Apprenticeships

In September 2008, the government announced that on the 1st August 2009 the minimum training allowance for employed apprentices would increase from £80 to £95 per week.

All Apprentices aged 16-18, and those aged 19 and over in their first year as an apprentice are exempt from being paid the national minimum wage. The minimum training allowance ensures the apprentice receives a package equitable to being in full time education or unwaged training.

We wrote to all of our employers in April 2009 to remind them of the impending change which, as announced, came into effect on the 1st August 2009.

For further information please visit www.apprenticeships.org.uk

Apprenticeships and Advanced Apprenticeships in Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy provide employment whilst you gain occupational skills.

You will be paid a wage by your employer and the training and certification is fully funded by the Learning and Skills Council.

Learning usually takes place in one of our realistic working environment training centres through day release but we also have flexible arrangements for those employers who wish more training to take place at their premises. In these instances our assessor will visit the Apprentice at the workplace and provide teaching and learning support on an individual basis.

Starts are available throughout the year for 16-18 year olds, 19 plus and adults over 25 years old.