Note: As a subsidiary of
Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, UCOL Te Pūkenga is committed to providing the best learning outcome for you. As part of this, all programmes are currently being reviewed to make them portable, consistent, and closely aligned with the needs of the industry. When published, this course information is correct, but the courses offered may change over time. If you have any questions call an Enrolment Advisor on 0800 468 265.
From 2023, UCOL Te Pūkenga and the programme you have enrolled in will become part of Te Pūkenga. So, if you join UCOL Te Pūkenga in 2023, you will be awarded Te Pūkenga certification. And, if you are a current learner graduating in 2024, you will be awarded a co-branded certificate.
This programme comprises 120 Credits.
Professional Identity (10 Credits)
Explain the roles, responsibilities, and attributes of a professional in the hairdressing industry and complete a hair service which reflects own professional identity.
This course will cover:
Key roles:
Prioritising and assisting the needs of co-workers, greeting clients, cleaning of salon, roles within the salon.
Responsibilities: Safe, legal, and sustainable practice, responsibilities of the job roles within the salon, Privacy Act,
Attributes: Personal presentation, professional communication, personal health and interpersonal skills.
Professional and personal well-being o Te Whare Tapa Wha and lifestyles.
Hair and scalp analysis (PETALS); Face shapes, shampoo and treatments, introduction to styling and hot-tool styling, hairstyles and self-styling, and current fashion trends.
Salon Discovery (15 Credits)
Use systems to complete client bookings in a hairdressing salon, policy and practices within salon services, and communicate with diverse clients in a professional context.
This course will cover:
Workflow of a salon in relation to appointments.
Reception duties; Create and maintain appointments, answering the phone, processing sales, greeting clients, customer care.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs): Code of ethics, professional standards, salon environment, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Health & safety, sustainable practices including the three pillars of sustainability, Kaitiakitanga and diversity; personality types and communication skills/styles.
The Art of Hair Design (20 Credits)
Complete the consultation process to inform design decisions in a hairdressing context, apply design principles to long and short hairstyles to an industry standard, and recommend products and home haircare for clients.
This course will cover:
Consultation and hair and scalp analysis, Face shapes and relevant bones of the head, skin including skin irregularities, common hair and scalp conditions, contraindications, cultural practices relevant to hair and head assessment, Tikanga and kawa relevant to creating hairstyles, fashion trends, cultural and historical influences, and design principles including line, form, texture, contrast, proportion, balance and alternation.
Preparation of the hair for short and long styles, long and short hair styling, mould and scale the hair, set the hair using wet and dry techniques, blow waving using a variety of brushes, elementary hair ups, pin-curls, finger waving, braiding, health and safety requirements in a salon professional practice, industry acceptable time frames, product knowledge, home haircare advice and upselling.
Reformation Basics (15 Credits)
Explain reformation processes relevant to a hairdressing context, follow instructions in a hairdressing context, and assist with chemical reformation services in a hairdressing context.
This course will cover:
Permanent wave, key product ingredients used in the reduction and oxidation process, rod selection, product selection, manufacturer’s instructions’, health and safety.
Straightening/smoothing, key product ingredients used in the reduction and oxidation process, hot and cold straightening methods, key ingredients of relaxing/smoothing services and the effects on hair shaft, product selection, manufacturer’s instructions’, and health and safety.
Active listening, literacy and numeracy skills, asking good questions, paraphrasing.
Technical procedures of chemical reformation services for straightening and waving, following instructions, managing self and manufacturer’s instructions.
Introduction to Sculpture (15 Credits)
Describe the principles and practices of haircutting, explain culturally safe behaviours and professional practices in a hairdressing context, and apply technical haircutting skills to a hairdressing industry standard.
This course will cover:
Cutting tools, scissors, razor and clippers.
Techniques and terminology, safe handling of equipment, structural graphics associated with foundation cuts, sculpturing procedures.
Tikanga practices associated with the head, multicultural awareness, foundation cuts using scissors, razor, and clippers, Hairdressing Health Regulations and workplace ergonomics, and industry acceptable time frames.
Colour Basics (20 Credits)
Explain colour and decolouring processes relevant to a hairdressing context, complete colouring services to an industry standard under supervision.
This course will cover:
Theory of colour, law of colour, effect on the hair shaft, oxidative and non-oxidative, identifying base/level, reflect, % grey, ratios, manufacturer’s instructions, decolouring, developers, health and safety, levels of lightening, concepts of colour selection and processes, ratios and manufacturer’s instructions.
Colour formulation, colour applications and removals, oxidative colour, non-oxidative colour, colour designs, retouch, global, and foil placement.
Hairdressing Health Regulations & manufacturer’s instructions, allergy test, contraindications, industry standards,tTime frames.
Client Journey (15 Credits)
Demonstrate professional behaviour and skills to hairdressing industry standards during the client's journey, Reflect on professional behaviour and skills required to meet hairdressing industry standards during a client's journey.
This course will cover:
Time management, industry acceptable time frames, building a client base, customer care from entry to exit, salon ethics, covering a range of services, health and safety of the client and others, professional conversations, including product recommendations and aftercare, continuous professional image to industry standards, perform elementary styling tasks that will include a range of chemical and non-chemical services, rebooking client, customer satisfaction, record keeping
professional practice for the hairdressing industry, professional communication and interactions, making informed recommendations, following direction, personal hygiene and presentation, reflective practice and reflective cycles.
Grand Finale (10 Credits)
Design a collection of hair styles in response to a theme, and present a collection of hair styles to a professional standard.
This course will cover:
Design process, themes, visual planning, collection of styles for long and short hair, technical skills, dressing and finishing techniques, presentation skills, organisation and time management.