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

SIHHHDS406A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Design and apply creative long hair designs

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Issue Date: March 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency SIHHHDS406A - Design and apply creative long hair designs
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to combine design elements and techniques to produce creative up, down and combination finished designs.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to senior hairdressers in salon and session styling environments, who research current directions in long hair design and combine design elements, principles and technical skills to achieve creative, experimental or innovative (avant garde) long hair images on female clients. Such images are based on local, international, current and emerging hair and fashion trends. The hair design may primarily establish the basis of the look. Alternatively, the hair design concept is developed around particular clothes or an event theme. This may involve the addition of hair pieces, other fibres, materials and ornaments to achieve the design. A person undertaking this role applies discretion and judgement accepts responsibility for outcomes of own work and provides technical leadership in the salon team.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Nil
Competency Field
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 creative long hair looks.
  • Develop a portfolio of creative long hair designs, using a range of sources.
  • Analyse and identify long hair design elements, principles and techniques and materials in a design plan and record in the portfolio.
       
Element: Consult with client and plan finished look.
  • Establish natural hair type, texture, growth patterns, length, structure and movement by physical and visual examination.
  • Observe facial features and bone structure.
  • Review and discuss possible finished long hair designs using visual examples as appropriate to establish client expectations.
  • Apply the elements and principles of design to complement client facial features and bone structure and plan alternative long hair designs.
  • Discuss and confirm a creative long hair design concept with client.
       
Element: Prepare the hair.
  • Select and apply styling products, according to hair type and planned design, following product instructions.
  • Select and apply relevant hair preparation methods.
       
Element: Apply relevant techniques to create a finished long hair design.
  • Select and apply relevant finishing techniques to achieve the predetermined look.
  • Ensure client comfort and safety during the process according to salon procedures.
  • Confirm client satisfaction and adjust hair design finish where required.
  • Advise on hair design maintenance and recommend relevant home hair care products.
  • Complete hair designs within designated salon timeframes.
       


Evidence Required

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.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the following is essential:

analysing and identifying the elements of long hair designs and alternative techniques that may be applied to achieve those designs

applying tools and equipment to achieve a range of creative and current up, down and combination hair designs on long hair

completing long hair design services within designated salon timeframes.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

a salon or a simulated salon environment that includes a range of work situations such as client interruptions and involvement in other related activities normally expected in the salon

an adjustable client chair

a clean client gown or wrap

a supply of clean towels

hair design equipment, including:

combs

brushes

rollers

clips

blow dryer

heat diffuser

heat lamps

hair dryer

tongs

straightening irons

a range of clients with long hair for hair design services

styling products

relevant documentation, including:

manufacturer instructions

salon procedures

safety data sheets for the safe use of electrical equipment

For further guidance on the use of an appropriate simulated environment, refer to the Assessment Guidelines in this Training Package.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

research leading to the development of a long hair design portfolio

direct observation of the learner consulting with clients and applying tools and equipment to complete long hair designs

review of portfolios of evidence and third-party reports of on-the-job performance.

Guidance information for assessment

A unit of competency describes an individual skill but people rarely perform one skill at a time. Many skills are combined on a day-to-day basis in the workplace as part of work processes. This does not mean that each skill described by a unit of competency is prerequisite to another—they are related skills.

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, salon and job role is recommended for example:

SIHHTLS403A Work as a session stylist


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communication skills to:

interact with clients

consult with clients during preservice analysis

check client comfort during the hair design finishing process

confirm client satisfaction with hair design results

design skills to:

conduct hair design analysis

apply the elements and principles design to design finished looks

research skills to source information on local, international, current and emerging hair and fashion trends that may influence long hair designs.

technical skills to:

select and apply systematic methods of preparing long hair

use and safely apply a wide range of hair design finishing tools and techniques

attach hair pieces and ornamentation

numeracy skills to manage the completion of creative long hair design services within salon timeframes

Required knowledge

elements and principles of design as they are applied to hair design

current and emerging trends in long hair design

salon styling products range

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Portfolio of creative long hair designs may include:

local and international creative long hair design trends

photographs, including hard copy and online

sketches

DVD or video.

Sources may include:

local and international sources

books

fashion magazines

fashion parades and collections

hair shows

websites.

Design plan must include:

identified design elements and principles

tools

techniques

additional materials, such as:

padding

hairpiece

ornamentation.

Natural hair type may include:

European

Afro

Asian.

Texture may include:

coarse

medium

fine.

Growth patterns may include:

crown area

hairline

neckline

cowlicks (whorls).

Length, structure and movement may include:

shoulder length

below shoulder length

one length or solid

graduated

combination of structures

straight

wavy

natural curl

chemical curl or waves.

Facial features and bone structure may include:

square

round

oval

heart

combination of shapes

unusual facial shapes.

Visual examples may include:

magazine shots

photographs

quick sketches or simple line drawings

hair design text books.

Clients may include:

women

people from a range of social, cultural or ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Elements and principles of design may include:

elements, such as:

straight or curved lines

shape

direction

size

texture

colour

principles, including:

balance

gradation

repetition

contrast

harmony

dominance

unity.

Long hair designs must include:

hair designs that are:

up

down

a combination up and down looks

structured and unstructured looks.

Long hair designs may include:

rolls

twists

braids

knots

curls

waves

texture

the application of padding

ornamentation

attached hairpieces.

Relevant hair preparation methods may include:

applying styling products

blow drying

blow waving

moulding

water waving

roller placement for curl or volume

applying hot tongs for curl or texture

applying crimpers

lamp drying

use of heat diffusers

smoothing and straightening hair

applying flat irons to straighten hair.

Relevant finishing techniques may include:

finishing techniques, such as:

sectioning the hair and following a sequence to dress each section

brushing

dry moulding

backcombing

smoothing over backcombing

placing

securing the hair using bands or pins that are not visible in the finished design

inserting attachments, such as:

padding of various shapes

hairpieces made from human or synthetic hair

artificial fibre

ornamentation.

Salon procedures may include:

client comfort and safety

operator safety

procedures that comply with state or territory and local government health regulations relevant to the service

environmental protection practices, such as:

waste minimisation

waste disposal

water efficiency.

Home hair care products may include:

shampoos

conditioners

styling aids, such as:

mousses

lotions

gels

waxes

hair sprays

texturising products.

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
Develop a portfolio of creative long hair designs, using a range of sources. 
Analyse and identify long hair design elements, principles and techniques and materials in a design plan and record in the portfolio. 
Establish natural hair type, texture, growth patterns, length, structure and movement by physical and visual examination. 
Observe facial features and bone structure. 
Review and discuss possible finished long hair designs using visual examples as appropriate to establish client expectations. 
Apply the elements and principles of design to complement client facial features and bone structure and plan alternative long hair designs. 
Discuss and confirm a creative long hair design concept with client. 
Select and apply styling products, according to hair type and planned design, following product instructions. 
Select and apply relevant hair preparation methods. 
Select and apply relevant finishing techniques to achieve the predetermined look. 
Ensure client comfort and safety during the process according to salon procedures. 
Confirm client satisfaction and adjust hair design finish where required. 
Advise on hair design maintenance and recommend relevant home hair care products. 
Complete hair designs within designated salon timeframes. 

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