ELLE Hair Academy trains new and working stylists in cutting, colour, and perm, with a Diploma in Hairdressing dual-certified by ELLE and L’Oréal Professionnel France.
ELLE Hair Academy runs Johor Bahru’s most hands-on hairdressing course, inside Midvalley Southkey JB, a real working salon in Mid Valley Southkey. Students train in small groups, on real clients and real technique, with a direct line into a paid salon apprenticeship.
what makes us different
The Diploma in Hairdressing is certified by both ELLE Hair Academy and L'Oréal Professionnel France, recognised standards for salon employers across Malaysia.
Diploma students complete an 8-week salon apprenticeship with wages, a direct bridge from classroom to career.
All classes run in small groups so instructors can give individual attention, not lecture-hall theory.
From a first-time Diploma student to a working stylist sharpening one skill, there is a course scoped to your level.
From the full Diploma in Hairdressing to short, focused courses in cutting, colour, and perm, every programme at ELLE Hair Academy is taught inside a real working salon in Southkey and leads to a certificate you can use in any salon in Malaysia. New to hairdressing, or a working stylist adding one skill? Explore each course below, or WhatsApp us and we’ll help you pick the right level to start at.
32 weeks total
6 days/week
Monthly intake
Our flagship hairdressing course in JB, covering wash, blow-dry, cutting, colour, and perm alongside salon management and client care. Finishes with a paid salon apprenticeship and a certificate accepted across Malaysia.
4- 8 weeks
5 days/week
Open intake
Our flagship hairdressing course in JB, covering wash, blow-dry, cutting, colour, and perm alongside salon management and client care. Finishes with a paid salon apprenticeship and a certificate accepted across Malaysia.
10 days total
5 days/week
Open intake
3 or 5 days
Open intake
A dedicated hair colouring course in JB covering bleaching, highlighting, and colour theory, plus client consultation skills for real salon colour work. Runs as a focused 3 or 5-day intensive.
3 or 5 days
Open intake
A hair perm course in Johor Bahru teaching classic and advanced perming, from rod placement to curl-type selection, so stylists can deliver consistent, controlled curl for every client.
Custom duration
Open intake
A 1-on-1 hairdressing course built entirely around one student’s goals, ideal for stylists who already know exactly which skill, technique, or gap they want to close.
Full Programme
Our most complete programme, built for students starting a career in hairdressing from the ground up. Training runs in four 8-week semesters, moving from fundamentals to advanced technique to a paid salon apprenticeship.
32 weeks
(24 core + 8 apprenticeship)
6 days/week, 10am to 6.30pm
Every month
Dual award: ELLE + L'Oréal Professionnel France
Full payment or instalment
Free hairdressing kit
Semester 1: fundamentals & blow-dry styling.
Semester 2: colour theory & advanced styling.
Semester 3: cutting technique.
Semester 4: paid salon apprenticeship.
Short-Term Course
Focused on basic and fashion cutting technique. Ideal for students who’ve completed foundational training, or working stylists who want to sharpen their cutting fundamentals. Your assessed skill level decides whether you take the 4-week or 8-week track.
4 or 8 weeks
5 days/week, 10am to 6.30pm
Open all year
Elle Hair Academy
Covers hair cut philosophy, one length bob, diagonal forward, and asymmetric cutting.
Short-Term Course
Learn to master basic and advanced perming skills, including perm rod placement, curl types, and technique, to create controlled, consistent curl.
3 or 5 days
10am to 6.30pm
Open all year
Elle Hair Academy
Short-Term Course
Covers the fundamentals of colouring technique, from bleaching and highlighting to client consultation, so you can confidently take on colour work in a professional setting.
3 or 5 days
10am to 6.30pm
Open all year
Elle Hair Academy
Covers colour theory, bleaching, highlighting, and client consultation for colour services.
Advanced · 3+ years experience
For working stylists only, with a minimum of 3 years of salon cutting experience. This is a two-part course: Timeless Classic Cut must be completed before moving on to Salon Innovation Cut. No skipping ahead.
10 days (5+5)
5 days/week, 10am to 6.30pm
Open all year
Elle Hair Academy
1-on-1 Programme
A specially curated course built entirely around one student’s requirements and goals, for stylists who know exactly which skill they want to expand.
Depends on course selection
10am to 6.30pm
Open all year
Elle Hair Academy
No fixed syllabus, the curriculum is set individually with each student based on the skill they want to build.
ELLE Hair Academy trains hairstylists in Southkey, Johor Bahru, from a first Diploma in Hairdressing through to advanced colour, perm, and cutting courses for working stylists. Every programme is built on real salon technique, taught in small groups, and leads to a certificate from ELLE Hair Academy, with the Diploma carrying a dual award from ELLE and L’Oréal Professionnel France. Whether you’re starting a career in hair or sharpening one skill, there’s a course here scoped to where you are.
Your questions answered
The full Diploma in Hairdressing runs 24 weeks of core training plus 8 weeks of paid salon apprenticeship, 32 weeks in total, 6 days a week. Shorter standalone courses in cutting, colour, and perm run from 3 days up to 10 days depending on the course.
No prior experience is required for the Diploma in Hairdressing or the Intermediate Cut course. The Timeless Classic & Salon Innovation Cut course is reserved for working stylists with at least 3 years of salon cutting experience.
All courses are awarded a certificate from ELLE Hair Academy. The Diploma in Hairdressing carries a dual award, certified by both ELLE Hair Academy and L’Oréal Professionnel France.
3rd Floor South, The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey, Johor Bahru, Johor. The Academy is open 10am to 8pm daily.
Yes. The Colour, Perm, Intermediate Cut, and Specialist 1-on-1 courses are all designed for stylists who want to add or sharpen a specific skill without committing to the full diploma.
