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So what would your perfect career provide? Loads of money, lots of travel, using your creativity, hanging out with cool people, the chance to run your own business at a young age and teach your skills to others?

Sound too good to be true? Ever thought of being a hairdresser, beauty therapist or nail technician?

You may not have considered hairdressing as a career option but if you are creative, like working with people and have lots of ambition it could just be your pathway to success. Hairdressing is worth at least £2.6 billion to the UK economy each year not a bad figure to gain a slice of!

A career in hairdressing can offer you a world of opportunities. Successful hairdressers can take their pick from the many top jobs - preparing supermodels for the catwalk, joining the team of a magazine for a fashion shoot or tending the locks of the rich and famous. Top names like Trevor Sorbie, Charles Worthington and Nicky Clarke show just how exciting a career in hairdressing can be.

Andrew Collinge highlights exactly what you can achieve. Not only is he 1997 British Hairdresser of the Year, he is in demand for TV and fashion work, produces his own products which sell throughout world, travels from country to country demonstrating his techniques and runs his own teaching Academy. He says, "Hairdressing is one of the most exciting careers you can choose."

As with any career you have to work hard if you want to be the best. But unlike careers that demand a university degree you can train as a hairdresser at your own pace by undertaking the National or Scottish Vocational Qualification (NVQ/SVQ) in Hairdressing, the only nationally hairdressing qualification recognised in the UK. You can even earn money as you learn if you become a Modern Apprentice or National Trainee.