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Personal Care Services: Apprentices

Commons · Question 33642 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Marie Goldman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities within the hairdressing industry; and what support her Department provides salons to help them hire apprentices.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 5 Mar 2025

Apprenticeships are a great way for individuals to begin, or progress in, a successful career in hairdressing. Employers in the sector have developed a level 2 Hairdressing Professional apprenticeship and a level 2 Barbering Professional apprenticeship to...