This qualification reflects the role of hairdressers who use a range of well-developed sales, consultation, technical skills and knowledge to provide a broad range of hairdressing services to clients. It includes practical skills such as styling, colouring, foiling, men’s and ladies cutting, and much more.
At MCOHB, all students practice on real paying clients in our commercial salon and graduate with the self-confidence and skills to interact and engage with proficiency. You will be job ready to perform and demonstrate the professional skills required for industry.
Duration: | 1 Year & 2 Months (60 Weeks) |
Requirements: | Australian applicants must be a minimum age of 15 International applicants must be a minimum age of 18 |
Pre-requisite: | None |
Start Date: | Every month |
CRICOS Code: | 093650G |
After achieving this qualification, individuals may wish to undertake:
Upon successful completion of this course, students are job ready and recognised within the hairdressing industry as a fully qualified hairdresser.
Units covered during training:
SHBXCCS002 | Provide salon services to clients |
SHBXCCS001 | Conduct salon financial transactions |
SHBXIND001 | Comply with organisational requirements within a personal services environment |
SHBXWHS001 | Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices |
SHBHBAS001 | Provide shampoo and basin services |
SHBHBAS002 | Provide head, neck and shoulder massages for relaxation |
SHBHTRI001 | Identify and treat hair and scalp conditions |
SHBXIND002 | Communicate as part of a salon team |
SHBHDES002 | Braid hair |
SHBHCCS001 | Plan hair services for special events |
SHBHDES004 | Create classic long hair up-styles |
SHBXCCS004 | Recommend products and services |
SHBHCUT001 | Design haircut structures |
SHBHDES003 | Create finished hair design |
SHBHCUT002 | Create one length or solid haircut structures |
SHBHCUT004 | Create layered haircut structures |
SHBHCUT003 | Create graduated haircut structures |
SHBHCUT005 | Cut hair using over-comb techniques |
SHBHIND001 | Maintain and organise tools, equipment and work areas |
SHBHCUT007 | Create combined traditional and classic men’s haircut structures |
SHBHCUT006 | Create combined haircut structures |
SHBHCLS002 | Colour and lighten hair |
SHBHCLS004 | Neutralise unwanted colours and tones |
SHBHCLS003 | Provide full and partial head highlighting treatments |
SHBHCLS005 | Provide on scalp full head and retouch bleach treatments |
SHBHREF002 | Straighten and relax hair with chemical treatments |
SHBHIND003 | Develop and expand a client base |
BSBSUS201 | Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices |
Training is in a classroom setting, with a mix of practical work on clients, written work, workshops, and group discussion. Assessments include project work, demonstration of skills and participation in discussions, written assessment and presentations.
This is a practical qualification with a lot of hands-on assessment and mandatory hours that students must complete before being eligible for graduation so attendance is important to ensure successful completion of this qualification. All skills assessments will be required to be carried out on paying members of the public.