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Education Without Limits

Every type of creativity is waiting for you here – from the contemporary color and style of Goldwell, to the street style craftsmanship of KMS and the chic, editorial styling of Oribe – no one has more creativity than Kao Salon Division, inspired by the best artists in the business.

We want to go the extra mile so that you can show your true mastery, live your creativity and push your limits in every way. As your trusted salon partner, we invite you to be proud, confident and leading edge.

Join our Goldwell Education Team and Guest Artists for some truly inspiring sessions and surround yourself with like-minded creatives. It is here that you can browse our Education offerings.

Come and join us, it is time to be inspired.

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A true hairstyle is not just the cut and shape; it’s the seamless integration of both. The Goldwell Master Stylist Program takes you step-by-step to the highest level of expertise.

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The first step towards becoming a true texture expert. Learn all the basics you need to know: products, services and techniques. Put the theory into practice.

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Take your expertise to a new level — become a Goldwell Master Colorist. This is a unique color education and certification program, internally standardized by Goldwell professionals.

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Trending Salon Services

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All Upcoming Courses
  • Finishing School £1000.00
    Finishing School £1000.00
    Multiple Dates
    Tue 26 Aug
    26 Aug 2025, 10:00 – 28 Oct 2025, 17:00
    London, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    This seminar is an 8-day intensive program that emphasises training in commercial skills that reflect the needs of the salon business. Our focus is to prepare and polish stylists to be productive and confident in core hairdressing skills.
  • Lightening Mastery £210.00
    Lightening Mastery £210.00
    Multiple Dates
    Tue 07 Oct
    KAO Salon Academy
    07 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 BST
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Get to know all about blonde, the cool ones and the warm ones. Understand the journey of a clear blonde and perfect your counteracting abilities.
  • Elumen Mastery £210.00
    Elumen Mastery £210.00
    Multiple Dates
    Wed 08 Oct
    KAO Salon Academy
    08 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 BST
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Discover how to amaze your clients with dazzling shine, incredible durability and evenness of ammonia-free permanent color. ​ Increase your salon menu with premium Elumen and Elumen Play services for your most demanding salon clients.
  • Color Trend £210.00
    Color Trend £210.00
    Multiple Dates
    Mon 13 Oct
    KAO Salon Academy
    13 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 BST
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Get inspired by the latest fascinating fashion and beauty trends. Learn how to bring haute couture into your salon and translate it into exciting services for your clients.
  • Color Lab £210.00
    Color Lab £210.00
    Multiple Dates
    Tue 14 Oct
    KAO Salon Academy
    14 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 BST
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Creativity is about capturing moments that make life worth living. Learn to express your vision in personalized color and formula concepts. Give color your signature and your soul. Be the master of your color statements.
  • Casey Coleman - Socially Awkward £200.00
    Casey Coleman - Socially Awkward £200.00
    Multiple Dates
    Mon 20 Oct
    20 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 17:00
    London, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Socially awkward” is a social media course to help you snap out of being socially awkward and turn you into a social bitterly with minimal effort. Learn how to batch create content and when to use it to improve your business and social media presence.
  • Essential Shapes £360.00
    Essential Shapes £360.00
    Multiple Dates
    Mon 20 Oct
    KAO Salon Academy
    20 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST – 22 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Understand the fundamentals of haircutting by relearning the rules and the reasons behind them. Learn how to work methodically and get insights into which colors and techniques are best designed for each shape to give the best result.
  • Erik Lander Classic Barbering £210.00
    Erik Lander Classic Barbering £210.00
    Multiple Dates
    Mon 20 Oct
    20 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 17:00
    London, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Erik’s knowledge and inspiration is second to none, with a passion for providing in-depth education to the highest level. His ‘it’s all in the detail’ philosophy focuses on breaking down each and every aspect to an easy to understand level.
  • Kerasilk Keratin Treatments £60.00
    Kerasilk Keratin Treatments £60.00
    Multiple Dates
    Thu 23 Oct
    23 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 BST
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    This long-lasting expert service to transform unmanageable, curly, wavy or frizzy hair into the most luxurious, smooth version of itself for up to 5 months.
  • Bespoke Balayage £250.00
    Bespoke Balayage £250.00
    Multiple Dates
    Mon 27 Oct
    27 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 17:00
    London, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Optimise on your existing Balayage skills, enabling you to create unique results with new trending techniques and color formulations.
  • Master Colorist Technician Certification
    Master Colorist Technician Certification
    Multiple Dates
    Wed 29 Oct
    29 Oct 2025, 09:00 – 17:00 GMT
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Each level of the Master Colorist accreditation is a key to success and acknowledgement of your ongoing growth and development. The one day certification will be performed on two models plus a written assessment test.
  • Terry Kay - KONNECTION
    Terry Kay - KONNECTION
    Multiple Dates
    Mon 03 Nov
    03 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 17:00
    London, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    So you’ve mastered your coloring process and you are happy with your cutting – but do you know how to truly connect your color and cut for your consumer? Multi-award-winning Terri Kay has mastered the art of transformation and will ensure that you will have both the ability and confidence to shine.
  • Demi-Permanent Color Mastery £210.00
    Demi-Permanent Color Mastery £210.00
    Multiple Dates
    Tue 04 Nov
    04 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 GMT
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Learn all about the demi-permanent coloring with Colorance. Explore the various options of services. Become confident to offer solutions that meet real-world needs and expectations – ranging from shine enhancement to most exciting fashion colors and grey blending.
  • Contemporary Shapes £260.00
    Contemporary Shapes £260.00
    Multiple Dates
    Tue 04 Nov
    KAO Salon Academy
    04 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT – 05 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    For stylists with salon experience and completed Essential Shapes. Create contemporary and salon-friendly looks. Use disconnection to enhance and emphasize the created shapes. Discover styling variations for the shapes to expand your range of finish options.
  • Permanent Color Mastery £210.00
    Permanent Color Mastery £210.00
    Multiple Dates
    Wed 05 Nov
    KAO Salon Academy
    05 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 GMT
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Now blondes, brunettes, redheads and grey clients get limitless color possibilities, 100% grey coverage and the ultimate durability and evenness of the Topchic and Nectaya ranges.
  • Texture Technician £30.00
    Texture Technician £30.00
    Multiple Dates
    Thu 06 Nov
    06 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 17:00
    London, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    • Learn about Permanent transformations • Understanding of the perm process and hair science • The Goldwell perm portfolio • Key perm techniques, services and tools • New skills and true texture expertise • Make your salon a place to be for texture • Inspiration for commercial and creative perming
  • Sean Hall Edition
    Sean Hall Edition
    Multiple Dates
    Mon 17 Nov
    17 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 17:00
    London, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Reinforce and refine your personal skills with this exciting course which will build confidence and knowledge. This is a course to upgrade, strengthen and perfect creative coloring and cutting techniques on fashion inspired seasonal looks that can then be diluted and filtered to everyday salon work.
  • Lightening Mastery £210.00
    Lightening Mastery £210.00
    Multiple Dates
    Tue 18 Nov
    KAO Salon Academy
    18 Nov 2025, 10:00 – 17:00 GMT
    KAO Salon Academy, 130 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D 5EU, UK
    Get to know all about blonde, the cool ones and the warm ones. Understand the journey of a clear blonde and perfect your counteracting abilities.
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