News: Government Approves New Employer-Led Hair & Beauty Apprenticeship Standards Industry employers are celebrating today following news that the Government have approved new employer-led standards for hair and beauty apprenticeships. The standards, which were developed and submitted by the Trailblazer Steering Group, are set to make apprenticeships easier for employers to run, whilst ensuring that learners are ‘salon-ready’ when they qualify. Supported by sector skills body Habia and the National Hairdressers’ Federation, the apprenticeship standards have been developed by employers. Offering five pathways for learners, across the two disciplines, the new apprenticeships focus on ensuring learners develop the skills needed for them to work within the industry. The hair standards offer two pathways which cover hairdressing and barbering respectively; their beauty counterparts offer three pathways covering ‘beauty and make-up consultancy’, ‘beauty and spa therapy’ and ‘nail services’. George Hammer, Chair (Beauty) for the trailblazer group says “We’re delighted with the government approval of the standards, which have been thoroughly considered and discussed by employers and industry stakeholders alike. The next step is to look at the delivery, implementation and assessment of the apprenticeships.” It is hoped that the hair and beauty apprenticeships will be live from September 2015, however the application and implementation is very complex, so learners may have to wait until the beginning of 2016. More Information: https://gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:47:46 +0000
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