Providing Support to Young People 

Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber Training is celebrating the success of one of its students who has successfully completed a Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) program, an initiative that supports young people who are not in education, employment or training, including the long-term unemployed or those not registered for job-seekers.

Grace Lombard (Grai), who has a passion for art, fashion and a particular interest in tattoos was looking for guidance and advice in her future career path choice.  She successfully achieved excellent A level results but she did not see university as her next step.  After an exploratory meeting with the specialist team at Chamber Training, she was advised to consider an apprenticeship in Hairdressing as this would create an avenue to utilise her creative skills.

Commenting on Grai’s dedication and hard work during the YEI program, Jayne Powell, a hairdressing tutor at Chamber Training said: “The program has given Grai a platform to help demonstrate her natural ability to offer fantastic customer service.  She is always very gracious and caring toward the clients and their needs.

“Grai attended Chamber Training’s Hairdressing Academy for weekly training sessions where she developed her skills with the support of the Hairdressing Team.  She has worked hard at increasing her skills using every opportunity available to her and has taken great pride in her work and the knowledge she has gained.

 “The next step was to find a salon to offer Grai some work experience workdays to help her to grow and develop her skills further.  Our hairdressing and recruitment advisors worked extremely hard to find a work placement within Ruby Tuesdays Hair Salon in Coventry.

 “The salon is highly regarded for training and supporting young people. Grai really impressed the salon management and they offered her a full-time apprenticeship at the salon and she is now employed, which are huge achievements.  She is a firm favorite with stylists and customers alike and we predict a fabulous future for her.”

 To find out more about Chamber Training’s hairdressing apprenticeship and the YEI program which funds the provision of apprenticeships, traineeships, job placements and further education leading to a qualification, call our Business Development Team on 02476 231 122 or enquiries@cw-chambertraining.co.uk