why does it matter if salons aren t taking on as many? l because there are other routes in, other ways of qualifying. yeah, people can go into college, but with an apprenticeship - you are earning and learning - at the same time, which is great, | but what you learn and what you get| from just being around other people, you don t get that - opportunity at college. the hair and beauty trade body told me boosted government incentives for taking on apprentices only goes so far. it s not really quite enough to make the difference. an apprentice doesn t bring in money, they are all cost and no revenue, and that is fundamentally the thing that is pinching people who might want to employ an apprentice, but at the moment they just feel they can t afford to. the industry says there s no easy or simple solution, but some businesses hope a few too many home haircuts recently may have prompted more people to appreciate their skills and to consider taking a path like dulcie s. my favourite part is
at a financially uncertain time. on the other hand, it s increasingly hard to find enough recruits. we can t find people that are really passionate and whether that s because of the schools that aren t encouraging them to come through or people don t see this as an exciting industry, which is really sad, because it has great career opportunities. about 7,000 people started hairdressing and barbering apprenticeships in england between august 2019 and july 2020 a drop of nearly a third compared to 10,000 in the previous 12 months, which was significantly down on the year before. if we re not investing in the future, where are all the hairdressers going to come from? why does it matter if salons aren t taking on as many? because there are other routes in, other ways of qualifying. yeah, people can go into college, but with an apprenticeship you are earning and learning at the same time, which is great, but what you learn and what you get from just being around other people, you don t ge