Choosing the next step in your career path
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It’s blog time again! After the Summer holiday season it’s now time to look at what’s going on in the world of Hairdressing & Barbering. There is all the upheaval…
Time for Another Blog
I’ve just come back from 10 great days away in the sun and as we all know, sitting around firstly clears your mind and then starts you thinking afresh. Well,…
Recruitment of staff
I got an email this morning asking if we had any new Apprentices that we could place with this particular West London salon. My usual response was to ask the…
All that glitters is not gold
Sad news last week! A competitor of ours, not more than 2 miles away from us in the City of London, a training school dealing with private hairdressing, barbering &…
The Importance of Connecting Employers, Apprentices & Training Providers
COMMUNICATION IS CRUCIAL TO A POSITIVE STUDENT EXPERIENCE The connection between employer, apprentice and training provider is vital, especially when it comes to student engagement and development – not to…
New Academy opening
Great news! We’re so pleased to announce a 3rd Alan d training centre opening shortly in Chigwell, Essex. Its’ long been an ambition to have a series of training schools…
Alan’s Xmas Blog
Well, it’s that time of year again. Where’s the time gone? I used to laugh at my parents when they said “You wait ‘til you get to our age then…
Budget Blog 2018
For a change let’s be positive about the latest political news that has just been announced. The budget delivered good news for employers. Firstly, the employer contribution for apprentices over…
Did You Get These Opportunities?
I’m still not sure where the last few weeks have gone, but here we are nearly at the end of October. I probably write the same thing every year at…
Blame OFSTED
Having appeared on Victoria Derbyshire’s BBC programme last week championing Apprenticeships it made me realise that people are finally starting to listen to us! I’ve been very lucky with my…