SHBHCCS001 - Plan hair services for special events

Unit code: SHBHCCS001 | Study level: TAFE

Credit points

N/A

Location

City Campus

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan the provision of hair services for special events such as weddings, parties and balls. Services could be for individuals or groups and may involve a series of preparatory services prior to the event and styling services on the day in or outside the salon. It requires the ability to identify customer needs and preferences, determine final designs, provide costings and schedule all services.This unit applies to hairdressers and barbers with well-developed skills who work in hairdressing or barber salons. They use discretion and judgement to plan all client services and take responsibility for the outcomes of their own work.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

consult with four different clients to establish their needs for different special events to be chosen from the following types:

weddings
formal functions or balls
parties

calculate and present documented costings for each of the above clients for a series of services to include:

preparatory services leading up to event
trialling and adjustment of hair designs
event day services

combine at least two of the following for each of the above costings:

haircutting services
hair colouring or lightening services
hair extension services
hair styling and finishing services
men’s general grooming services
prepare a schedule to complete all costed services for at least two of the above clients.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

key characteristics and interrelationships of the elements and principles of hair design and use in achieving hair designs that complement event requirements, clothing style and client characteristics
current and classic haircut, colour and design looks
full details of the organisation’s service range for cutting, colouring and styling:

costs for individual services
times to complete services

full details of the organisation’s home care products range
methods to determine and present costings for a series of services for multiple participants
effective allocation of human, equipment and stock resources required to provide event day services
network of contacts for service referrals to other professionals.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VU Polytechnic and/or via the VU Polytechnic e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate III in Barbering

SHB30516 | Certificate iii | Duration:

Certificate III in Hairdressing

SHB30416 | Certificate iii | Duration:

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