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Foundation

The complete starting program for safe, repeatable barbering fundamentals.

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Who it is for
No prior barbering experience required.
Delivery
In person · online coming soon · 8 weeks
Award
Foundation Certificate of Completion

Tuition

In-person Foundation registration

$2,999 CAD + GST

One-time registration. Not a subscription. Kit not included. Study access is $99 CAD + GST — not the standalone $595 SKU.

Pay with PayPal — In-person Foundation registration, $2,999.00 CAD

Paying here is a single PayPal checkout for the certificate.

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Inside the eight weeks

You cut. He watches. You cut again.

Foundation is in person because correction has to land while your hand is still moving. There is no timetable to publish here, but the shape of a week never changes.

  1. 01

    You watch it done properly

    Junior cuts first, close enough that you can see the hand and not just the result. Nothing on a screen stands in for that.

  2. 02

    Then it is your hands

    Mannequin work first, then live heads on the floor. You are holding tools in the first week, not waiting for permission to start.

  3. 03

    He says what he sees

    The correction is specific and it is about the cut in front of you. It arrives while you are still holding the clipper, not as a grade at the end.

  4. 04

    You do it again

    The same cut until it holds without him standing there. Repetition is the program, not a penalty for getting it wrong the first time.

What tuition covers

In. And not in.

Registration buys floor time and Junior's attention. It does not buy your tools or your licence, and it is better that you know that before you pay than after.

Included

  • A place on the Academy floor for the full eight weeks, in person
  • Junior's eyes on your work while you are working, not a video and a quiz
  • Chair time, stations, and mannequin heads to practise on
  • Study access, added alongside registration at $99 CAD + GST
  • The completion certificate once the whole program is finished

Not included

  • Your kit. Clippers, trimmers, shears, and blades are yours to bring and yours to keep
  • A provincial licence or any trade certification
  • Travel, parking, and somewhere to stay
  • A job. Finishing is not an offer of a chair at Junior's House

How you finish

Watched, not ticked off.

Finishing the material and finishing the program are not the same thing, so it is worth being plain about which one earns the certificate.

How you are assessed
On the floor, while you work. Junior watches the cut and says whether it holds up. Getting to the end of the material is not the same as passing.
What you are awarded
Foundation Certificate of Completion. It is issued for the whole program only. There is no smaller award to collect on the way through, so there is nothing to bank if you stop halfway.
What it is not
Not a provincial barber licence and not a trade certification. Licensing is a separate route with its own body, and this certificate does not shorten it.

Questions

Ask before you pay.

The things people actually ask on the phone, answered here instead.

ExperienceDo I need experience to start?No prior barbering experience required

Foundation is the starting program and it assumes nothing. Plenty of people arrive having never held a clipper.

If you are already working and think you would be bored, say so on the inquiry. Junior will tell you honestly whether to start further along rather than sell you the eight weeks twice.

Tell Junior where you are
KitWhat tools do I have to bring?Your own clippers, trimmers, shears, and blades

Kit is not included in tuition and it is not resold to you here. Bring what you already own.

If you are buying tools for the first time, ask before you spend. Junior would rather tell you what to buy once than watch you replace it in a month.

Ask what to bring
RefundsWhat happens if I change my mind?Tuition is generally final — read the policy before you pay, not after

Course payments and deposits are generally final, non-refundable, and non-transferable, because a place and Junior's time are held for you the moment you pay.

If the school cancels, or in exceptional medical or personal circumstances, the team reviews individually. The written agreement controls, so read it first.

Read the refund policy
LicensingDoes this let me work as a barber?It is Junior's completion award, not a government licence

What you leave with is a certificate of completion from Junior's Academy. It is not a provincial barber licence and it is not a trade certification.

Licensing is a separate route with its own body and its own requirements. Nobody here will tell you otherwise to close a sale.

DatesHow does a start date get set after I pay?PayPal takes the payment; the start date is agreed with Junior

Paying here is one PayPal checkout. It is not a subscription and nothing recurs, so there is nothing to cancel later.

PayPal sends the receipt. The start date is agreed with Junior. If you have paid and do not have a date yet, send an inquiry with the receipt and it gets sorted.

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Module maps stay behind the consult. This sheet does not publish lesson counts or minute chrome.