Mike Taylor Education and Gould Barbers today announce an exciting new partnership with the launch of their first Barbering Training Academy, delivering high quality apprenticeship training. Mike Taylor Education, recently awarded the Modern Barber Award (MOBAA) for Best Training, already runs a successful barbering academy in Poole, Dorset delivering apprenticeship training as well as privately funded NVQ’s and short courses.
Gould Barbers is a fast growing barbershop chain in the UK through partnership with Tesco stores which began last year. Gould currently has nine barbershops located within Tesco stores, with more opening later this year. Based in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, the authentic barber academy will open in September, delivering apprenticeship training initially to Gould Barber employees, with plans to expand to offer private training courses and apprenticeship training to other learners in the future. Leigh Gould, Director at Gould Barbers said “We are delighted to be partnering with Mike Taylor Education and to open the Great British Barbering Academy (Norfolk) in our home town, King’s Lynn. Mike’s experience and reputation in barbering education is unrivalled and, with our rapidly expanding portfolio of shops, we are very proud to offer a new generation of barbers first class training in our dedicated facility with career opportunities to follow.”
Mike Taylor commented: “The Mike Taylor Education team is thrilled to be working with Gould Barbers on our second training academy. Together we will be able to offer budding barbers an extraordinary opportunity in terms of education and employment. We look forward to a successful partnership.”
Interserve Learning & Employment, the prime provider for the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), is supporting the partnership, providing additional skills and adding value to the apprenticeship delivery. Amber Massey, Head of Hair, Beauty and Barbering at Interserve Learning & Employment, said: “We are looking forward to working collaboratively with Mike Taylor Education and Gould Barbers. Apprenticeships are a fantastic way to learn and by utilising Barbering Professional Standards, we can ensure all apprentices are trained and skilled to an extremely high standard, whilst also providing the barbering industry with outstanding talent.”