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Have your say on Level 2 Barbering Professional apprenticeship

Do you have an apprentice on one of the new Level 2 Barbering Professional apprenticeships, or are you thinking of taking on an apprentice? If so, you now have the chance to influence how this apprenticeship will change and develop in the future.

The (Trailblazer) apprenticeships (England only) were originally developed by hair and beauty employees to ensure apprentices gain the level of knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to work well in a hair salon, barbershop or beauty salon.

Following the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education (IfATE) route review in mid-2019, the review of the Hair Professional standard was temporally placed on hold due to the Coronavirus. The Hair Professional Apprenticeship Steering Group (HPASG) and Barbering Expert working groups have been working over the last few weeks, reviewing the barbering apprenticeship, which is now ready for wider consultation.

Wendy Cummins the trailblazer chair stated “it’s more important now more than ever in these challenging times that we have a Barbering Apprenticeship Standard, End Point Assessment and appropriate funding band that supports apprentices and meets the needs of our industry.

Caroline Larissey director of quality & standards at the NHBF added “the new Barbering Professional apprenticeship at level 2 will continue to raise the bar, provide apprentices with the right knowledge, skills and behaviours to competently work within the Barbering industry and will set a great foundation for continual professional development and progression”.

How to take part

The consultation document can be downloaded HERE. It is vital that the consultation document is read before completing the survey, which can be found HERE. The survey closes on the 3^RD December 2020

About the Level 2 Hair Professional Standard

The Level 2 Hair Professional Standard and End Point Assessment Plan was originally developed in 2016 via The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Around 10,000 people started hairdressing and barbering apprenticeship in 2018/19. Find out more about apprenticeships in England by visiting the NHBF education hub/apprenticeships.