Unit of competency Outline
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22/07/2026 10:00 AM AWST
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Participate in a session styling team
Participate in a session styling team
Unit of competency
National Code
SIHHIND306A
SIHHIND306A
State Code
D8722
D8722
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/10/2011
Field of Education
110303 - Hairdressing
Original Release Date
21/10/2011
Nominal Hours
15
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to participate in a session styling team creating finished hair designs for a wide variety of applications.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Participate in team design concept and planning briefings.
- 1.1. Participate in preliminary team meetings to discuss overall design concepts and the hair design requirements for the type of production.
- 1.2. Confirm roles and responsibilities allocated to self and others.
2. Prepare resources and models for self and team members.
- 2.1. Organise resources required for session work according to team leader’s checklist for each model.
- 2.2. Perform pre service shampoos and treatments as required.
- 2.3. Perform colour and lightening services where required, according to the design concept and team leaders direction for each model.
3. Discuss planned finished designs with team leader.
- 3.1. Establish specific requirements by physical and visual examination of individual models or performers.
- 3.2. Confirm finished hair designs appropriate to the character, performance, production or event in consultation with team leader.
4. Complete hair designs as briefed.
- 4.1. Select and use products, materials, tools and techniques appropriate to the established design results.
- 4.2. Reflect predetermined concepts in finished hair design.
- 4.3. Ensure comfort and safety of models or performers during each stage of the process.
- 4.4. Complete finished hair designs within required timeframes.
- 4.5. Confirm team leader and model or performer satisfaction with finished hair design.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Overall design concepts may include:
hair designs or total looks
current, creative or period designs
elements of design
principles of design
overall design concepts.
Types of production may include:
events
fashion shoots
hair fashion shoots
hair shows
in-salon presentations
technical workshops.
Roles and responsibilities may include:
assembling and packing product, tools and equipment for an on-location session
organising product, tools and equipment for an in salon session
preparing models and performers for other operators by:
performing shampoo and conditioning treatments
performing colour or lightening services to achieve predetermined colour effects
completing haircuts
completing predetermined temporary hair design finishes.
Colour and lightening services may include:
full and partial:
hair colour effects
lightening effects.
Finished hair designs may include:
colour effects
lightening effects
haircut structures
temporary straight and curved design finishes for direction, volume, curl, waves and texture
wigs and hairpieces
hair ornaments.
A predetermined concepts may include:
historical period
current period
futuristic period
forecasting of looks.
Overall design concepts may include:
hair designs or total looks
current, creative or period designs
elements of design
principles of design
overall design concepts.
Types of production may include:
events
fashion shoots
hair fashion shoots
hair shows
in-salon presentations
technical workshops.
Roles and responsibilities may include:
assembling and packing product, tools and equipment for an on-location session
organising product, tools and equipment for an in salon session
preparing models and performers for other operators by:
performing shampoo and conditioning treatments
performing colour or lightening services to achieve predetermined colour effects
completing haircuts
completing predetermined temporary hair design finishes.
Colour and lightening services may include:
full and partial:
hair colour effects
lightening effects.
Finished hair designs may include:
colour effects
lightening effects
haircut structures
temporary straight and curved design finishes for direction, volume, curl, waves and texture
wigs and hairpieces
hair ornaments.
A predetermined concepts may include:
historical period
current period
futuristic period
forecasting of looks.
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
negotiating with the team leader to take into account session requirements
organising and packing product, tools and equipment for a session styling team
supporting team members and completing set tasks under the direction of a session-styling team leader
applying technical hairdressing skills to create creative, contemporary and period hair designs according to a session brief.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
a fully stocked and operational salon or simulated salon environment that includes a range of work situations such as client interruptions and involvement in other related activities normally expected in the salon
session styling settings, such as events, photographic studios or platform work
a range of hairdressing products, equipment, hair accessories, props and audiovisual resources
relevant occupational health and safety regulations.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
direct observation of the learner performing a range of tasks in session styling environments, over sufficient time to demonstrate his or her handling of a range of contingencies. Tasks may include:
participating in a team researching and planning for a hair show
applying finished looks, incorporating colour, chemical reformation and haircutting or design services according to an agreed plan, under the direction of a team leader
case studies that involve researching and planning and creating period hair styles for filming or a catwalk event
review of portfolios of evidence and third-party reports of on-the-job performance by the learner.
Guidance information for assessment
A unit of competency describes an individual skill but people rarely perform one skill at a time. Many skills are combined on a day-to-day basis in the workplace as part of work processes. This does not mean that each skill described by a unit of competency is prerequisite to another—they are related skills.
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, salon and job role is recommended, for example:
SIHHHDS303A Design and apply short to medium
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
negotiating with the team leader to take into account session requirements
organising and packing product, tools and equipment for a session styling team
supporting team members and completing set tasks under the direction of a session-styling team leader
applying technical hairdressing skills to create creative, contemporary and period hair designs according to a session brief.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
a fully stocked and operational salon or simulated salon environment that includes a range of work situations such as client interruptions and involvement in other related activities normally expected in the salon
session styling settings, such as events, photographic studios or platform work
a range of hairdressing products, equipment, hair accessories, props and audiovisual resources
relevant occupational health and safety regulations.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
direct observation of the learner performing a range of tasks in session styling environments, over sufficient time to demonstrate his or her handling of a range of contingencies. Tasks may include:
participating in a team researching and planning for a hair show
applying finished looks, incorporating colour, chemical reformation and haircutting or design services according to an agreed plan, under the direction of a team leader
case studies that involve researching and planning and creating period hair styles for filming or a catwalk event
review of portfolios of evidence and third-party reports of on-the-job performance by the learner.
Guidance information for assessment
A unit of competency describes an individual skill but people rarely perform one skill at a time. Many skills are combined on a day-to-day basis in the workplace as part of work processes. This does not mean that each skill described by a unit of competency is prerequisite to another—they are related skills.
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, salon and job role is recommended, for example:
SIHHHDS303A Design and apply short to medium
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWY21 | SHBHIND004 | Participate in session styling teams | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D590 | SIH30111 | Certificate III in Hairdressing | Qualification |