New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3)

About the programme

Hairdressing is an exciting and creative career that allows you to express yourself!

Hairdressing skills are highly transferable and always needed, so you can get a job anywhere in the world.

Our passionate tutors have a rapport with the industry and this connection and involvement with local businesses has resulted in students gaining employment and apprenticeships.

Our training salon is set up to represent a real-world working salon. This will enable you to gain hands-on experience with clients and to build your skills and knowledge in a supportive and realistic environment. This will be further added to during your off-site work experience.

We have regular visits from industry professionals ensuring you are up-to-date with current information about hairdressing technologies, trends and products. These visits also give an insight into the qualities and skills that potential employers are seeking.

Entry

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

• Open entry (as long as we are confident you have the capability to complete the requirements of the programme).

English Language requirements

• If English or te reo Māori is not your first language, you must provide:
  • New Zealand University Entrance, or
  • Overall Academic or General IELTS 5.0 with no individual band score lower than 5.0 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), or
  • Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for NZQA proficiency table and here for list of recognised proficiency tests).

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.

This programme is run subject to minimum numbers.

Please note: The hairdressing industry is a physically demanding environment. Please make sure you feel comfortable entering this industry. We might invite you for a chat with the Programme Coordinator as part of our application process - this might be a phone call, an informal meeting, or attendance at an information night. We just want to make sure all applicants are prepared for studying and working in this environment.

Selection process

You may be asked to have an interview with the Programme Coordinator. This interview may be a phone call, a meeting or attendance at an information night.

Please be aware that you'll also need to have the physical fitness to withstand the demands of the hairdressing industry.

All applicants who fulfil the entry requirements will be accepted onto the programme until maximum learner numbers are reached.

Pathways to this programme

• New Zealand Certificate in Salon Skills (Level 2)
• New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills (Level 2)