Certificate IV in Hairdressing
SIH40111
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS SIH40111 – CRICOS Course Code: 077452B
As an International student, you will be required to attend full-time, after entering Australia on an appropriate visa. Entry to SIH40111 Certificate IV in Hairdressing will be available to applicants 18 years and over who have met the English requirements listed below and who have completed the SIH30111 Certificate III in Hairdressing either at the Queensland Hairdressing Academy or with another recognised provider.
ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS
- IELTS – International English Language Testing Service – minimum score 5.5 (Academic) or
- TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language – score 550.
- Conversational English – acceptance is subject to an interview.
This interview can be in person, or if you are not in Australia, over the phone.
Please advise the receptionist that you are phoning from overseas.
The Queensland Hairdressing Academy reserves the right to enrol students that we evaluate as being acceptable to the guidelines and standards of the Academy; we reserve the right to deny acceptance accordingly, without prejudice.
This qualification reflects the role of highly skilled senior hairdressers who develop complex technical skills and knowledge working as part of or coordinating a salon team. It includes senior hairdressers who work as technical advisers with a hairdressing products company; or independently as a freelance session stylist. Functions at this level include the self-directed application of a broad range of knowledge and skills and the provision of technical leadership, training and support to colleagues. A hairdresser at this level may provide specialist services, including haircutting, hair design, hair colouring, complex colour correction, hair extensions, chemical reformation, trichology and makeup application.
11 units must be completed:
- 2 core units
- 9 elective units comprised of 4 units from group A and the remaining form group B
Selection of electives will be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the characteristics of this qualification
Units of Competency
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Unit Code |
Unit Name |
| CORE | |
| SIHHTLS401A | Provide technical leadership within the hairdressing context |
| SIHHTLS402A | Research and utilise hairdressing trends to advnace creative work |
| ELECTIVE UNITS | |
| Group A – Hairdressing Technical Skills | |
| SIHHCLS406A | Solve complex colour problems |
| SIHHCLS407A | Apply creative colouring and lightening techniques to enhance hair designs |
| SIHHHCS306A | Combine structures for current haircut trends |
| SIHHHCS410A | Design and perform creative haircuts |
| SIHHHDS304A | Design and apply classic long hair upstyles |
| SIHHHDS305A | Select and apply hair extensions |
| SIHHHDS406A | Design and apply creative long hair designs |
| SIHHHDS407A | Apply and maintain wigs and hairpieces |
| SIHHHDS408A | Make wigs and hairpieces |
| SIHHHRS304A | Perform protein straightening and relaxing techniques |
| SIHHHRS405A | Apply chemical reformation techniques to enhance hair designs |
| Group B – General Elective Units |
|
| BSBMKG413A | Promote products and services |
| SIBXFAS202A | Design and apply make-up for photography |
| SIHHHSC403A | Apply knowledge of hair and scalp problems to trichological consultations |
| SIHHHSC404A | Perform trichological assessments |
| SIHHHSC405A | Apply the principles of nutrition |
| SIHHHSC406A | Develop and apply scalp treatment therapies |
| SIHHTLS403A | Work as a session stylist |
| SIRXMGT001A | Coordinate work teams |
| SIRXMGT003A | Lead and manage people |
| SIRXQUA002A | Lead a team to foster innovation |
| TAEDEL301A | Provide work skill instruction |
| TAEDEL402A | Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace |
| TAEASS401A | Plan assessment activites and processes |
| TAEASS402A | Assess competence |
