Hairdressing & Barbering Apprenticeships - A Guide for Employers

Hairdressing & Barbering Apprenticeships A Guide For Employers The Quality Alternative for Hairdressing and Barbering Training

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Who are we?

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For further information please contact The Apprenticeship Hub on 01902 837163 or email apprenticeships@wolvcoll.ac.uk

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New Era Hair Studio is owned by City of Wolverhampton College who are one of the largest hairdressing training providers in the West Midlands. Renowned for its state-ofthe-art hairdressing training facilities and high quality training programmes, the college works in partnership with over 250 salons.

We pride ourselves on being a specialised and employer focussed hair and barbering studio here in Wolverhampton, with all the benefits of being backed by an award winning college. We provide quality, flexible apprenticeship programmes working closely with employers to ensure apprentices make a valuable contribution to the workplace and gain the skills and knowledge they need to enjoy a successful career.

What standards do we offer?

We offer the following apprenticeships: • Level 2 Hairdressing Professional • Level 2 Barbering Professional • Level 3 Advanced & Creative Hair Professional • Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeships are available to both new and existing employees.

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Why Choose Us? • Commercially focused training dedicated solely to training for the hair industry.

• Flexible and relevant training for employers. Training and assessments can either take place in college one day a week or be delivered in the workplace.

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• All of our Trainers and Assessors are highly qualified, have relevant or current occupational experience and are committed to continuous professional development.

• FREE Recruitment Service helping you with the whole process of taking on an apprentice from advertising to interview and selection.

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Apprenticeship Basics What is an apprenticeship?

As employees, apprentices work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills. Training is provided by City of Wolverhampton College in the workplace. During an apprenticeship, apprentices work towards nationally recognised qualifications.

How many hours per week does an apprentice need to work?

An apprentice must work for a minimum of 30 hours per week to include their training time.

An apprentice should not work for more than 40 hours per week.

How much do I need to pay an apprentice?

The National Minimum Wage structure details the current minimum rate of pay for an apprentice. This rate changes in line with other bands in the National Minimun Wage structure. Current rates can be found at www.gov.uk/national-minimumwage-rates. For the first 12 months of training, an apprentice, whatever their age, is eligible to be paid at the apprentice rate. After 12 months, if the apprentice is then over the age of 19, they must be paid the National Minimum Wage rate for their age. If not, this comes into effect on their

19th birthday. When an apprentice starts training with us we provide the employer with details of if or when they will need to adjust payment rates during the apprentices training.

What is the age limit for apprentices?

We are able to consider training for apprentices of any age. Employers are required to contribute if an apprentice is 19 or over.

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How long are apprenticeship courses?

Typically 24 months. We look at each new apprentice on an individual basis to establish a time frame for their training. We look at factors such as prior knowledge, salon experience and the working environment to establish this. This decision is always made in conjunction with the employer. As a guide, an Intermediate apprenticeship (level 2) will take 24 months and an Advanced (level 3) apprenticeship will take 12 months. An apprenticeship must always have a duration of at least 372 days.

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How and when will my apprentice train?

Training and assessments can be delivered in college one day a week or in the workplace. A dedicated assessor will visit at pre-arranged times to suit the learner and your business.

The end point assessment will be moderated by an external assessor.

How will I know how my apprentice is progressing?

Progress reviews are carried out every eight weeks by an assessor who is assigned to your salon. This is a three way process between the employer, apprentice and assessor.

This is not a time consuming process and the assessor will book a convenient time with you to visit and carry out the review. This is a valuable process allowing us to work together to discuss progress and set targets for the apprentice.

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How do I recruit a new apprentice?

We offer a free recruitment service and are able to advertise your vacancy on the gov.uk find an apprenticeship website and other platforms.

We will then carry out preliminary interviews for you if requested. We always suggest salons also advertise their own vacancies and can provide posters for you to use.

In addition, we interview those who have enquired about apprenticeship training on a regular basis so have potential apprentices ‘on our books’ who we can recommend to you.

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When can an apprentice start training with you?

We operate a ‘roll on roll off’ programme, so there are no set start dates. We start apprentices throughout the year. As soon as paperwork is complete and submitted we can start an apprentice. We aim to turn all new starts round in a maximum of two weeks.

What will it cost me for training?

Non levy paying employers employing 49 people or less employing a 16-18 year old apprentice will be supported 100% by the government. An apprentice aged 19+ will be funded 95% by the government and the employer pays 5%. An employer could also receive up to £1,000 incentive payment.

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To find out more about Apprenticeships please contact the Apprenticeship Hub on 01902 837163 or email apprenticeships@wolvcoll.ac.uk www.wolvcoll.ac.uk/employers 12