Certificate III in Hairdressing

When you study with TAFE NSW, we want you to succeed. Entry requirements allow us to make sure that you have the right pre-existing knowledge and skills to achieve your chosen qualification. You will need to provide evidence that you meet the requirements listed in this section.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

TAFE NSW offers the Certificate III in Hairdressing as either an apprenticeship or non-apprenticeship, so you can style the career you want.

Apprenticeship
To be eligible for this course, you must:

• Be employed as an apprentice in the hair industry evidenced by a letter of support from your employer
• Submit your training plan proposal (TPP) with your application

Non-apprenticeship
You will need to be either:

Experienced in hairdressing salon work

To be eligible for a subsidised place in this course as a non-apprentice, you must:

• Be over 21 years of age
• Provide evidence, such as a resume or letter of support from your employer, of current industry experience. Your workplace evidence will be reviewed prior to course entry to make sure your skills and knowledge meet course requirements

If there are gaps in your industry experience, you will need to complete simulated work activities to ensure you are able to meet work evidence requirements.

New to hairdressing (commercial)

You will need to secure work placement (details below) to meet the on-the-job component of your training. It is important to know that there is no government subsidy available for this study option.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

TAFE NSW offers the Certificate III in Hairdressing as an apprenticeship. There may also be options available for you to study as a non-apprentice.

Apprenticeship
To be eligible for this course, you must:

• Be employed as an apprentice in the hairdressing industry as evidenced by a letter of support from your employer
• Submit your Training Plan Proposal (TPP) with your application

Enquire today to talk through your options.

Non-apprenticeship
There may be options available for you to study as a non-apprentice. Enquire today and one of our Apprenticeship and Traineeship team will help you understand any eligibility or entry requirements.

WORK PLACEMENT

There is no work placement requirement for this qualification. As an apprentice, you will gain your experience on-the-job with your employer.

If you are enrolling as a non-apprentice, you need to be in relevant employment or have access to appropriate simulated workplace environments in order to meet the course completion requirements.

IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR YOU?

To be prepared for this course, we recommend that you have:

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong teamwork skills
• Comfort working with a diverse range of clients

If you need help preparing for study, contact us about your options.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

With 130 locations across the state, TAFE NSW tailors qualifications to meet the needs of the local community and specific student groups (like apprentices, fast-tracked and online students). To make sure this course is the right fit for you, we will need you to demonstrate that you can meet the additional requirements below.

To be enrolled in this course, you need to be able to provide evidence that you are:

• your age is 21 years or over
• any Credit Transfers from relevant previous study or Recognition of Prior Learning from relevant workplace experience.
• current employment in Hairdressing industry and/or complete required work placement during the course
• local level entry requirements are identified at an ACFS level 3 for this qualification.
• attend an orientation session and complete an interview. Learners are also required to complete LLN assessment (RUReady) as part of this enrolment. "

To successfully complete this course, you will need:

• as part of this course, you will be required to provide hair services on paying clients and may also need to provide clients for some of your practical classes and assessments.
• you must comply with Work Health & Safety requirements for classes, including wearing closed in protective footwear and clothing that is clean and professional for the industry.

Work Placement is a requirement of this course:

• To meet the requirements of this course, learners should be employed in a hairdressing salon where they provide hair 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.
• Learners will also be provided with access to clinic sessions at the TAFE campus Hairdressing facility, providing services on paying clients.
• Learners will be required to complete 504 hours of workplace activities and/or clinic sessions.
• Clinic sessions can be completed as work placement with a host employer that has been approved by the teaching section.