Will you make the cut? Get a head start to your career in the hairdressing industry with this Australian text, developed to support students completing the Certificate III in Hairdressing qualification.
With over 175 photos and images A Head Start to Hairdressing provides the foundation to this creative and vibrant profession all in one volume. Basic salon and customer service skills, haircutting techniques hair design and colour, as well as hairdressing science and cosmetic chemistry are all presented in plain English and full colour – bringing the theory of hairdressing to life.
The supplementary CD-ROM in the back of the book contains self test questions, links to other useful online resources, and an extensive photographic slideshow that demonstrates essential haircutting techniques and skills, step-by-step.
In addition learning features throughout the text strengthen understanding and guide you through the broad and diverse range of information.
- Snippets scattered throughout the text provide brief hints and tips.
- Important terms are highlighted in the text and then defined in the margin.
- Revision Questions appear at the end of each main section to reinforce key learnings.
- Practical role plays and salon situations are highlighted in the Dialogue feature to illustrate how the theory in applied in practice.
- Did you know? highlights important technical information.
- An extensive glossary of hairdressing terms is included in the back of the book
Take a tour of A Head Start to Hairdressing and accompanying interactive Student CD.
1. Client services
- Provide service to clients
- Prepare clients for salon services
2. Salon retail skills
- Conduct financial transactions
- Perform calculations
- Work effectively in a retail environment
- Sell products and services
- Close the sale
3. Communication in the workplace
- Communicate with clients
- Communicate on the telephone
- Communicate ethics and values
4. Workplace personal health and safety
- Understand the importance of occupational health and safety (OHS)
- Prevent injuries in the workplace
- Prevent and report accidents
- Apply first aid
- Appendix: Hazards checklist
5. Haircutting techniques
- Understand haircut designs
- Distribute and section the hair
- Use tools and razors
- Apply solid form, graduated and layered haircuts
- Use other cutting techniques
6. Hair design
Part 1: Short and medium-length hair
- Understand hair design
- Create hair designs
- Roller placement and blow-drying
Part 2: Design and apply long hair design finishes
- Understand hair design
- Create hair designs
7. Colouring hair
- Understand the fundamentals of colour
- Select and apply hair colour
- Select and apply semi-permanent hair colour
- Select and apply permanent hair colour
8. Lightening and highlighting the hair
- Understand and apply lighteners and highlights
- Perform colour correction
9. Chemical curling, volumising, straightening and relaxing services
- Understand and perform permanent waves
- Straighten and relax hair
10. Hairdressing science
- Understand the functions and structure of skin
- Understand the functions and structure of hair
11. Cosmetic chemistry and hairdressing products
- Understand the chemistry and effect of hair products
WRH30106 Certificate III in Hairdressing
Coverage of qualification in A Head Start to Hairdressing
Core Units:
- WRBCS201B Conduct financial transactions
- WRBCS203B Provide service to clients
- WRHCL302B Colour and lighten hair
- WRHCL303B Design and perform full and partial highlighting techniques
- WRHCL304A Perform colour correction
- WRHCR302B Perform chemical curling and volumising services
- WRHCR303B Perform chemical straightening and relaxing services
- WRHCS201A Prepare clients for salon services
- WRHCS202B Maintain tools and equipment
- WRHCS204A Maintain and organise work areas
- WRHCS205A Follow personal health and safety routines at work
- WRHHC301A Design haircut structures
- WRHHC302A Apply one length/solid haircut structures
- WRHHC303A Apply graduated haircut structures
- WRHHC304A Apply layered haircut structures
- WRHHC305A Apply over-comb techniques
- WRHHD303A Design and apply short to medium-length hair design finishes
- WRHHS301A Apply the principles of hairdressing science
- WRHHS302A Consult with clients and treat hair and scalp conditions
- SIRXCOM001A Communicate in the workplace
- SIRXIND001A Work effectively in a retail environment
- SIRXOHS001A Apply safe working practices
- SIRXSLS002A Sell products and services
Elective Units:
- WRHHC306B Combine haircut structures on women
- WRHHC307B Combine haircut structures for traditional and classic designs on men
- WRHCL305B Perform on scalp full head and re-touch bleach services
- WRHHC308B Design and maintain beards and moustaches
- WRHHD202A Apply single, two and three strand braiding techniques
- WRHWP302A Operate effectively as a hairdresser in a salon work team
- WRHHD304A Design and apply long hair design finishes
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