New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Professional Stylist) (Level 4)
Course details
About the course
About the programme
Graduate as a fully qualified hairdresser with this one-year, hands-on programme.
Ideal for those who have studied Level 3 hairdressing or who have prior hairstyling experience, you’ll learn in our on-campus professional training salon.
You’ll get to work with real clients – both in our training salon, and while on industry placement – which will develop your client service skills, as well as your professional salon and hairdressing skills.
Topics include customer care from entry to exit; diverse hair types; layering; perming; chemical reformation; advanced cutting; colouring; combination cuts; sculpting; building a client base; and salon profitability.
Our experienced staff are there to support you throughout your study and with a range of guest speakers, you’ll graduate as a confident and work-ready professional.
Career opportunities include qualified Hairdresser, Salon Trainer, Salon Owner/Operator, Hairdressing Technician, Hairdressing Representative or hairdressing education.
Entry requirements
Entry
Entry requirements
- New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3) or equivalent qualification.
- If you’re 20 years old or above and do not meet the entry requirements, you are eligible for special admission. We’ll work with you to ensure you are prepared for this programme.
- If you’re under 20 and do not meet the entry requirements, you may be eligible for discretionary admission. We’ll work with you to check that you're prepared for this programme.
English Language requirements
- If English is not your first language, you must provide:
- New Zealand University Entrance OR
- Overall Academic IELTS 5.5 with no individual band score lower than 5.0 (achieved in onetest completed in the last two years), OR
- Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for internationally recognised proficiency tests and proficiency outcomes for international students).
If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.
Selection criteria
If the number of applicants exceeds the available places, a waitlist will be used to ensure preference is given to applicants in order of application.
Pathway to this programme
- New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3) - offered on campus in Dunedin, starts February
About the provider
We're proud to be a leader in high quality, career-focused education with some of the best student achievement and satisfaction results in New Zealand.
Employers love our graduates because they are work-ready, confident and solution-focused. We believe our people make a better world and our alumni are global citizens who care about making a difference. We have been given the highest possible quality ratings from Government and, as educators, we offer innovative ways for our learners to study so they can build their capability and realise their potential.