Afro Hair Academy Wales

Afro Hair Academy Wales on Charles Street in central Cardiff specialises in afro and textured hair, which makes it a genuinely distinct offering. Textured-hair barbering is under-taught in most general courses, and a barber who can cut it well is in demand.

Its barbering provision covers an Afro Gents Barbering course offered as a techniques diploma or by unit accreditation, aimed at beginners and intermediates working with afro hair, plus a three-day Textured Hair Barbering Masterclass and short refresher courses that include gents barbering. Alongside these it runs NVQ hairdressing at Levels 2 and 3, including a fast-track adult route, with Welsh Government funding supporting September starts. One distinction the directory should make plainly: the academy is a VTCT approved centre, but its VTCT approval covers hairdressing at Levels 2 and 3, not barbering, so the barbering courses lead to the academy’s own certificate or unit accreditation rather than a full regulated barbering qualification. That is worth knowing if you need the NVQ specifically. It also runs makeup courses for afro textured hair and darker skin tones, and states a service area covering Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Bristol.