Any trend or set of circumstances Diversification of business activity relevant to a significant proportion of the Use of social media by consumers population at large e.g. ageing Demographics population Luxuries now seen as standard Health and fitness demands Pace of innovation Technological – New products Any technological advance or changing use of technology that is having an Internet impact on a significant proportion of a Globalisation population e.g. online learning. Marketing using IT Increased regulation health and safety – Legal – Mandatory registration New legislation affecting a significant Prevent agenda proportion of a population e.g. Implications of withdrawal from EU employment law. Globalisation Environmental - ‘Green’ lobby Any trends or circumstances relating to Sustainability matters to do with the physical world e.g. Water shortages re-cycling. Carbon neutrality The hair industry is, for the most part, populated by technical and skilled staff, with a justifiable pride in their professionalism. Although conventional stereotypes still exist (the barber on the corner of the street with a ‘first come, first served’ service model), the industry is now characterised by variety, complexity and commercialism. New technologies have heralded in new workforce skills, consumer demand has challenged employers to diversify and the training and qualifications landscape is evolving to cope with this. The sector is facing stiff challenges – not leased increased competition from outside traditional boundaries e.g. salons in supermarkets and hospitals etc. External drivers of change loom large in the form of legislation and environmental issues and the changing vocational educational system, presents serious food for thought for all stakeholders. This research has centred on the issue of whether or not a mandatory register would be welcome, effective and impactful. The following observations and recommendations highlight the primary findings:
Any trend or set of circumstances relevant to a significant proportion of the population at large e.g. ageing population Diversification of business activity Use of social media by consumers Demographics Luxuries now seen as standard Health and fitness demands Technological – Any technological advance or changing use of technology that is having an impact on a significant proportion of a population e.g. online learning. Pace of innovation New products Internet Globalisation Marketing using IT Legal – New legislation affecting a significant proportion of a population e.g. employment law. Increased regulation – health and safety Mandatory registration Prevent agenda Implications of withdrawal from EU Environmental - Any trends or circumstances relating to matters to do with the physical world e.g. re-cycling. Globalisation ‘Green’ lobby Sustainability Water shortages Carbon neutrality The hair industry is, for the most part, populated by technical and skilled staff, with a justifiable pride in their professionalism. Although conventional stereotypes still exist (the barber on the corner of the street with a ‘first come, first served’ service model), the industry is now characterised by variety, complexity and commercialism. New technologies have heralded in new workforce skills, consumer demand has challenged employers to diversify and the training and qualifications landscape is evolving to cope with this. The sector is facing stiff challenges – not leased increased competition from outside traditional boundaries e.g. salons in supermarkets and hospitals etc. External drivers of change loom large in the form of legislation and environmental issues and the changing vocational educational system, presents serious food for thought for all stakeholders. This research has centred on the issue of whether or not a mandatory register would be welcome, effective and impactful. The following observations and recommendations highlight the primary findings:
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