About - Wahl Academy South Africa

About Us

Wahl Academy is designed to provide you with all the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed at any salon.

WAHL BARBER /

STYLIST TRAINING

Wahl has refined professional training for barbers and hairdressers. Wahl offers elite training which will help you enhance your skillset. Whether you’re competent with scissors and want to increase your clipper skills, or vice versa, Wahl has the techniques and training to help you master your craft.

WAHL
RED SEAL
CERTIFICATION

As a QCTO-accredited Trade Test Centre (TTC)/Assessment Centre (AC), the Wahl Academy offers you the opportunity to set yourself apart as a professional barber with an Internationally Recognised Qualification.

Obtain expert guidance throughout the ARPL Assessment process and pre-trade test training from the prestigious Wahl barber team to ensure that you perfectly prepared to succeed in your final Trade Test.

Become a Wahl Academy Red Seal Certified Barber today to enhance your career opportunities and secure a heightened earning potential.

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED

PRE-TRADE TEST TRAINING

QCTO ACCREDITED

ARPL ASSESSMENTS

LEVELING UP YOUR CARFT, WITH NEW TECHNICAL SKILLS, ENABLES YOU TO

OFFER EXPERT SERVICES AND EXPAND YOUR INCOME

When you level up your craft with new technical skills, you offer a more comprehensive service to your customers.

This will allow you to increase your prices per cut, grow your business and make more money for you and your family

2019

Wahl celebrates 100 years of creating innovative products and services. The company continues as the leader in the industry.

2009

Wahl introduces the first lithium-ion powered trimmer that charged more effectively and guaranteed more cutting power.

1999

Wahl Clipper Corporation leads worldwide in the manufacturing of grooming appliances for the professional hair cutting industry.

1993

Wahl brings another first-to-market-the Custom Shave System, which allowed users a choice of three foil heads for varying degrees of close shaving and comfort.

1991

Wahl receives the coveted Presidential "E" Award for excellence.

1987

Release of the ZeeCurl, a flat-barrel curling iron for stylists to create Z-shaped curls, revolutionising hair styling.

1975

The organisation began manufacturing a full line of foot and back massagers.

1965

Wahl pioneered another advancement with the development of the first clipper to feature a vacuum that picks up hair as it cuts – the Vac Clipper.

1950

Recognising the worldwide demand, Wahl began exporting its first hair clippers to Canada.

1940

Production was moved almost entirely internally at the Wahl factor, due to the installation in-house of plastic molding presses.

1919

Leo J. Wahl patented the first electro magnetic hair clipper

2010

The company expanded its global reach to over 160 countries worldwide.

2004

Wahl’s Aero Clipper was certified for flight and used by NASA astronauts on the International Space Station.

1996

Wahl acquires Moser, a German professional hair clippers manufacturer, to merge into a global personal care organisation.

1992

Debut of one of Wahls fan-favourites - The Peanut, a powerful little trimmer at only four ounces.

1989

Wahl had extended its range to include various professional and consumer products, extending from mirrors and ladies shavers to clippers and massagers.

1984

Wahl introduces the innovative Groomsman, the world's first battery-operated facial hair trimmer.

1967

The first cordless and rechargeable battery-operated hair trimmer was created by Wahl.

1960

The company developed and produced a unique flexible-blade electric razor that changed full-body grooming forever.

1935

Wahl disrupts industry by developing the Silent Giant, large and powerful clipper that was quieter than ever competitors.

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED

PRE-TRADE TEST TRAINING

QCTO ACCREDITED

ARPL ASSESSMENTS

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