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Croydon College has joined forces with celebrity hairdresser Lee Stafford to open a new hairdressing training academy.
Lee announced the partnership on Twitter, posting the good news to his 52,000 followers.
Frances Wadsworth, principal at Croydon College said: “The Lee Stafford Academy will offer Croydon’s students top-quality training to develop their skills in a high-profile, commercial working environment. This partnership will help to raise standards to the highest levels, increase student confidence, professionalism, and really enhance students’ employability skills and their job prospects.”
Lee and his team will visit the college regularly, to work with students, staff and employers. He will be putting the college’s current hairdressing tutors through an intensive three-week training course, and there will be continuous professional development to ensure the highest standards, and that staff are up-to-date with new and emerging techniques.
Lee said: “I’m so passionate about the hairdressing industry and I want to communicate through Croydon College what a great career it can be – the creativity, the diversity, the opportunities – but I also want to help to raise the profile of, and standardise the profession and make hairdressing an industry that Britain can be proud.”
Croydon College recently announced plans for a £3m expansion to its campus. This new academy will be a precursor to the works and will open in September 2015.
Courses are available for both full-time and part-time students and Apprentices.
