Feasibility Project: Hair & Beauty Subcontracted Training Center in UK

This project proposal details the establishment of a hair and beauty training center in the UK, operating under a subcontracting model with larger, government-associated training providers. The center, initially planned for London under the name 'Kaizen,' aims to offer NVD, LEVEL 2, and LEVEL 3 qualifications, potentially expanding to other UK cities. The proposal includes an industry overview highlighting the demand for skilled professionals and apprenticeship opportunities, emphasizing the importance of career planning and government funding accessibility for trainees. It addresses key research questions related to government funding, competition, and regulatory compliance. The methodology section outlines data collection, sampling, and analysis techniques. The literature review covers training benefits, theories, training center operations, and subcontracting practices, with references to relevant sources and regulations to ensure compliance and sustainability. This initiative seeks to positively impact the UK labor market by enhancing learning opportunities and career development within the hair and beauty sector.

HAIR AND BEAUTY SUBCONTRACTED TRAINING CENTER SET-UP
RESEARCH PROPOSAL

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Contents
TITLE – Hair and Beauty Salon Training Centre Operations Setting................................4
1. BACKGROUND..........................................................................................................4
1.1 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW- UK...................................................................................5
1.2 CAREER PLANNING...............................................................................................7
1.3 SUBCONTRACTING............................................................................................8
1.4 PURPOSE OF STUDY.........................................................................................9
2. RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND OBJECTIVES..........................................................9
3. PRELIMINARY LITERATURE REVIEW...................................................................10
3.1 TRAINING, BENEFITS AND THEORIES..............................................................10
3.2 TRAINING CENTER OPERATIONS......................................................................12
3.3 SUBCONTRACTING AND GOVERNMENT APPROVALS...................................13
4. METHODOLOGY......................................................................................................13
4.1 DATA COLLECTION..............................................................................................14
4.2 SAMPLING.............................................................................................................14
4.3 DATA ANALYSIS...................................................................................................14
5. TIME SCALE.............................................................................................................14
6. RESOURCES...........................................................................................................15
7. REFERENCES..........................................................................................................16

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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Importance at UK economy.................................................................................4
Figure 2 Overview of industry at UK..................................................................................7
Figure 3 Careers and courses planning............................................................................7
Figure 4 Methods of training............................................................................................11
Figure 5 Figure 5 GANTT CHART...................................................................................15

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TITLE – Hair and Beauty Salon Training Centre Operations Setting
1. BACKGROUND
Present report is basically aimed to allow the establishment of the training centre by an
established Hair and Beauty enterprise at UK who wishes to expand its operations
through training centre operations. The figure shown below very well depicts how the
industry contributes to the economy at UK. The training centre will be set up at London
in the first stage and it will be under the name of ‘Kaizen’ Hair and Beauty training
centre. In the next stage, the training centre may set up its branches at other areas of
UK including Edinburg, Liverpool and Manchester. The centre would be helpful in
delivering training courses allowing qualifications like NVD, LEVEL 2 and LEVEL 3. This
would be done through subcontracting with government associated larger training
provider and would need to follow the norms and regulations of government.
Figure 1 Importance at UK economy

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(Source- Hamiltonmercer.uk, 2018)
1.1 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW- UK
The hair and beauty industry at UK would be seeing high demands in the near future
and this shows good prospects for setting up of the training centre at UK
(Creativeheadmag, 2016). The reports suggest that there would be 37,000 positions for
apprenticeships in the industry at UK by 2020. Most of the people entering the industry
belong to age groups of 16-40 years thus training centre set up at UK would help in
generation of more trained individuals at the nation in Hair and beauty industry. The
overview of the industry at UK could be depicted as shown in the figure below.

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Figure 2 Overview of industry at UK
1.2 CAREER PLANNING
As the training centre operations wish to offer completely free or partly government
funded training services to the individuals thus the subcontracting with the larger
government contracted organization providing training services at UK would be
considered beneficial. This would help the people at UK to be benefitted through loans
from the government for training purposes (Gov.uk, 2018). The main training and career
development opportunities provided by the training centre would involve hair care,
beauty care, body care and Salon care. The training centre may wish to provide various
courses as shown in the figure below, thus allowing suitable career development for the
individuals. The courses would be certified by the government.
Figure 3 Careers and courses planning

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(Source-https://www.thebeautyacademy.org/blog/careers-paths-in-beauty-therapy/)
1.3 SUBCONTRACTING
Subcontracting in the industry could be described as the getting part of the work
done from other company operating in the same field. In this case the subcontracting
is allowed from the company that is directly contracted by the government for the
provision of services. The subcontracting agreement in this case will be between
main service provider and outsourcing partner company (Rocket Lawyer Family,
2017).
Here the main service provider would be a college that is associated or contracted
by the government and the subcontracting partner would work together for provision
of a variety of courses in the Hair and Beauty Industry.
The subcontracting with the lead services provider or the college can be done if the
subcontracting partner fulfills the following requirements:
It helps in delivery of the courses in the communities where the lead service provider
or college cannot make a reach.
It aims to offer the programs to the local public that the lead service provider or
college.
The subcontracting partner helps the lead service provider or college in growing of
its provisions and offering the niche services to learners and employers (City &
Islington Collage 2018).
It helps in addressing the needs and preferences of the learners and providing them
the learning services at their suitable time, place and manner.
Another model for subcontracting with leading services provided is through entering
in to partnership with the firm that is already contracted by the government for the
provision of the training and learning facilities. This would help the subcontracted
training centre to make use of the government funding in the provision of the training
courses in Hair and Beauty industry at UK (gov.uk, 2018).

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1.4 PURPOSE OF STUDY
The purpose here is to plan and allow the development of Hair and Beauty training
centre at UK that would be set up through subcontracting with the large established
training centers at UK. It would help in delivery of free or funded training and
learning opportunities for the learners in the industry. The research involves the
analysis of the large already established centers in the Hair and Beauty Industry at
UK and that are contracted by the UK government (gov.uk, 2018). This will help the
new training centre set up in collaboration or partnership thus allowing them with the
capability of offering partly funded (by the government) or completely funded training
facilities to people at UK. Also it allows the analysis of the policies and regulations
that apply to setting up such a private operation at UK.
The subcontracting with large service provider would help the Hair and Beauty
centre with benefits like attraction of more learners and thus high profitability. This
will in turn help the better competitive position of the new training centre in the Hair
and Beauty training industry. It would also help in delivering of superior value to the
common public at UK as the private training centre would provide government
funded courses while also having previous experience in the industry through
existing Hair and Beauty Salon operations. This set up would also have a positive
impact on the labor markets at UK through allowing better learning opportunities and
career development.
2. RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND OBJECTIVES
As the present research is aimed at setting up of training centre by a Hair and Beauty
Salon operator at UK, thus the present research is mainly aimed at understanding
following research question as:
How the government funding is allowed?
Who are the competitors in the Hair and Beauty Salon training centers?
What are the government regulation, policies and rules that needed to be followed in the
set up of training centre?

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The main research objectives can be elaborated as follows:
Setting up of a Hair and Beauty Salon at UK
To gain Understanding of subcontracting and government funding processes
To plan sustainable operations and growth of the training centre
3. PRELIMINARY LITERATURE REVIEW
3.1 TRAINING, BENEFITS AND THEORIES
As per Chand (2011), training involves the development of skills or attitude of
knowledge in the individuals for certain purpose. This helps in delivering various
benefits to the individuals as including the productivity enhancement in the
organizations. Training also helps in improving the motivation and morale of the
individuals on the job while enhancing their job satisfaction and reducing the turnover
rates. As per Scott et al (2004), training helps in better performance of any person at the
job. There are various types of training and this includes apprenticeship training which
involves learning through working under someone supervision. According to Chand
(2011), the apprenticeship training could be divided as being on-the-job and off-the-job
trainings. The on-the-job training are training in the real work situations and includes job
rotations, job instruction, internships, etc. According to Lynch (1981), the off-the-job
training includes games, role plays, case solutions, etc which are not in real working
environment.
According to Agarwal (2012), the results of training programs are enhanced through
allowing groups that the individual sessions. This is owing to transitive memory systems
that individuals respond better when allowed to interact in group trainings (Moreland et
al, 2000). The various methods that can be used in delivery of training can be
understood form figure below.

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Figure 4 Methods of training
(Source- Aguinis and Kraiger, 2009)
The theory of ‘experimental’ learning suggests that knowledge and skills of the
individual can be modified through allowing experimentation in training and learning
(Milhem et al, 2014). According to Scott et al (2004), the training programs must aim at
analysis of the various aspect of performance in a particular field and allow its
demonstration in the training programs. This allows the analysis of the gaps in desired
and actual skills and knowledge by the learners thus allowing better training. While as
per the ‘transformative’ theory, the training must be based on involvement of learners in
designing of learning activities and content, thus making them responsible for own
development (Gimlind, 1996). Allowing delegation and discretion helps in empowered
learning and better training.

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3.2 TRAINING CENTER OPERATIONS
As per Paulson (2008), prior to setting up of training centre in Hair and Beauty industry
at UK, the training provider need to be aware of the rules and the regulations and must
abide by them to avoid legal suits. As per Wainwright et al (2010), in order to generate
good revenues the training centre must properly analyze the location and may plan its
operations in new areas. Also the training services provider must involve in che4cking of
the quality of services offered to the learners as it may be inspected by the government
if it is one of a partner or associated with subcontracting agency.
The government policies and regulations must be properly understood before planning
and set up of the operations (gov.uk, 2018). According to Paulson (2008), the training
provide may consider it to become a part of the Association for Employment and
Learning Providers (AELP) at UK. This may help the training provider in gaining insights
in the government rules, regulations, industry practices, quality requirements, etc that
apply to the industry. Also this may help in finding of the team members or leaders who
may help in set up of operations and bear necessary experience and qualifications for
operations in the Hair and Beauty training industry.
3.3 SUBCONTRACTING AND GOVERNMENT APPROVALS
According to Ingle et al (20130, the training centre must first consider the approval
from the concerned government bodies at UK as this will help the company in
offering free or partly funded training services while also offering qualification
certificates to the learners. As per VTCT (2018), in order to benefit from the
government funding, the training centre may involve in gaining access to funds on
individual basis through registration on RoTO (register of training organizations) or it
may enter in to sub-contracting with a government associated larger training
services provider. The subcontracting is getting a part of work done through the
outside partnerships with other associated organizations (Yeomans, 2011). Also the
subcontracted training centre with the government gets a chance to provide free or
government funded training courses to the learners at the training centre. However it
is also correct that the training operations must well in accordance with the
standards set by the government bodies (NHF, 2018).