I did not really enjoy school but was pleased enough to get 8 respectable GCSEs. My maths teacher said I would be stupid to go into hairdressing and he even stopped speaking to me during my last term at school, but having had a Saturday job in a salon,
I knew this was the career for me.
I was offered an apprenticeship by the salon and they sent me to Neeta Ltd to gain my NVQ in hairdressing. After acheiving my advanced apprenticeship and gaining further
experience in the sector I began to support other apprentices as a trainer/assessor and enjoyed being able to pass on my skills and help others gain qualifications.
In 2006 I was recognised as Licentiate member of City and Guilds at a cap and gown ceremony held in London in front of hundreds of people.
Whilst I found teaching and assessing very rewarding, I felt that I was losing touch with the commercial side of the industry and decided to open my own business and I am
now the proud owner of a fabulous business in Newcastle and employer of six staff of whom two are apprentices in hairdressing and one is an apprentice in beauty and they are being trained by 1st Degree Training, the apprenticeship arm of Neeta Ltd.
I wish my maths teacher could see me now!
Nicola Adams LCGI
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