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Apprentices: Personal Care Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support apprenticeships in the hairdressing industry.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 8 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 24 Apr 2025
Answer: 24 Apr 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

8 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support apprenticeships in the hairdressing industry.
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Apr 2025
Answer published
Apprenticeships are a great way for individuals to begin or progress a successful career in the hair and beauty industry. Employers in the sector have developed several apprenticeships, including the level 2 hairdressing professional standard, to help the...

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