Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

SHBHTLS002 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Research and use hairdressing trends to advance creative work

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency SHBHTLS002 - Research and use hairdressing trends to advance creative work
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to research emerging hair design trends and technologies and to experiment with a chosen range. It also requires the ability to evaluate the introduction of commercially viable new services to meet ever-changing consumer demands.This unit applies to senior hairdressers and barbers who work in salons, or as session stylists, or technical advisors to product companies. They work independently, have considerable specialist skills and knowledge and provide technical leadership, training and support to team members.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

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.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Technical Leadership
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Research emerging trends and technologies in the hairdressing industry.
  • Identify emerging design trends and technologies using appropriate sources of information.
  • Research and adapt relevant ideas and approaches from other industry practitioners considering intellectual property and copyright requirements.
  • Evaluate currency and credibility of information gathered.
  • Examine and clarify implications and consequences of emerging trends and technologies.
  • Assess resource requirements and costs associated with new techniques and experimental approaches.
  • Critique and review emerging trends and technologies with relevant team members.
       
Element: Experiment with new hair techniques and technology.
  • Conduct trials of researched designs, techniques and technologies.
  • Adapt or introduce new products, materials, tools and equipment for the achievement of different effects.
  • Assess results of experimentation, balancing need for creative effectiveness and cost practicality.
  • Engage in professional discussion about results of research and experimentation and make decisions on introducing new techniques and technologies.
  • Identify resource requirements associated with introducing chosen techniques and technologies and commercial viability of offering new services.
       


Evidence Required

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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.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

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.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify emerging design trends and technologies using appropriate sources of information. 
Research and adapt relevant ideas and approaches from other industry practitioners considering intellectual property and copyright requirements. 
Evaluate currency and credibility of information gathered. 
Examine and clarify implications and consequences of emerging trends and technologies. 
Assess resource requirements and costs associated with new techniques and experimental approaches. 
Critique and review emerging trends and technologies with relevant team members. 
Conduct trials of researched designs, techniques and technologies. 
Adapt or introduce new products, materials, tools and equipment for the achievement of different effects. 
Assess results of experimentation, balancing need for creative effectiveness and cost practicality. 
Engage in professional discussion about results of research and experimentation and make decisions on introducing new techniques and technologies. 
Identify resource requirements associated with introducing chosen techniques and technologies and commercial viability of offering new services. 

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