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Mould and scale hair
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the hairdressing industry who wish to
develop skills in hair moulding and manipulating hair using a variety of
techniques.
People credited with this unit standard are able to mould and scale 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 25076, 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.
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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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Prepared hair includes analysis of hair including growth patterns.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Mould and scale hair using a variety of techniques.
Range
long centre, short centre, long side and short side partings; radial and parallel
distribution; oval, half oval, circle, half circle, oblong, diamond, square, triangle.
Performance criteria
1.1
Hydrogen bonds are broken.
1.2
Prepared hair is able to be manipulated from roots to ends.
1.3
Assembled tools match requirements of manipulation techniques.
Range
1.4
tail comb, cutting comb, sectioning clips.
Hair is moulded and scaled in clean and clear directions.
Element 2
Complete follow up actions.
Performance criteria
2.1
Tools and equipment are sanitised in accordance with workplace requirements.
2.2
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.
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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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