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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.

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

David Bendell is very well known throughout New Zealand as a leading hairdressing educator as he had a very long association with the Wellington Polytechnic (now Massey University, Wellington) as senior lecturer and lecturer-in-charge of Hairdressing within the School of Fashion and Food.

Elizabeth Tehan is currently the Head of Faculty in a Sydney Hairdressing college, developing learning and assessment, and study programs for Certificate III and Certificate IV in Hairdressing and the Diploma of Salon Management courses. This work is an extension of 18 years in education, which has overlapped a long career as a Hairdresser, starting as a salon apprentice and expanding to a salon owner.

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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