Start your hairdressing career with the New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support) Level 3.
Learn the fundamentals in hairdressing, hairstyling, colouring, cutting techniques and customer service to start your hairdressing apprenticeship or to pursue further studies.
Get into the hairdressing industry with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed.
One year full-time
2023 Semester 1: 13 February to 17 November
This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme.
International Fees can be found here.
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the hairdressing industry with people who have obtained sufficient knowledge, practical skills and attitudes to perform limited salon and client support services that contribute to the effective operation of the salon.
You will learn:
This programme is based in our hairdressing facility. Industry standards and expectations are applied at all times, with a good balance between theory and practical training.
Students will work on live models and undertake work experience.
Compulsory
All of the standards listed below are required
2866 Shampoo hair and scalp
2869 Apply treatments to the hair and scalp
2870 Blow dry hair into elementary styles
2871 Set hair for volume
2873 Demonstrate knowledge of trichology
2891 Demonstrate knowledge of hair fashion over time
9953 Provide client service and care in a hairdressing salon
19793 Highlight and/or lowlight using elementary techniques
25076 Pincurl hair
25077 Mould and scale hair
25789 Apply oxidative colouring products to, and remove them from, hair and scalp
25790 Select, maintain, and demonstrate safe handling of hairdressing equipment and hand-held tools
25791 Demonstrate knowledge of the neutralising process and its effect on the hairshaft
25792 Dress long hair into elementary styles
28835 Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of colour for use in hairdressing, and the use of non-oxidative colour
28837 Apply underpinning knowledge and skills to cut hair to a guideline
28848 Apply knowledge of common hair and scalp conditions to complete a limited scope consultation
21938 Converse and interact with clients and operators in a salon environment
21940 Demonstrate knowledge of workplace requirements for employment in a salon
25435 Create appointments and maintain appointment systems and records in the salon environment
25436 Display products in the salon environment
25438 Apply knowledge of services and workflow in the salon environment
25439 Demonstrate knowledge of sustainability concepts for a salon
25794 Select and recommend hair products
28843 Demonstrate knowledge of personal health and hygiene, and self-styling, for working in a salon
28844 Demonstrate knowledge of professional behaviour and legal requirements for a salon
28845 Demonstrate safe and professional practice in the salon environment
Graduates may be employed as a junior or assistant stylist in a hairdressing salon.
School Leavers
Mature ApplicantsApplicants over the age of 20 years at time of enrolment will be considered where they can demonstrate the ability to succeed in a programme. Examples of demonstration of ability to succeed are the provision of evidence of successful completion of a programme of study at Level 1 or above in a related discipline and/or employment in the related sector for one or more years. They may be admitted subject to programme regulations approved by the Head of Faculty in consultation with the Programme Manager as appropriate. Personal commitment and a belief in one’s own ability to succeed are important personal traits and will always be taken into consideration during the selection process.
English Language Requirements
Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following
NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or
an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or
Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or
Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand,,Australia,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters' Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or
Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment
IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5 with no band score lower than 5 TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 500 (with an essay score of 4 TWE) TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 35 (with a writing score of 14) Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill. OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 3 (General) or (Workplace) b) Level 3 (General) Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 36 with no band score lower than 36 Language Cert - B1 Achiever International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASSTrinity ISE - ISE I with no less than distinction in any band
* New versions of some NZCEL qualifications, and in some cases new qualifications, were published on 13 June 2017. These are intended to replace pre-existing versions and qualifications, which have been given expiring status until discontinued on 31 December 2019. (a) denotes expiring (b) denotes current
For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme, and to be awarded the New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support) (Level 3), they must have:
(Please note; students failing to attend for 80% of timetabled programme hours may forfeit zero fees entitlement)
