee: $15,000 +HST (full-time)
$17,500 +HST (part-time)
Location: 42 Gladstone Ave, Toronto, ON M6J 3K6
What You Will Learn
Throughout your 1500-hour training with Glassbox you'll dive deep into the following:
Hair Design
• Hair styling techniques
• Scalp and hair care
• Hair cutting methods
• Hygiene and grooming practices
• Scalp treatments
• Jerri curls and hair weaving
• Thermal waving and wig procedures
• Hair straightening and permanent waving
• Chemical hair relaxing and color services (tinting and bleaching)
• Anatomy and physiology
• Spiral waving
Science
• Bacteriology and hair disorders
• Chemistry and electricity
• Nails and related disorder
• Sterilization and sanitation
Barbering Skills & Short Hair
• Barbering techniques
• Advanced hair cutting methods
• Hygiene and grooming
Hair Salon Business
• Professional ethics
• Salon management
• Retail sales
OUR CURRICLUM
13 WEEKS
Get acquainted with your tools, learn how sculpture theory informs hair design, practice shampooing, learn about the importance of infection control, first aid and microbiology, practice forming and styling hair with the use of thermal tools, brushes, and combs, try your hand at perming and relaxing hair, get introduced to colour services, and start on precision short hair cutting.
This stage will introduce you to the fundamental techniques that underpin all the subsequent stages that follow:
· Glassbox history & philosophy
· Shampooing, blow drying and finishing with products
· Styling and setting techniques
· Head shape and bone structure assessment
· Client consultation technique
· Excellent client care
· Technical theory
· Personal appraisal
Note that after a period of understanding the dynamics of hair, the basic precision cutting skills are quickly introduced.
10 WEEKS
Practice your precision short hair cutting, clipping, trimming, detailing, fading, and texturizing techniques on real clients. Combine the use of rollers, pin curls, braiding, and various techniques to produce a more complex hair service. Learn how to manage professional relationships, goal setting, building a client base, salon operations and ownership, and how to use photo, video, and social media to attract clients.
This stage continues the learning process and introduces new cutting and colouring disciplines:
· Work sessions on all cutting, styling and barbering techniques
· Recap on blow drying and consultation lecture
· Continuation of technical theory
· Color formulas
· Color charts
· Continuation of styling and setting techniques
· Expanding your product knowledge
10 WEEKS
Learn how to perform wig services, various advanced curling techniques, hair extensions, advanced coloring, and freehand fading. Network with some of our 80+ salon and barbershop partners looking to hire new talent across the country and start thinking about your career after graduation.
This stage draws together many of the skills previously learned, using live models, to give you more confidence and a more complete understanding of the total role of a hair professional.
· A recap of all cutting techniques - women and men
· Advanced color and color correction techniques
· Cutting and coloring combination
· Customer care
· Professional salon etiquette
· Coloring and technical exam
· Mock cutting practical exam
10 WEEKS
In the longest phase of the program, gain more client practice, honing your skills and area of focus under the guidance of Glassbox educators with our best in the province 1:12 educator: student ratio.
Possibly the most challenging stage of the Beginners Diploma course which is designed to give you the time to perfect the skills and utilize the knowledge you have gathered to prepare you for working in a salon environment. Working on live models morning and afternoon you will hone in on your craft. ie:
· Working on your own and using your initiative
· Working within a time frame
· Disconnection lecture, an introduction to salon creative work
· Introduction to advanced layering and graduation
· Introduction to advanced finishing techniques
· Employment interview techniques
PREMIUM EDUCATION
IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN TORONTO'S WEST END
THE INSTITUTE
Glassbox is not just another hairstyling school—it is the foundation for transforming Toronto into a global hub for the hairstyling industry. Our vision is to elevate the city's reputation by creating a landmark institution that sets the gold standard for hairstyling education worldwide.
Glassbox is designed to be more than an educational institution—it is a creative hub and a beacon of excellence where talent is nurtured, artistry is celebrated, and graduates are empowered to explore opportunities across the world. By fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and industry-leading techniques, Glassbox will position Toronto as the city where the world’s top hairstylists are born, trained, and inspired.
This is not just a school; it’s a movement to elevate hairstyling education, build a community of forward-thinking professionals, and put Toronto on the map as the global epicenter for hairstyling talent and innovation.
OUR MISSION
To ignite a revolution in hairstyling education, empowering the next generation of hairstylists and barbers with world-class skills, cutting-edge knowledge, and unshakable confidence. Glassbox Institute is committed to transforming the beauty industry by nurturing talent, inspiring innovation, and creating leaders who will set new global standards for artistry, professionalism, and creativity.
THE VISION
Glassbox Institute will be the heartbeat of Toronto’s transformation into a global powerhouse for hairstyling excellence. We will establish a landmark institution that doesn’t just teach hairstyling but redefines it—setting the stage for Toronto to become internationally renowned as the birthplace of the world’s most influential hairstylists. From this epicenter of innovation and creativity, our graduates will shape trends, challenge conventions, and elevate the craft, carrying Toronto’s name to the global stage.