In conjunction with the Edinburgh School of Beauty, Yu Spa at Apex Waterloo Place Hotel in Edinburgh has launched a new beauty scholarship for the recruitment, hiring and training of new spa therapists.
The scholarship is the first of its kind to pay apprentices the same rate as Payroll spa employees, ensuring new trainees are paid well while completing their training. This is a welcome move considering the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and inflationary pressures.
The new scholarship has been created to address an ongoing shortage of skilled therapists across Scotland, with Apex taking upon themselves to find new recruits to serve their expanding spa business.
The six-month scholarship follows a similar format to the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme, with trainees working and earning for three days a week at Yu Spa, while completing their Level 2 & 3 Beauty Therapist qualification at The Edinburgh School of Beauty for the remaining 2 days. At the end of the course, apprentices will be offered a full-time position at Yu Spa, Apex Hotel’s own spa brand.
Louise Caithness, Managing Director of The Edinburgh School of Beauty said “We are thrilled to launch our brand-new partnership with the APEX hotel group. This is a unique opportunity, and one of the first in Scotland. This partnership demonstrates a new, innovative way for businesses to overcome recruitment challenges and show their commitment to investing in people.”
Carys Potter from East Lothian, is the scholarship’s first trainee apprentice. She’s learning a range of beauty and massage skills at Apex Waterloo Place, working alongside the hotel’s Yu Spa team so she can quickly put her skills into practice. Carys has undertaken a range of courses including manicures, spa hosting and attending an Elemis retail event.
Fiona Young, Head of Spa said: “This is such a great opportunity to invest in a student, give them the foundation of what it takes to be a great therapist via the Edinburgh School of Beauty and support their learning onsite with lots of willing models in a luxury spa environment.”
At the end of the scholarship, Carys will have a full-time position within the Yu Spa team, the first in a long line of Apex Spa Therapists.
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About Apex Hotels
In 1996 Apex Hotels opened its first property, in the heart of Edinburgh’s iconic Old Town, Apex Grassmarket Hotel. Developed by Scottish entrepreneur Norman Springford, Apex’s vision is to welcome the culture vultures, explorers and travellers of the world. The group, which is still family-owned, now boasts hotels in enviable city centre locations in Edinburgh, London, Glasgow, Dundee and Bath. Apex Hotels is a luxury hotel chain that embraces the personality of each location while offering the consistently excellent standards expected whether the occasion is business, leisure, or a celebration.
Hotel portfolio:
Apex Grassmarket, Edinburgh 31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2HS
Apex City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 61 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JF
Apex Waterloo Place, Edinburgh 23-27 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3BG
Apex City of Glasgow, Glasgow 110 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 2EN
Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa, Dundee 1 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3JP | Apex City of London, London 1 Seething Lane, London EC3N 4AX
Apex London Wall, London 7-9 Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7NJ
Apex Temple Court, London 1-2 Serjeants’ Inn, London EC4Y 1AG
Apex City of Bath, Bath James Street West, Bath BA1 2DA |
Restaurants, Bars & Spas:
London | Edinburgh | Dundee | Bath | Glasgow |
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FURTHER INFORMATION
For media enquiries please contact:
James Walter: 07483 422912 / james.walter@apexhotels.co.uk
