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Find your partnership route.

Two people working across a table with nail tools and a task lamp.
At the nail station

Option 1

Referral partner

For councils, youth organisations and alternative provision

No cost to youfor scholarship places, which are limited

How it works
You refer young people to places on the 2027 pilot cohort.
You provide
A named contact and support for the learners you refer.

Option 2

Commissioned places

For schools, alternative provision and organisations with a training budget

£1,250 to £1,500per learner, indicative

How it works
You buy places on a cohort, or a whole cohort for your learners.
Includes
Tuition, kit and consumables, qualification registration and certification, assessment, the enterprise programme and outcome reporting.
You provide
Learners, a named contact and attendance support.

Option 3

Delivery partner

For colleges and funded training providers

Within your funding rulesagreed under your subcontracting policy

How it works
Learners enrol with you and are funded through your contract. We deliver in the studio as your subcontractor, or add the enterprise programme and studio experience to your own diploma.
You provide
The funding contract, enrolment and the compliance a lead provider holds.
Compare the three options
Refer

Limited scholarship places. No cost to the referring organisation; confirmed in writing.

Commission

Buy places or a cohort. Indicative £1,250-£1,500 per learner, excluding VAT where applicable.

Deliver

Work within your funding contract and subcontracting rules, or add enterprise and studio experience to your own diploma.

Every arrangement is confirmed in a short written proposal before anything is signed.

Indicative prices for the 2027 pilot, excluding VAT where it applies. Scholarship places are limited and confirmed in writing. Qualification delivery is subject to VTCT centre approval.