Course Overview
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Provide shampoo and basin services
Colour and lighten hair
Provide full and partial head highlighting treatments
Neutralise unwanted colours and tones
Provide on scalp full head and retouch bleach treatments
Design haircut structures
Create one length or solid haircut structures
Create graduated haircut structures
Create layered haircut structures
Cut hair using over-comb techniques
Create finished hair designs
Maintain and organise tools, equipment, and work areas
Develop and expand a client base
Straighten and relax hair with chemical treatments
Identify and treat hair and scalp conditions
Conduct salon financial transactions
Provide salon services to clients
Comply with organisational requirements within a personal services environment
Communicate as part of a salon team
Apply safe hygiene, health, and work practices
Create combined haircut structures
Elective unit
Create classic long hair up styles
Elective unit
Recommend products and services
Elective unit
Create combined traditional and classic men's haircut structure
Elective unit
Receive and handle retail stock
Elective unit
Provide head, neck, and shoulder massage for relaxation
Elective unit
Produce visual merchandise displays
Elective unit
Common Questions
Student contribution fees are calculated at $1.60 per nominal hour for each Unit of Competency. For the entire 1020-hour Apprenticeship program, fees total $1,632.00. Note that student contribution fees are waived for apprentices under 25 under the DESBT's free apprenticeships program, and exemptions also apply for apprentices over 25 who hold a Health Care Card/Pensioner Concession Card or are of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander descent with specified evidence.
Ardor College offers several payment options including upfront 100% payment, a payment plan (weekly, fortnightly, or monthly), direct debit, and credit card (with a 2.5% surcharge for Visa/MasterCard and 3% for Amex).
Graduates can pursue careers as a Hairdresser, in Salon Service, or as a Men's Hairdresser. After completing this qualification, you may also be eligible for further study including the SHB40216 Certificate IV in Hairdressing or the SHB50216 Diploma of Salon Management.
Ardor College accepts weekly enrolments, meaning you can start as soon as you are ready. You have the options of completing this course via an Apprenticeship or Fee For Service (Full Time Study). You can apply by contacting Ardor College directly at 07 4448 7666 or info@ardor.edu.au, or by submitting an online application.
The Certificate III in Hairdressing (SHB30416) consists of 28 units — 21 core units and 7 elective units — and has a duration of 75 weeks. The full Apprenticeship program covers 1020 nominal hours.
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