Welcome To BarberTime Academy!
Academics
Get certified in basic and advanced skills that are tailored to the Barber & Hair Stylist professional position.
Training Sessions
All training sessions are online and are held on less busy shop days to maximize attendance & focus.
Partners
All certifications are awarded by our Partnered, private organizations and local agencies. Become a Partner!
Campaigns & Programs
Once trained, members are eligible to become Ambassadors for Partnered campaigns and may receive benefits for their completion.
About the Academy
Welcome to BarberTime Academy! We are a co-op of Barbershops, Businesses, and community partners that help BarberTime certify Barbers & Stylists in relative business ventures and barbershop “experience” outreach.
Orientation Training Schedule
11am on the first Monday of each month
Not open on National Holidays
Phone
(877)-427-1177
Ambassador Certifications
Certifications create Ambassadors for corporate campaigns and help to broaden their career opportunities.
- Communications & Public Education
- Referrals & Sales
- Peer Support via Individual & Group Counciling
- Outreach Engagement
- Campaign Management
Business Ambassadorships
Companies hire Ambassadors to spread awareness and promote their brand for 3-, 6- and 12-month campaigns.
- Individual hires are negotiated by the Ambassador of choice.
- Campaign hires are 5-20 Ambassadors in a select region, managed by BarberTime.
- Companies conduct (up to) 3 training sessions to educate and prepare Ambassadors to represent their brand.
Grooming professionals can learn how to differentiate themselves from the everyday worker and build their value with a BarberTime Academy certification.
Basic certification enrollment benefits:
- Academy orientation and Ambassador basics certifications.
- Ambassador campaign list emails.
- Automatic placement into one outreach campaign, per subscribed academic year.
- Social media and mail introduction of your Ambassador profile, to businesses within a 1 mile radius of your shop. (Not available for mobile professionals)
- 1 category post to the Grapevine
BarberTime Academy Orientation trainings are held monthly, on the first Monday of each month.
Orientation and Ambassador basics certification curriculum:
- Being an Ambassador/Professionalism
- Representing a brand
- Training sessions & assignments
- Consumer leveraging (resource mining)
- Posting to the Grapevine
These are our Corporate Ambassadorship Campaigns (when available). Certified Academy Members are selected to participate based on their experience, location, specialized certification and their relationships to the community they serve.
Certified Academy members can enroll in each of these specialized certification courses to gain broader skills and increase their odds of being selected for stipend earning campaigns and projects.
- Communications & Public Education
- Referrals & Sales
- Peer Support via Individual & Group Counseling
- Outreach Engagement
- Campaign Management
Youth Academy Workshops
Youth workshops are for ages 8-16 and are meant to increase the awareness of our industry and give an alternative to disenfranchised youth.
- Questionnaire submission
- Why should you be accepted?
- What interests you about barbering/styling?
- What’s one thing you’ve done positive for someone?
- What is your strongest character trait?
- What is your favorite hair cut/style?
- Participants receive:
- 1 FREE haircut/style
- 2 (up to 3) tutorial sessions (learning and participating in an actual cut)
- 1 pair of donated clippers or trimmers (may be used)
- 1 bio page on barbertimeplus.com
- Youth career development (advanced service/campaign):
- Industry mentorships
- Career-path peer collaboration
Upcoming Campaigns
Academy Newsletter
KIVA Peer Ambassador Ta-Neha Smith
Peer Ambassador: Ta-Neha SmithHello, I wanted to take time to talk about my client that has become a friend. I will call her (she). She has some trauma stemming from her dad’s relationship with her. He had fallen into drugs and had lost his family. At the age of 20...
KIVA Peer Ambassador Aubrey Henry
Peer Ambassador: Aubrey Henry Aubrey Henry master Barber instructor Maryland NBC former Paul Mitchell instructor graduated the most graduates in the span of five years in the DMV. The picture you see on the bottom is Pablo one of my best mentees he came in not knowing...
KIVA PEER Ambassador Joshua Huggins
Peer Ambassador: Joshua HugginsI helped someone in my chair by simply listening and being that ear that they needed. First I hear them out on their situations, whether it be mentally, physically or financially. We all have problems from time to time, as we converse I...