Practical guide · 30 October 2026
An evening course can make training more manageable, but the word “evening” does not describe the whole commitment. Before comparing prices or choosing a start date, put the actual teaching, practice and travel into your calendar.
At Brazen, the twelve-week beginner course has eleven evening classes and six compulsory intensive days. You choose Monday or Wednesday, 7–10pm. You do not attend both evening groups.
For January 2027, the groups start on Monday 18 January and Wednesday 20 January. The intensive dates are 31 January; 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 February. Wednesday 3 February is off. Each intensive day runs 9am–5pm, including approximately one hour for lunch, at a nearby venue a short walk from our Brunswick Street shop. There is no separate evening class during that intensive week.
That is seventeen sessions and 75 scheduled teaching hours. Your own travel and practice are additional.
Build one real week before planning twelve
Take your actual working week and mark the following:
Work, caring responsibilities and any fixed commitments.
Your chosen three-hour class, plus the journey there and home.
Time for the practice and tasks your tutors set.
A realistic opportunity to ask for help, review a correction and try it again.
Use times you can reliably protect. A calendar that only works if every shift finishes early or every journey runs perfectly needs another look.
Now check all six intensive dates separately. For example, a person who usually works Monday to Friday may need arrangements for 1, 2, 4 and 5 February, as well as checking the Sunday and Saturday dates. Check these dates against your own shifts and agree any leave with your employer.
Practice is part of learning
Seeing a tutor explain a haircut is the beginning of understanding it. Your next attempt helps show what you can reproduce, where you need a correction and what to practise again.
Make time for the practice your tutors set. Tasks from the marketing book, such as preparing a model offer or editing a short portfolio clip, support your client-building skills; they do not replace practice on your haircutting technique.
During the intensive, focus on the technical work and the feedback you receive. A practice image or a note about a correction can help you review what you have learned afterwards.
Plan the transition after training
Completing a course does not automatically create a job or a full appointment book. Consider what you need from the next step: further practice, an appropriate role, time to develop your work or a different training route with a particular award.
Keep those questions separate from whether you can attend the course. A timetable can fit while the fee, travel, household commitments or intended qualification still make another route more suitable.
Bring a specific question to the conversation
“Can I train around my job?” becomes more useful when you can say which date, shift or practice commitment may be difficult. Brazen’s free introductory conversation is an opportunity to discuss that constraint and the course before deciding whether to enrol.
Read the full course commitments and check your real calendar, then complete the qualifying application. If the course fits, you can book a free call. No payment is taken when you apply.