Modification History
Not applicable.
Unit Descriptor
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan and deliver professional hairdressing presentations.
It requires the ability to plan, conduct and review own performance of the hairdressing presentation.
Application of the Unit
This unit applies to highly skilled senior hairdressers who have substantial experience across the industry. The job roles include creative or artistic directors who work for larger hairdressing organisations or a hairdressing products company or independently as a freelance session stylist and provide technical and creative leadership, training and support to colleagues and the industry at large.
In these roles, these individuals play an important leadership role in promoting creative and fashionable hair designs, products and the continuing development of technical knowledge and skills for the hairdressing industry often at hair shows, technical seminars and training sessions. As such, the hairdressing practitioner will need to deliver a professional presentation that includes the demonstration of highly developed technical and creative skills.
A person undertaking this role applies a range of specialised technical, creative, conceptual and leadership competencies to plan, carry out, evaluate and take accountability for personal outputs and usually, those of others.
They possess a substantial depth of theoretical knowledge of hairdressing design elements and principles and highly developed and specialised technical skills. They possess the research skills to gather and synthesise future trends and technologies in related creative industries such as fashion, graphic art and product design to design and create hair designs influenced by these trends.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
Pre-Requisites
Nil
Employability Skills Information
This unit contains employability skills.
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
Elements and Performance Criteria
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Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
1. Plan and prepare hairdressing presentations. |
1.1. Establish session objectives, target audience , and presentation type, scale and presentation team. 1.2. Determine and evaluate variables of the presentation environment and make appropriate adjustments. 1.3. Collaborate with relevant people to incorporate new ideas, approaches and style of presentation to ensure it fulfils session objectives. 1.4. Determine and organise the physical and other specific resources requirements for the presentation. 1.5. Confirm the overall design concepts with relevant people. 1.6. Co-ordinate the roles of the presentation team members and support individuals in fulfilling all aspects of their roles. 1.7. Evaluate possible constraints that may impact on the presentation and take action to address these. |
2. Deliver hairdressing presentations. |
2.1. Introduce and present models and information in a clear, logical and interesting manner, ensuring there is a good introduction and a strong conclusion. 2.2. Incorporate effective public speaking techniques and the appropriate interpersonal skills , including visual and audio aids , as required. 2.3. Present technical information and processes in a clear and logical sequence, demonstrating techniques as required. 2.4. Use effective interactive strategies to encourage audience participation where relevant. 2.5. Monitor and assess audience reactions during the session and adjust presentation approach accordingly to ensure ongoing audience interest and engagement. |
3. Evaluate hairdressing presentations. |
3.1. Evaluate the planning and preparation of the presentation in terms of its efficiency and effectiveness. 3.2. Reflect on and evaluate the presentation against planned outcome. 3.3. Challenge, refine and adapt strengths and weaknesses of the presentation to inform subsequent demonstrations. |
Required Skills and Knowledge
This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit. |
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Required knowledge |
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Evidence Guide
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. |
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Overview of assessment |
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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
Evidence of the following is essential:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Assessment must ensure access to:
For further guidance on the use of an appropriate simulated environment, refer to the Assessment Guidelines in this Training Package. |
Method of assessment |
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
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Guidance information for assessment |
A unit of competency describes an individual skill but people rarely perform one skill at a time. Many skills are combined on a day-to-day basis in the workplace as part of work processes. This does not mean that each skill described by a unit of competency is prerequisite to another—they are related skills. Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector and job role is recommended, for example:
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Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
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Target audience may include: |
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Presentation type may include: |
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Presentation scale may include: |
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Presentation team may include: |
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Variables of the presentation environment may include: |
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Public speaking techniques must include: |
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Interpersonal skills must include: |
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Visual and audio aids may include: |
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Unit Sector(s)
Hairdressing