Apprenticeship standards or commonly known as ‘trailblazer’ standards have been designed by beauty employers to cover the knowledge skills and behaviours for competency (job ready) at a specified level for a particular job role. The Institute for Apprenticeships (IfATE) is the body responsible for improving the quality of apprenticeships in England and Ofqual is the body that provides the external quality assurance.
Apprenticeship standards are developed by the Beauty Professional Apprenticeship Trailblazer Steering Group (BPATSG), which will replace the current apprenticeship frameworks. This group made up of employers within the beauty sector which meet the IFATE requirements. This group will also subsequently review the apprenticeship standards and check if they are still required and are fit-for-purpose.
The Beauty Professional suite of apprenticeship standards include:
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4 (Currently in development)
Beauty Advanced Practices Professional
