Welcome To BarberTime Academy!
Academics
Get certified for relative skills like Peer Support, Crisis Response, Communications, Sales & more!
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, participants 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.
- Peer Support
- Health Advocacies
- Sales
- Communications
- Corporate Awareness Advocacies
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 earn how to differentiate themselves from the everyday worker and build their value with a BarberTime Academy certification.
Enrollment benefits:
- Academy orientation and certification.
- Ambassador campaign list emails.
- Automatic placement of 1 outreach campaign, per 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
Corporate Ambassadorship Certifications (when available)
- Peer Support
- Mental Health
- Crisis Response
- Public Education & Communications
- Recruitment & Referrals
- Marketing & Sales
BarberTime Academy Orientation trainings are held monthly, on the first Monday of each month.
Orientation curriculum:
- Being an Ambassador/Professionalism
- Representing a brand
- Training sessions & assignments
- Consumer leveraging (resource mining)
- Posting to the Grapevine
Upcoming Campaigns
Academy Newsletter
Who should be in the next “Barbershop” movie? Barber Polls
Who should be in the next “Barbershop” movie? Barber Polls
Would you like to accept crypto currency for your services? Barber Polls
"Barber Polls" because a good Barber knows!The BUZZ MEDIAThe GrapeVine coming..!OUTREACH
KIVA Peer Ambassador – Karen Felicia Lewis
Karen Felicia Lewis participated in the KIVA Peer Ambassador training. Thank you to all the Ambassador trainee’s.
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
