This week's episode is a big one! You may want to grab a cuppa and a seat as there's a lot of information to take in on the topic of apprenticeships. 

A little bit about Sarah   Sarah has been in the hair & beauty business since 2001 & coaches & trains & salon owners to build & grow a loyal & highly skilled teams by accessing government grants & funding to upskill any age & role through traineeship, apprenticeship, adult education funded training & private training programmes. While developing young people to not only have the sector skills but also the soft skills needed to reach their career dreams. She has built & sold 5 salons using government funding streams since 2001 allowing her to retire from the salon floor within 5 years & she now coaches others how to do the same. She has also built & runs a training business that now teaches salon owners & their teams Hair, Nails, Beauty, Client Care, Management & Educating Skills using government funding programmes via apprenticeships, traineeships and adult skills funding     CEO That Nail Place LTD T/A TNB Skills training LTD Training Centre since 2007   Proud Wife Nanny & Mummy and can totally relate to mummy & business guilt   FB Group TNB Skills Employer Support Group Instagram @sarah_tnbhairbeautytrain TNB Skills Training website

Whether you're looking to be an apprentice or a salon owner wanting to start this invaluable method of recruitment there will be hints and tips that are helpful for everyone.

If you haven't heard of traineeships then you may benefit from the information Sarah imparts on this area.  As an ex salon owner this is something I hadn't heard of and I think it would have been very useful to me in the last few years.

We cover grants available to employers, the benefits of apprenticeships to both parties and look forward to the future workforce and recruitment challenges in the salon industry.  How to utilise your trainees and increase revenues using the unique opportunity they provide as part of your team.

The industry is pushing towards degree level qualifications in the next couple of years and so deserves recognition as the professional power that it is now becoming.  

Institute of Apprenticeships as mentioned by Sarah is an organisation that works on Apprenticeship Standards and is a useful place to look for different types of apprenticeship in the salon industry.

Also mentioned in the show this week are the beautiful hand-poured candles made by my daughter in her business Nostos Candles.  Started in the pandemic lockdowns, she is now selling direct to consumers as well as offering wholesale to small business and salon owners to retail in their premises for Christmas and all other times of the year

You can follow Nostos Candles on Instagram or Facebook.

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