Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SHBHDES007 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Apply and maintain wigs and hairpieces
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | SHBHDES007 - Apply and maintain wigs and hairpieces |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to consult with clients and analyse facial characteristics to design, recommend and complete a range of complementary cuts and styles for wigs and those that incorporate hairpieces. It also involves cleaning and conditioning wigs and hairpieces. Clients may wear full wigs or hairpieces that blend with natural hair for fashion effect, religious reasons, due to hair loss or when performing in photographic, event, theatrical, film or television productions.This unit applies to senior hairdressers and barbers who work in salons or as session stylists. They work independently, have considerable specialist skills and knowledge and provide technical leadership, training and support to team members.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Skills must be demonstrated in a hairdressing environment; this can be: a hairdressing or barbering industry workplace, or a simulated hairdressing or barbering workplace, set up for the purpose of skills assessment that provides services to paying members of the public, or industry venues and sites where session events are operated, or session venues and sites operated within a training organisation such as working salons, auditoria, exhibition areas, conference rooms and restaurants where real session events are staged in live time. Assessment must ensure use of: clients with different wig or hairpiece cutting and styling requirements; these can be: paying clients in a hairdressing or barbering industry workplace, or paying clients in a simulated hairdressing or barbering workplace within a training organisation who have the expectation that the services provided reflect those of a commercial business, or models or performers in a session styling setting sufficient client traffic to allow for prioritisation of tasks so that clients are serviced effectively in a logical sequence activities that require the individual to work with commercial speed, timing and productivity to: deal with multiple tasks simultaneously complete client services within designated timeframes that reflect accepted industry practice facilities for washing and conditioning wigs and hairpieces with: basins with hot and cold running water and adjustable temperature controls shampoo and conditioning products for a range of wig and hairpiece fibre types clean towels a hairdressing or barbering services workstation with: one mirror per workstation one adjustable client services chair per workstation one blow dryer with heat diffuser per workstation clean client gowns or wraps clean towels professional styling and finishing products which can be: gels glazes lotions mousses setting lotions sprays waxes heat lamps hair dryers thermal tools: thermostatically controlled ceramic flat irons styling tongs wig blocks and tools to attach wigs and hairpieces one operator trolley per workstation stocked with: haircutting scissors texturising and thinning shears combs brushes: Denman style round vent sectioning clips hair rollers of different sizes pin curl clips pins clips, pins and tape used to secure wigs and hairpieces to client a range of full head wigs and hairpieces to include those made from human hair, synthetic fibre and animal hair product instructions organisational procedures for: client comfort and safety work health and safety for hair styling services waste minimisation waste disposal. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors; and: hold a Certificate IV qualification in Hairdressing, or be able to demonstrate equivalence of competencies; and have at least three years full time employment experience as a hairdresser in a salon environment where they have applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency to assess this unit as part of a hairdressing qualification; this cannot include any indentured traineeship or apprenticeship period; or have at least three years full time employment experience as a barber in a shop or salon environment where they have applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency to assess this unit as part of a barbering qualification; this cannot include any indentured traineeship or apprenticeship period. |
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Competency Field | Hair Design |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Clean and condition wigs and hairpieces. |
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Element: Consult with client to determine cutting and styling requirements. |
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Element: Cut and style wigs and hairpieces to pre-planned design. |
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Element: Finish styles and review service. |
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