Main changes resulting from the review:
New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support) (Level 3)
- “salon support” removed from title.
- wording of Graduate Profile Outcomes (GPOs) simplified to reflect what a graduate is expected to know, do, and be.
- the use of cutting tools to demonstrate basic cutting techniques was added as a graduate outcome to reflect that graduates are on a pathway to becoming hairstylists, rather than simply salon support workers.
- unit standard listings were removed from GPO conditions.
- the education and employment pathways were updated to reflect the changes made to this qualification, and the hairdressing qualification pathway.
- the general conditions were updated to include relevant legislation and publications, and to reflect current industry expectations.
New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Emerging Stylist) (Level 4) was discontinued without replacement.
New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Professional Stylist) (Level 4)
- qualification credits reduced from 310 to 120 to acknowledge that this qualification forms a pathway following on from the New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support) (Level 3) and is not a separate pathway.
- wording of purpose and GPOs simplified to reflect what a graduate is expected to know, do, and be.
- unit standard listings were removed from GPO conditions.
- the education and employment pathways were updated to reflect the changes made to this qualification, and the hairdressing qualification pathway.
- the general conditions were updated to include relevant legislation and publications, and to reflect current industry expectations.
New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Advanced Colouring Skills) (Level 5)
- unit standard listings were removed from GPO conditions.
- the general conditions were updated to include relevant legislation and publications, and to reflect current industry expectations.
New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Advanced Cutting Skills) (Level 5)
- unit standard listings were removed from GPO conditions.
- the general conditions were updated to include relevant legislation and publications, and to reflect current industry expectations.
Administrative changes were made to all qualification specifications, and transition information.