List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Research emerging trends and technologies in the hairdressing industry. | 1.1.Identify emerging design trends and technologies using appropriate sources of information. 1.2.Research and adapt relevant ideas and approaches from other industry practitioners considering intellectual property and copyright requirements. 1.3.Evaluate currency and credibility of information gathered. 1.4.Examine and clarify implications and consequences of emerging trends and technologies. 1.5.Assess resource requirements and costs associated with new techniques and experimental approaches. 1.6.Critique and review emerging trends and technologies with relevant team members. |
2. Experiment with new hair techniques and technology. | 2.1.Conduct trials of researched designs, techniques and technologies. 2.2.Adapt or introduce new products, materials, tools and equipment for the achievement of different effects. 2.3.Assess results of experimentation, balancing need for creative effectiveness and cost practicality. 2.4.Engage in professional discussion about results of research and experimentation and make decisions on introducing new techniques and technologies. 2.5.Identify resource requirements associated with introducing chosen techniques and technologies and commercial viability of offering new services. |
Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
complete a research project using information from at least three different sources to:
identify and explore emerging hair design trends and technologies:
develop a report which covers:
analysis of emerging design trends and technologies
implications of adoption including implications for the commercial viability of hair designs that align to emerging trends
impacts on own current design practice
potential for generating commercial opportunities
information on discussions and debates and the individual’s position on emerging design trends and technologies
plans for integrating emerging trends to own professional design practice
trial and experiment with three design trends and associated techniques and technologies, chosen from the above research project
add to the research report:
results of experimentation with design trends, techniques and technologies
any experiences where design skills have been extended by using emerging trends during or post research.
Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
sources of reliable information on emerging hair design trends and technologies:
local and international industry associations
professional design practitioners
trade magazines
trade shows
industry seminars
suppliers of professional hair products, tools, and equipment
primary components of copyright, intellectual property and design laws:
business or individual’s rights over original designs
business or individual’s responsibility to comply with laws that protect copyrighted products
extent to which work can be used or adapted
procedures for seeking permission to use or adapt the work of others and, systems for the administration of copyright
for emerging hair design trends and technologies:
implications of adoption
impacts on own current design practice
potential for generating commercial opportunities
methods for engaging in professional discussion and debate.
Skills for experimentation must be demonstrated in a hairdressing or barbering environment; this can be:
a hairdressing or barbering industry workplace, or
a simulated hairdressing or barbering workplace, set up for the purpose of skills assessment, or
industry venues and sites where session events are operated, or
session venues and sites operated within a training organisation where real session events are staged in live time.
Assessment must ensure use of:
clients, models or performers on whom designs and techniques can be trialled
people with whom the individual can engage in professional discussion; these can be:
people in an industry workplace or
people who participate in project activities, role plays or simulated activities within a training organisation
a ventilated product preparation area with:
preparation benches
product storage areas including secure storage for hazardous substances
washing up sink with hot and cold running water for cleaning equipment
operator hand washing facilities:
basin with hot and cold running water
liquid soap
single use towels or hand dryer
a basin services area with:
shampoo back wash basins with hot and cold running water and adjustable temperature controls
shampoo hoses or spray attachments
client shampoo chairs or couches
clean client gowns or wraps
clean client towels
hairdressing or barbering services workstations with:
one mirror per workstation
one adjustable client services chair per workstation
tools and equipment used to provide the following services:
haircutting:
haircutting scissors
texturising and thinning shears
electric clippers and attachments
hair colouring and lightening:
tint brushes and combs
foils
hair styling and finishing:
thermostatically controlled ceramic flat irons
blow dryers with heat diffusers
heat lamps
hairdryers
general cross-service tools:
client skin stain prevention products
liquid measure
plastic bowls
combs
hair and neck brushes
sectioning clips
hair rollers of different sizes
pin curl clips
personal protective equipment:
apron
disposable safety masks or safety goggles
rubber or disposable gloves
skin barrier cream
a diverse professional range of hair products for:
shampooing and conditioning
hair colouring and lightening
hair styling and finishing.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors; and:
hold the Certificate IV qualification in Hairdressing, or be able to demonstrate equivalence of competencies; and
have at least three years full time employment experience as a hairdresser in a salon environment where they have applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency to assess this unit as part of a hairdressing qualification; this cannot include any indentured traineeship or apprenticeship period; or
have at least three years full time employment experience as a barber in a shop or salon environment where they have applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency to assess this unit as part of a barbering qualification; this cannot include any indentured traineeship or apprenticeship period.