Certificate IV in Hairdressing

Certificate 4 in Hairdressing is for experienced senior hairdressers who can work as technical advisers for hair product companies or independent freelance session stylists.

Certificate IV in Hairdressing

Certificate IV in Hairdressing contemplates the position of trained senior hairdressers who create complicated specialised skills and understanding working as part of or organising a salon group.

Certificate 4 in Hairdressing

Certificate 4 in Hairdressing contemplates the position of professional hairdressers who utilise a range of developed sales, communication and technical skills and understanding to deliver customers with a wide range of hairdressing services. A hairdresser at this point may deliver professional services, such as haircutting, complex colour modification, hair design, colouring, hair extensions, chemical reformation, and makeup application.

Certificate 4 of hairdressing delivers a path to work as a senior hairdresser in a salon background, a freelance session stylist or a specialised consultant in product corporations.

Cert 4 Hairdressing Entry Requirements

  • 18 years of age (Minimum)
  • Completion of Year 12 or equivalent
  • An IELTS with 5.5 points overall

Cert 4 in Hairdressing Fees

A$5,000 to A$12,000. The fee range can change from time to time.

Cert 4 Hairdressing Course Duration

25 - 50 weeks Full time

Cert 4 in Hairdressing Intakes

January and July. Some colleges will offer April and September intakes as well.

Cert 4 Hairdressing Career Opportunities

The skills and understanding of the hairdressing course will help you to find employment titles including:

  • Hairdresser
  • Senior Stylist
  • Senior Colourist
  • Freelance Session Stylist Salon Manager
  • Sales Advisor

Cert 4 in Hairdressing Pathways and Recognition of Prior Learning

  • Diploma of Salon Management

Certificate 4 in Hairdressing Core Units

SHBHTLS001 Provide technical leadership to hairdressing teams

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to provide technical direction to group members providing a range of stakeholder services. It also includes improving own technical talents via professional advancement activities.

SHBHTLS002 Study and use hairdressing trends to advance creative work

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to study emerging hair design trends and technologies and to experiment with a chosen range. It also needs the knowledge to assess the introduction of commercially viable new services to meet ever-changing consumer demands.

Certificate IV in Hairdressing Elective Units

Group A – Hairdressing Technical

SHBHCLS006 Solve complex colour problems

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to design and deliver individually tailored corrective colour treatments to resolve complicated hair colour issues. It includes advancing a design and using broad range of products and methods over a series of stakeholder services.

SHBHCLS007 Maximize hair designs using creative colouring and lightening techniques

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to plan and add customised or fantasy colouring and lightening effects to maximise a range of classic and creative haircuts, structures and lengths. It includes using specialist creative colouring and lightening methods involving multiple colour applications and freehand methods and using various application tools to perform the effect.

SHBHCUT006 Create combined haircut structures

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to consult with stakeholders and analyse hair and facial characteristic to plan, recommend and finish a range of complementary haircuts which combine different structures. This combination might include 2 or more different structures which can involve solid, graduated and layered structures and as well as those tapered haircuts created using over-comb methods.

SHBHCUT008 Design and perform creative haircuts

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to research local and international current and emerging hair fashion trends, advance creative hair designs and cut hair creatively into combined structures.

SHBHDES004 Create classic long hair up-styles

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to consult with stakeholders and analyse hair and facial characteristic to design, recommend and finish a range of complementary up-styles for long hair. This involves braids, twists, classic rolls and chignons.

SHBHDES005 Select and apply hair extensions

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to consult with stakeholders and analyse hair and facial characteristic to design, recommend and finish a range of complementary hairstyles using hair extensions. It includes choosing and adding full of partial hair extensions to maximise the length and volume of hair or to introduce additional colours. Extensions might be human, animal or synthetic hair.

SHBHDES006 Design and style long hair creatively

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to research local and international current and emerging hair fashion trends, advance creative hair designs and finish a range of creative, experimental or innovative long hair styles. This might include the addition of hair pieces, other fibres, materials and ornaments to perform the design. This design could be advanced to suit a client’s desired look, around particular clothes or an event theme.

SHBHDES007 Apply and maintain wigs and hairpieces

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to consult with stakeholders and analyse facial characteristic to design, recommend and finish a range of complementary cuts and styles for wigs and those that incorporate hairpieces. It also includes cleaning and conditioning wigs and hairpieces. Stakeholders might wear full wigs or hairpieces that blend with natural hair for fashion effect, religious reasons, due to hair loss or when achieving in photographic, event, theatrical, film or television productions.

SHBHDES008 Make wigs and hairpieces

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to consult with stakeholders and analyse facial characteristics to design, recommend and hand-make wigs or hairpieces. Clients might need full wigs or hairpieces that blend with natural hair for fashion effect, due to hair loss or when achieving in photographic, event, theatrical, film or television productions.

SHBHREF001 Curl and volumize hair with chemical treatments

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to consult with clients, analyse hair characteristic and condition and to finish chemical treatments to add curl or body to short or medium length hair.

SHBHREF003 Straighten and relax hair with protein treatments

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to consult with clients, analyse hair characteristics and condition and to finish protein treatments to reduce curl or wave in the hair.

SHBHREF004 Enhance hair designs using chemical reformation techniques

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to create contemporary and classic hair designs, for a range of structures and lengths, maximized by the creative application of chemical hair reformation treatments. It includes using chemical curling, volumizing, straightening and relaxing methods.

Group B – General Electives

BSBINN301 Promote innovation in a team environment

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to recognise and implement ways of promoting innovation within group environment in the work area.

BSBMKG413 Promote products and services

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to coordinate and review the promotion of an organisation’s products and services.

BSBWOR502 Lead and manage team effectiveness

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead teams in the workplace and to actively engage with the management of the organisation.

SHBBMUP003 Design and apply make-up for photography

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to design and add make-up for photographic shoots in natural and artificial light.

SHBHTLS003 Work as a session stylist

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to plan and execute completed hair designs for sessions. It needs the knowledge to recognise session objectives and style needs, present, consult on and determine design concepts and to create the completed designs when the session is being staged. Sessions are distinct and can involve fashion parades, hair shows, technical seminars, platform demonstrations, training sessions and fashion shoots as well as film, television and theatre productions.

SHBHTRI002 Conduct trophological assessments

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to evaluate client hair and scalp conditions and provide advice that might result in referral to another professional, or the advancement and provision of therapeutic approaches.

SHBHTRI003 Develop and apply scalp treatment therapies

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to advance and add individual or multiple scalp treatments in response to trophological evaluations. The treating hairdresser or barber may or may not have finished the initial evaluation. It also needs communication with stakeholders to provide advice on self-managed parts of the treatment program and lifestyle factors to be adhered to between clinical treatments.

TAEASS401B Plan assessment activities and processes

The unit explains the achievement outcomes, abilities as well as the talents needed to plan and organise the evaluation procedure, involving RPL, in a competency-based evaluation system. It also involves the advancement of simple evaluation instruments.

TAEASS402B Assess competence

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to plan, prepare for and conduct the competency-based evaluation of candidates using nationally identified training products a validated evaluation tool. It includes planning and preparing for the evaluation based on the accessed training and evaluation strategy and delivery plan. This unit also involves customising the evaluation procedure; preparing candidates to be assessed; and the implementing evaluation procedures, involving recognition of prior learning. Implementing evaluation needs gathering quality evidence, making evaluation judgements, and recording and review the evaluation procedure.

TAEDEL301A Provide work skill instruction

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to conduct individual and small team group work skill instruction using existing support materials and demonstration of work talents as a training strategy; and evaluate the success of training and one’s own training achievement. It focuses on the training being driven by the work procedure and context.

TAEDEL402A Plan, organize and facilitate learning in the workplace

The unit explains the abilities as well as the talents needed to prepare for, plan and facilitate work area-based learning for learners in the work area. It involves customising and implementing existing learning plans and resources based on products that are nationally recognised or aligned with other recognised frameworks and reviewing own practice.

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