New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Professional Stylist) (Level 4)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Take your hairdressing career to the next level with the New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Professional Stylist) – Level 4. This one-year programme is ideal for those with prior experience, a Level 3 qualification, or equivalent skills, and who are ready to step up as professional stylists.
Gain expertise in advanced cutting, styling, colouring, and client consultation techniques to deliver comprehensive fashion services in a salon. Graduates will be recognised as professional hairstylists, ready to enter the workforce.
This qualification is intended for people with prior knowledge of hairstyling and colouring tasks and basic hair cutting techniques, who wish to develop skills and knowledge to become a professional hairstylist.
Graduates will be recognized by industry as professional hairstylists, able to provide integrated fashion services, and capable of operating under broad guidance.
Learn skills including:
- Client consultation
- Diagnosis
- Care and advice
- Applying hairdressing theory and practice
- Safe and professional practices
- Fashion services to meet client requirements
- Cutting
- Styling
- Colouring
- Colour correction
- Chemical reformation
- Integrated client hairdressing services
Entry requirements
Entry Requirement:
Applicants must hold one of the following:
- NZ Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3) or an equivalent qualification
*This course is not available to international students.
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have a specialised faculty in rural education at Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.