A report has been published that recommends changes in the apprenticeships and technical education for hair and beauty – and it includes a recommendation that there be a standalone new apprenticeship for barbering.
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute) has published reports summarising results from the latest route reviews. ‘Route reviews’ look into whether apprenticeships, T Levels and other technical education training is high-quality and fully up to date.
The report includes the hair professional apprenticeship, which was approved before the Institute launched in 2017 and will now be updated.
Jennifer Coupland, chief executive at the Institute, said: “We will come out of the pandemic and these reviews will ensure that the right apprenticeships will be in place to support that recovery and serve their sectors’ skills needs for many years to come.”
They expect to publish full reports later this year that further reflect on the impact of COVID-19 and longer-term sector changes.
The hair and beauty summary reports can be downloaded from www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/reviews-and-consultations/route-reviews/hair-and-beauty-route-review-summary-report/