In this hands-on programme you'll gain the skills required to work in the hairdressing industry. You'll also gain practical work experience at local salons.

Certificate in Professional Hairdressing Nelson and Marlborough Campuses 2012

Programme Structure:

• One year full time or in blocks
• Classes run 9am - 3pm, salon hours 1 - 6pm
• Starts February
• Nelson and Marlborough campuses
• 32 weeks' classroom training in hair salon studies with 2 weeks' work based training in local salons. From Term 2 onwards, two days a week are spent getting hands-on experience in NMIT's on campus hair salon, HeadZone (Nelson) or Hair Savvy (Marlborough).

Content Includes:

• Health and safety in an industry environment
• Customer service and sales for the beauty industry
• Hair trichology and diagnosis
• Hair concepts
• Hair design
• Hair curling and waving
• Hair colouring
• Introduction to hair cutting
  
  

Entry Requirements

Applicants under 20 years:

• Minimum of three years' secondary education

Applicants 20 years and over:

• Open entry

Applicants whose first language is not English are required to demonstrate an IELTS academic score of 5.0, OR equivalent.

Successful graduates of the programme should be ready to enter the industry as a junior apprentice having completed a proportion of the unit standards required to gain the National Certificate in Hairdressing Practice (Level 4).