Grade 10 ,Mature Age ,Special Entry or Certificate III in Hairdressing or equivalent. Students must either hold a current WRH30106 Certificate III in Hairdressing and demonstrate current competence at Certificate III level or can undertake all units required within the Certificate III in Hairdressing while completing studies within the Certificate IV in Hairdressing course and exit with a dual award

Subjects – Core

Bacteriology
Clinical Hair Pathology
Colour Hair
Communication
Cutting and Styling 1
Cutting and Styling 2
Hair Care
Hairdressing Clinic 1
Hairdressing Clinic 2
Hairdressing Clinic 3
Men’s Services
Permanent Wave and Chemical Services
Professional Development
Retail Products and Services
Salon Practical 1
Salon Practical 2
Salon Practical 3
Salon Services

Subjects – Essential Advanced
Specialist Design
Synthetic Hair
Training and Assessment

Subjects – Electives choose 4 from the list below
Advanced Make Up
Advanced Nail Techniques (Acrylic Nails)
Ear Piercing
Facial Treatments
Lash and Brow Treatments and Hair Removal (counts as 2 subjects)
Make up
Manicure and Pedicare
Nail Art
Salon Management

The WRH40106 Certificate IV in Hairdressing course is designed to provide the participant with the specialist knowledge and skill to function within the operations of a hairdressing salon. Students have the option of advancing their practical hairdressing skills, adding additional skills from within the Beauty sector to further diversify and provide a range of options to their clients, or combining management principles with the skills already acquired from their hairdressing experiences. Once completed graduates will be “job ready” to enter the hairdressing industry as a qualified hairdresser with specialised skills in hair design services, management and or the beauty industry. Industry recognition includes the application of the knowledge and skills over a period of time in a commercial environment (such as an apprenticeship). Subsequently, to achieve industry recognition as a qualified hairdresser, participants would need to complete industry training in a commercially operating salon or similar environment over time to ensure complete competence in knowledge and application of skills. The institute offers such training to ensure the highest recognition possible is able to be achieved by our graduates.

Students must complete or hold a seniors first aid certificate at time of graduation.

WRH30106 Certificate III in Hairdressing is a pre-requisite qualification for entry into the WRH40106 Certificate IV in hairdressing course. Subsequently, participants must either complete the certificate III qualification first or provide evidence (certified copy of the qualification and list of units completed) that all of the required units from certificate III have already been completed elsewhere. To achieve Certificate IV in Hairdressing, all essential units must be completed plus a minimum of four elective units from the Hairdressing, Beauty or Management streams detailed above.

Combined Programmes
Students may combine their studies of the Certificate III in Hairdressing with either Certificate IV in Hairdressing and/or the Diploma of Hairdressing Salon Management to achieve multiple awards simultaneously, thereby reducing the timeframe to achievement. Students should contact Administration for assistance in timetabling this option.