Full Time
Combination
6 months
12th Jul 2021
27th Jun 2022
10 hours per week
Course fees are released each semester.
We'll confirm your fee before enrolment.
This course is currently scheduled on Thursday and Friday from 8.30am to 3.30pm. Orientation will be Monday 12 July 2021. This timetable may change and will be confirmed by your teacher.
Assessments give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learnt and to identify the knowledge or skills that may need further development.
Knowledge assessments
Practical skills assessments: demonstrations under observation
Portfolio of work
Work placement provides you with opportunities to respond to situations and circumstances that cannot be replicated in a learning or simulated environment. Work placement strengthens your training and supports continued learning and assessment in the workplace.
There is no work placement for this qualification.
To complete this course, the following materials are required:
You will need to purchase specialist equipment in order to develop your skills outside of scheduled class times. Detailed Student Equipment Lists will be provided at the orientation session or first day of class, along with suggested industry suppliers. The cost for specialist equipment for this course is approx. $400.00 which you will retain on completion of your training.
Students are also required to wear closed in protective footwear and plain black pants or black skirt below the knee. A uniform can be purchased at a cost of approx $30.00 to wear in the TAFE NSW simulated workplace environment.
To make sure this delivery option is the right fit for you, we will need you to demonstrate that you can meet the additional requirements below.
This course may also be offered as a non-apprenticeship. Enquire today to discuss your eligibility.
To be enrolled in this course, you need to provide evidence that you:
Local level entry requirements are identified at an ACFS level 3 for this qualification. Students are required to complete a Language Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment (RUReady) as part of this enrolment.
To successfully complete this course, you will need:
Your learning resources and assessments are provided online using the Moodle platform. Therefore, you will need access to a personal computer or laptop with a webcam and microphone and reliable internet connection. You are welcome to use the TAFE NSW Library services network for this.
Work Placement:
To meet the requirements of this course, students should be employed in a barber shop where they provide barbering services on clients. Work placement is designed to enrich the learning, compliment the formal training and enable an easier transition into the industry once the course is completed.
Students will also be provided with access to a simulated work environment at the TAFE campus, providing services on paying clients. TAFE Clinic sessions can be completed as work placement or with a host employer that has been approved by the teaching section.
Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Certificate III in Barbering qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 26 units of competency, including 21 core and 5 speciality units.
Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.
Learn through a combination of classroom based, online and/or workplace activity. For example, you may participate in scheduled classroom activity, have an element of self-directed learning with online content, and/or receive supervised training while on the job, doing work experience, or on placement.
Classroom activity will be scheduled, but online learning can provide more flexibility. Teacher support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
TAFE NSW Kingscliff is located a short two minute drive from the golden sands and sparkling surf of the northern most beaches in New South Wales. Situated near local farmlands close to the Queensland border, TAFE NSW Kingscliff features spacious, tree-lined grounds, and is a training and educational hub for the people of the northern Tweed Shire community.
Cudgen Road Kingscliff 2487
Parking on campus grounds is available.
Refer to your local bus timetables, visit transportnsw.info
TAFE NSW campuses work closely with the community and industry to ensure you have access to the industry standard technologies, equipment and facilities.
State-of-the-art automotive and logistics workshop
Dedicated design and media computer labs
Aboriginal learner support centre
Purpose built bakery kitchen
Purpose built wine cellar
Hair and beauty training academy
Student run massage clinic
Simulated aviation facility
Carpentry and construction workshop
Simulated hospital nursing environment
Fully equipped fitness centre and gymnasium
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