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Perform electrical epilations as an independent beauty services
operator
Level
5
Credits
25
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to perform electrical
epilations as an independent beauty services operator.
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
Prerequisite: Unit 19597, Explain hair, skin, and the
application of electrical currents for electrolysis
treatments, or demonstrate equivalent skills and
knowledge.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 19597 replaced unit
standard 1097.
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.
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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, 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
People wishing to be assessed against this unit standard must have a recent eye
examination by a qualified optometrist and wear any optical aid prescribed.
6
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
Perform electrical epilations as an independent beauty services operator.
Range
galvanic epilation, high-frequency epilation, blend epilation.
Performance criteria
1.1
The client consultation is conducted, and the information is documented.
Range
1.2
A detailed hair growth analysis is conducted to determine treatment application.
Range
1.3
medical history, skin analysis, contraindications (in terms of
diseases and disorders).
hair type, stage of growth, angle of growth, previous depilation or
epilation methods.
The equipment is selected, prepared, and arranged to accord maximum
efficiency of treatment.
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1.4
The application procedures for electrical epilation treatment are followed in
accordance with the provisions of the Health and Safety in Employment Act.
Range
angle and direction of growth, probe size and selection, accuracy
and continuity of probing, pain threshold, current intensity, test
patch, skin reaction, treatment pattern, after care, duration.
1.5
Client rapport is established, treatment is explained, and ongoing information is
provided.
1.6
The follow-up procedures are undertaken according to enterprise requirements.
Range
record card, home-care advice, product sales, referral and
monitoring of client, clean-up, safe disposal of probe.
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.
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.
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