The Forge Barber Academy · Vancouver BC
Learn to Cut Where the Cutting Happens
A hands-on barber bootcamp taught inside a working Vancouver shop. 8 seats. Real chairs. Real models. A real shot at a chair at The Forge.
Most Courses Teach in a Classroom. We Teach on the Floor.
Most barber courses teach you in a classroom, away from the floor. We teach you where paying clients actually sit, by barbers who cut them every day. Our curriculum is built to the SkilledTradesBC Hairstylist standard, so what you learn maps to the real trade.
Real Working Shop
Not a classroom detached from the floor. You train where clients sit.
Named Instructors
Barbers with real paying clients, real reputations, real portfolios.
Mapped to the Trade
Curriculum built to the SkilledTradesBC Hairstylist standard.
What You'll Master
The Clean Fade
A confident, seamless fade, the cut that pays the bills. You'll master clipper guards, blending, and the transitions that separate pros from beginners.
Beard Sculpting
Line-ups, razor finishing, and beard shaping. The detail work that turns a haircut into a transformation.
Straight Razor Shaves
Hot towel prep, lather technique, and the straight razor shave. The classic service that separates a barber from a haircutter. Learn the blade, the angle, and the confidence.
Facial Waxing
Brow shaping, ear and nose waxing, and the detail grooming clients increasingly expect. Add a revenue-generating service that takes two minutes and changes the whole look.
Express Facials
A 15-minute express facial that turns a haircut into a full grooming experience. Cleansing, exfoliation, and hot towel finish. The upsell that keeps clients coming back.
Tool Mastery
Clipper, shear, and clipper-over-comb control. You'll know your tools like an extension of your hands.
- +Sanitation, client consultation, and shop-floor professionalism
- +Straight razor shaves with hot towel prep
- +Facial waxing: brows, ears, and nose
- +Express facials as a client upsell
- +A portfolio of your work
- +A Forge certificate of completion
- +For the standouts: a trial-chair shot at The Forge itself
Your Seat
Foundations Bootcamp
$3,900
Or $3,500 if you lock in early.
Flexible payment plans available.
A $99 deposit holds your seat and is credited toward tuition. We will follow up within 24 hours with your confirmation, start date, and payment plan options.
- +Foundations Bootcamp seat (hands-on, 8-person cohort)
- +Your Forge starter kit: clippers, shears, mannequin, cape
- +Supplied live models for real practice
- +1:1 instructor feedback sessions
- +Straight razor, facial waxing, and express facial training
- +TBS grooming pack + lifetime student discount
- +Placement track into The Forge for top graduates
Zero-Risk Start
Come to the first two sessions. If it's not for you, tell us and get a full refund. No questions, no hard feelings. We only want people who want to be here.
"These guys don't miss. Every time I leave, I feel like a new man."
J. Reza, Forge Client
Lead Instructor
Alexandre "Dre" Constant
Fade Specialist & Men's Grooming
Cutting paying clients daily at The Forge. Dre built his reputation on precision fades, beard work, and the standard of craft that defines the shop.
As featured by The Beard Struggle
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