Assessor Resource
SIHHTLS809
Establish, negotiate and refine hair design concepts for briefs
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit applies to highly skilled senior hairdressers who have substantial experience across the industry. The job roles include creative or artistic directors who work for larger hairdressing organisations or a hairdressing products company or independently as a freelance session stylist and provide technical and creative leadership, training and support to colleagues and the industry at large.
In these roles, these individuals play an important leadership role for the industry. They determine and lead future hair designs through the development and realisation of innovative hairdressing designs. These hair designs promote current and future hair fashions, products and techniques to the hairdressing industry and consumer markets through a range of media. They are able to operate at a national or international level.
Establishment, negotiation and refinement of the hair design concepts for a brief requires the integration of highly developed creative thinking, communication and planning skills in a process that may not be linear. Adaptability and effective response to change and new ideas is crucial.
In practice, this unit supports and is supported by other units describing the specialist skills and knowledge required by specific design disciplines.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work pro-actively with a client or commissioning organisation to develop and negotiate hair design briefs for the promotion of product and services, and hair design directions for the hairdressing industry and consumer markets.
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