The Sean Taaffe story

Aisling MadiganAisling Madigan is co founder, director and head tutor at the academy. She qualified in 2002 andhas been with the Sean Taaffe Group since 2006. She has excelled in her career as a hairdresserand quickly moved up the ranks from being a stylist to becoming a stylist director.Aisling’s work has featured in Irish Hairdresser Magazine. Her front cover work recently won thesalons ‘Front of House Media Competition’. She is also a Keune educator and has done the JoicoCut and Colour Masterclass.Aisling won the ‘Colour of the Year award’ at Connaught College of Hairdressing. Her passion forall aspects of hairdressing makes her the perfect person to mentor students and to guide themon their career from start to finish.

Upstyling courseThis one or two day course is designed for the juniorhairdresser who lacks confidence or the qualifiedhairdresser looking for inspiration and assistance inachieving the perfect upstyle.Perfect bridesThis one-day course focuses firstly on what is neededalongside the ability to create the perfect bridal look andthen how to consult and finally deliver on that. Acombination of 5 different techniques are shown in this 1day course.Basic Blowdry (Straight) 2 daysThis covers the foundation to perfect straight blow-dry,correct product choice, technique and finishing skills.Basic Blowdry (Round Brush)This covers the foundation to the perfect round brushblowdry brush size for hair length, product choice andfinishing skills.Advanced blowdryingThis course will take your blowdrys to the next levelThe difference between ok and magazine front cover hair.Basic cuttingThis course will explain the fundamental needs for a goodhair cut each day one of the five foundation cuts.Intermediate cuttingThis course follows on where basic cutting finishes buttakes it further, precision cutting, angles, face shape.

The salon programmeThis course designed especially to help salons that want to encourage and help their junior team members exceland succeed the ten week programme one day per week Monday or Tuesday covers a different element each week.• Remarkable reception/customer delight• Consultation, shampooing• Hair & scalp diagnosis theory and practical• Basic blow-dry (straight)• Basic blow-dry (round brush)• Basic blow-dry (body blow-dry)• Basic blow-dry (curly blow-dry)• The Irons - GHD Curls - The Wand• Basic upstyling• The examThis program is designed to sit alongside in-salon experience and is a great asset to any salon training regimethe course is very affordable and gives budding hairdressers with some knowledge the education to excel.Course listing12 month beginner courseThis full time course consists of 10 modules to becompletes with expert tutors to direct you every step of theway, each module has a practical exam that has to bepassed before you move on with the next, with final writtenand practical exams at the end of the course.Class sizes are smaller to keep training standards high.When you step out its our standards as much as yoursthat’s on display. We use the very latest education tools atour disposal to keep learning fun.From online training, technical consultants, and outsideartists all brought into the melting pot.What will I learn at this course?• Client consultation, reception and customer satisfaction.• All hairdressing theory relating to hygiene, health,safety, structure of hair and technical aspects of colour etc.• Blowdrying• Upstyling• Colour/highlighting• Ladies cutting• Gents cuttingThis course will provide you with the basic tools and skillsrequired for your hairdressing career and will bring you to astage that can only be enhanced by experience, you will havethe confidence to take on the role within the salon environmentwhatever comes your way.