Training

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Training ✩

The Gateway difference

GAteway Training Guide

An infographic outlining a development framework with three levels: Foundational, Advance, Leadership. Foundational includes bootcamp, mastering haircuts, certification, and increasing speed and productivity. Advance covers advanced fade, blade, razor cut, beard shaping, and curly cut. Leadership features buddy program and manager-in-training for leadership and coaching.

GAteway Back to Basics

While every stylist comes to us with talent, Gateway goes the extra step to ensure they have confidence and technical precision. We invest in our stylists through specialized support. We certify each stylist at our Back to Basics Training Program on the Great Clips 6 core foundational haircuts. By investing in our stylists with this extra layer of training our franchise ensures stylist confidence, growth, and a culture of excellence,

A classroom or workshop setting with a woman demonstrating hair styling techniques to a group of students. The students are seated at tables and watching her attentively.

This is Gateway’s exclusive certification program that ensures quality and consistent best practices for our new customers to return. All of our leadership team and stylists are certified to grab our customers attention by recognizing them in our salons and to make them feel a warm and welcoming presence as our guests and to show our appreciation for choosing a Gateway Great Clips salon.

new Customer Orientation Experience

This is Gateway’s specialized leadership pathway designed to bridge the gap between being a skilled stylist and a successful manager. This program focuses on operational mastery of the Great Clips system, how to coach stylists, provide constructive feedback, and how to build a positive salon culture.

Mit Manager In Training

A group of people seated in a waiting area of a hair salon with styling chairs and mirrors, some using their phones or talking.

Group of women attending a presentation in a small conference room with blue walls, chairs, a laptop, and a large screen displaying a slide about customer recognition process.

Gateway believes that a stylist’s education should never stay stationary. We provide the platform to transform your talent into mastery. Our in person and virtual monthly advanced training workshops are designed to keep you at the forefront of the industry. Our current curriculum focuses on the the high-demand skills that increase your confidence, speed, and skills to invest in your future.