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.
Prerequisites
Nil
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
1. Research creative long hair looks. | 1.1. Develop a portfolio of creative long hair designs, using a range of sources. 1.2. Analyse and identify long hair design elements, principles and techniques and materials in a design plan and record in the portfolio. |
2. Consult with client and plan finished look. | 2.1. Establish natural hair type, texture, growth patterns, length, structure and movement by physical and visual examination. 2.2. Observe facial features and bone structure. 2.3. Review and discuss possible finished long hair designs using visual examples as appropriate to establish client expectations. 2.4. Apply the elements and principles of design to complement client facial features and bone structure and plan alternative long hair designs. 2.5. Discuss and confirm a creative long hair design concept with client. |
3. Prepare the hair. | 3.1. Select and apply styling products, according to hair type and planned design, following product instructions. 3.2. Select and apply relevant hair preparation methods. |
4. Apply relevant techniques to create a finished long hair design. | 4.1. Select and apply relevant finishing techniques to achieve the predetermined look. 4.2. Ensure client comfort and safety during the process according to salon procedures. 4.3. Confirm client satisfaction and adjust hair design finish where required. 4.4. Advise on hair design maintenance and recommend relevant home hair care products. 4.5. Complete hair designs within designated salon timeframes. |
Required Skills
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 |
Evidence Required
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 |
Range Statement
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. |
Sectors
Hairdressing
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.