Originally founded in Poole, Lush has confirmed it will be trailing the schemes in its London spa's initially, offering a 30 hour per week training opportunity in partnership with Armonia, with plans to expand across England. The beauty scheme offers a starting wage of £14.80, nearly double the government’s minimum for under-21s and leads to a nationally recognised Level 2 and 3 qualification in beauty therapy. Lush trialling beauty therapy apprenticeship schemes (Image: LUSH)Boo Denovan from the Lush people team said: “We want Lush Spas to be a realistic career opportunity for young people looking to grow their skills as therapists and earn a real living wage." The apprenticeship will combine practical work in a retail spa setting with technical skills training at Armonia’s facility in Selby, Yorkshire. The Lush apprenticeship schemes can be found on the UK Gov website.