Hairdressing
Training & Qualifications
Total People’s Hairdressing sector is now able to offer your business funded Apprenticeships and Advanced Apprenticeships in the following areas:
- Hairdressing
- Barbering
NVQs are nationally recognised qualifications that give your employees the necessary skills and knowledge to ensure that your business has the foundations for success.
We are dedicated to providing quality work based training and will support both you and your employee with advice, guidance and regular visits.
Apprenticeships
Total People, funded by your Local Authority, can supply a work-based Apprenticeship in Hairdressing and Barbering. An Apprenticeship is a programme of learning and qualifications completed in the workplace, which gives people the skills, knowledge and competence they need to progress in their industry.
The Apprenticeship is made up of the following qualifications:
NVQs (National Vocational Qualifications) are nationally recognised qualifications that prove learners are able to work to a set industry standard. Units are achieved by demonstrating competence at work.
NVQs are gained in the workplace; they are assessed by qualified Total People Training Advisers, who will observe the learner’s work and discuss with them their knowledge and understanding of why they work in a particular way.
Key Skills work on the “soft skills” required for work, such as Communication, and Application of Number.
Employment Rights and Responsibilities covers areas such as Contract of Employment, Working Time Regulations and Minimum Wage.



