Foundation Skills in Hairdressing
TEC – Funded (Youth & TOP places)

This programme is designed to spark an interest in hairdressing and learning from those that have not succeeded in school or in the work force.

Government funded over 42 weeks this Certificate take Trainees through a variety of modules including foundation hairdressing skills, salon support skills and a selection of colouring work.

Applicants must be a minimum of 15.5 years on application, have a minimum of 2 years secondary education and less than 8 credits in math and/or English. 
TEC also have a variety of criteria that must be met before entry is granted.  A literacy and numeracy test is conducted prior to enrolment approval to ensure applicant have the necessary basic skills to successfully complete the programme.

A small equipment kit is provided for each trainee during their training and is returned at the end of study.

Course Content includes:
Delivery, practice and assessment
of unit standards towards the National Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support),
Foundation skills, Life skills, Work placement, Customer service, and general work skills.

Off Job Training Level 1 - 4 
HITO subsidised if in an approved Training Agreement

Day Release and Block Training

Off Job training is an integral part of the hairdressing training programme.  Throughout your apprenticeship you will be directed by the Hairdressing ITO to attending training at the Academy.  This could be either on a day release programme or on a block programme depending on your and your employers needs.

Year 1 apprentices directed 19 days
Year 2 apprentices directed 19 days
Year 3 apprentices directed 10 days.

During your time at the Academy you will be given theory delivery and practical instruction and then it is yours and your employers responsibility to take that learning into the salon and practice until you have mastered the task.  You can then return to the Academy for assessment.

94% of your training is done in salon and the remaining 6% is done at the Academy.

Additional days for assessment are set each year.  A charge applies for each assessment tasks on these additional assessment days.

Please call 03 456 2921 for a list of these additional Assessment dates and for dates of Off Job Training.