The hair and beauty industry is an exciting and competitive industry. You can travel the world with these qualifications and derive a great deal of career satisfaction if you want to upgrade your skills on a continual basis. Hairdressing professionals provide a variety of services in a salon.

The Certificate III course provides training for individuals seeking employment within the hairdressing industry. The primary role of each course is to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required of a professional hairdresser. Students will acquire knowledge and skill in communication, design concepts (long and short hair) and classical, casual and avante garde cutting techniques. In addition, students will develop expertise in style concepts, fashion cutting, chemical and image creation and colouring. Students will also gain an understanding of how business principles operate in the real world.

Is this occupation for you?
In general, hair stylists should possess the following personal qualities:

• Good communication skills and enjoys talking to people
• Pleasing personality
• Ability to work under acute work pressure
• Endurance
• Wants to be creative and experiment with different looks and styles
• Good health and no skin allergies
• Ability to do reception work, operate a cash register and computers whenever required
• Ability to persuade people
• Ability to observe and learn quickly
• Interested in fashion and an ability to keep oneself in the loop on trends in the world of fashion

Career Opportunities
The hair and beauty industry is an exciting and competitive industry. You can travel the world with these qualifications and derive a great deal of career satisfaction if you want to upgrade your skills on a continual basis. Hairdressing professionals provide a variety of services in a salon, such as:

• Perming
• Colouring
• Styling
• Cutting
• Conditioning treatments

Today there is an unprecedented awareness of the value of wellness and beauty and as a result of this the health and beauty industry has grown beyond belief creating a very high demand for well qualified stylists and the need for training with new products and equipment.

Hairstyling can be a hard job as well as an easy and fun job. You can choose to work in an established salon or open your own salon and be your own boss, choosing your hours and days that you want to work. You get to meet new and exciting people on a day to day basis, and build loyal customers and lasting friendships. With a qualification as a hairdresser/stylist you can work in areas such as:

• Beauty Salons
• Hairdressing Salons
• Film and Television
• Photographers/Fashion Houses
• Cosmetic Companies
• Salon Owners

Hairdressing Courses Available
WRH30106 Certificate III in Hairdressing