This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to work proactively with a client to develop and refine their design requirements for hairdressing products, programs or services.

This unit applies to highly skilled senior hairdressers who have substantial experience across the industry and who work at a national or international level as freelance session stylists or creative or artistic directors for larger hairdressing organisations and product companies. They work with significant autonomy, have highly developed specialised technical, creative, conceptual and leadership skills and knowledge and are responsible for making a range of strategic design, operational and team decisions. They provide technical and creative leadership, training and support to colleagues and the industry at large.

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

develop three hair design concepts for products, programs, or services according to three different client briefs

produce a documented concept proposal for each design to include descriptive text and images that represent the design

present one concept proposal to a client and engage in discussion, debate and critical analysis to agree on final nature of the design

for one of the three concepts, develop a report that covers:

analysis of the initial brief and how the concept design responded

information gathered to inform the development of the concept and any variations to original ideas that occurred

any refinements that must now occur post discussion with the client.

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

typical role boundaries of hairdressing industry personnel in developing and refining client design requirements

format, inclusions and terminology of typical written design briefs presented to hairdressing industry personnel

sources of information that inform development of hair design concepts that meet requirements of the brief:

creative director

other designers involved in the project

production teams

creative and technical specialists

venue managers

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

a range of formats for, inclusions and uses of descriptive concept proposals for hairdressing industry designs

methods of sketching or digitally representing hairdressing industry designs

key components of contracts with clients:

nature of contracts

terms and obligations of parties

terms of trade

exclusion clauses

dispute resolution clauses

termination of contracts.

Assessment must ensure use of:

people with whom the individual can interact for all communication aspects of this unit; these can be:

people in an industry workplace or

people who participate in project activities, role plays or simulated activities within a training organisation

computers and general software programs to document concept proposals

templates to record concept proposals

client briefs on which to work, detailing product and style preferences, budgets, operational requirements and constraints for implementation of designs.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors; and:

hold the Graduate Certificate in Hairdressing Creative Leadership, or be able to demonstrate equivalence of competencies; and

have at least five years full time employment experience in the hairdressing industry where they have applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency.

Hairdressing

Technical Leadership