Academia Scissors, Buenos Aires

Academia Scissors runs five campuses across Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Once in the city centre on Avenida Rivadavia, plus San Miguel, Morón, San Martín and Lomas de Zamora, each with its own phone line. For a trade where travel time decides whether people finish a course, that spread is the main practical advantage here.

Three programmes run: a level one initial professional barbering course, a level two course for those perfecting technique, and a colorimetry workshop. A free trial class is offered so you can judge the teaching before paying, which is a fair offer and worth taking up.

Two gaps to note honestly. Durations, module breakdowns and prices are not published on the site, so all of that needs establishing by phone. And graduates receive the academy’s own professional barbering certificate, no registration with the national or provincial education ministry is claimed anywhere.