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Pincurl hair
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the hairdressing industry who wish to
develop skills in pincurling hair using a variety of techniques.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe pincurls; pincurl
hair using a variety of techniques; and complete follow-up actions.
Subfield
Beauty Services
Domain
Hairdressing
Status
Registered
Status date
22 August 2008
Date version published
22 August 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 25077, and unit
standard 25078 replaced unit standard 2872.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0020
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Definition
legislative requirements refer to the obligations of the employer and/or employee
under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and Health (Hairdressers)
Regulations 1980.
2
In this unit standard all work must comply with legislative requirements and must
ensure optimum hair condition and maximum client comfort at all times.
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Useful references for this unit standard include the Employers’ Training Manual, and
the Training Record Book. Both of these publications, and others that may be of use,
can be obtained from the New Zealand Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation
Inc., PO Box 11-764, Wellington, or via http://www.hito.org.nz.
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For element two, at least half a head of hair must be demonstrated. The remainder
of hair must be moulded or placed.
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Prepared hair includes analysis of hair including growth patterns.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe pincurls.
Performance criteria
1.1
The parts of a pincurl are described.
Range
1.2
The direction pincurls can be moulded is described.
Range
1.3
clockwise, anti-clockwise.
Appropriate pincurl bases and placements are described.
Range
1.4
stem, base, curl.
triangle, rectangle, square.
Pincurl placements and their results are described in terms of their influence on
finished styles.
Range
no stem, short stem, long stem, barrel curl or stand up.
Element 2
Pincurl hair using a variety of techniques.
Range
pincurls – no stem, short stem, long stem, barrel curl or stand up;
reverse pincurl setting pattern – clockwise, anti-clockwise.
Performance criteria
2.1
Prepared hair is able to be pincurled from roots to ends.
Range
2.2
hydrogen bonds broken.
Assembled tools match pincurling requirements.
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2.3
Hair scaling and moulding matches pincurling requirements.
Range
2.4
square, rectangular, triangular bases.
Pincurls are secured using a technique that identifies the direction of the pincurl.
Element 3
Complete follow-up actions.
Performance criteria
3.1
Tools and equipment are sanitised in accordance with workplace requirements.
3.2
The work area is cleaned and tidied in accordance with workplace
requirements.
Range
work area – shampoo area, styling station.
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 Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation enquiries@hito.org.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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