19596 version 3
Page 1 of 4
Perform electrical facial beauty services as an independent operator
Level
5
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare for a selected
service and perform electrical facial beauty services.
Subfield
Beauty Services
Domain
Beauty Therapy
Status
Registered
Status date
27 June 2003
Date version published
16 October 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Prerequisites: Unit 10390, Demonstrate knowledge of
the electrical currents and physics principles used for
beauty services; and Unit 19591, Perform manual facial
therapy services as an independent beauty services
operator; or demonstrate equivalent skills and
knowledge.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 19595, unit standard
19594, and unit standard 19591 replaced unit standard
510.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0035
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Independent operator, in the context of the beauty therapy industry and for the
purposes of this unit standard, means someone who performs beauty services as a
self manager, without supervision and in a commercially viable time-frame.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
19596 version 3
Page 2 of 4
2
Enterprise requirements, for the purposes of this unit standard, refers to any policies,
procedures, and requirements of the company and/or workplace involved, and any
ethical codes of relevant professional management, which collectively provide a
standard that applies to all competent performances in this unit standard. It is
assumed that such enterprise requirements exist in all companies and/or workplaces.
3
All performances in this unit standard must comply with the requirements of:
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, Privacy Act 1993, Health Act 1956, and their subsequent
amendments.
4
People prone to back problems and/or allergies should give due consideration before
undertaking assessment against this unit standard.
5
In all dealings with clients:
 hygiene, sanitation, and safety procedures are undertaken to accord maximum
client safety, in accordance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992,
including the use of UV sanitizers and autoclaves
 personal presentation, including personal hygiene, will at all times be of a
standard that complies with enterprise requirements
 all beauty services will have the client's prior, informed, and signed consent,
based on the beauty practitioner’s analysis of the client’s need and their
explanation of the service to the client, during the consultation
 care and comfort of the client are monitored at all times throughout the service a
posture is maintained which ensures minimum postural impairment of the beauty
practitioner.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare for a selected service.
Range
vacuum suction, galvanic treatments, electrical muscle stimulation,
high-frequency, steamer with or without ozone, infra-red.
Performance criteria
1.1
The client is greeted and the treatment procedure explained fully.
1.2
The equipment and materials are selected, prepared, and arranged to accord
maximum efficiency of service.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
19596 version 3
Page 3 of 4
1.3
Client consultation is conducted and the relevant information is elicited and
documented.
Range
1.4
medical history, personal information, lifestyle;
contraindications include but are not limited to – skin diseases
(bacterial, fungal, viral, parasitic, systemic, traumatic), cuts and
abrasions, metal plates and pins, high and low blood pressure,
oedema, recent scar tissue, couperose, telangiectasis, history of
skin cancer including melanoma), nerve damage, lack of skin
sensation.
Products are selected that suit the client’s needs.
Element 2
Perform electrical facial beauty services.
Range
vacuum suction, galvanic treatments, electrical muscle stimulation,
high-frequency, steamer with or without ozone, infra-red.
Performance criteria
2.1
The products that best suit the client’s skin and the treatment type are selected,
applied, and removed in accordance with sound product knowledge and
manufacturers’ instructions.
2.2
Rapport with client is established and maintained throughout the treatment.
2.3
Subsequent treatment plan is identified and communicated to the client in
accordance with lifestyle and service requirements.
2.4
The follow-up procedures are undertaken in accordance with enterprise
requirements.
Range
record card, home-care advice, product sales, referral and monitor
client, clean-up.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
19596 version 3
Page 4 of 4
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc
enquiries@hito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016