New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing
Beauty & Personal Care
A course by
SIT
Gain a foundation in hairdressing with hands-on practical experience and master core skills in hairstyling, colouring, cutting, and customer service in this one-year, full-time certificate programme.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Invercargill, Invercargill
It will take a total of 34 weeks
Core skills this course teaches
Demonstrate professional salon skills
Display professionalism, personal presentation, and customer service suitable for the hairdressing industry.
Perform salon duties
Carry out essential salon tasks such as reception, workflow, consultations, and scalp/hair analysis.
Complete basic hairdressing services
Shampoo, condition, treat, colour, and cut hair using appropriate tools and methods.
What You're Signing Up For
Kickstart your hairdressing career with the New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3). This programme provides a full year of comprehensive training in hairstyling, colouring, basic cutting, and customer service—equipping you for work as a salon junior or assistant stylist. You'll develop professional, practical skills in a real salon environment, and learn key concepts in hair design, consultation, product recommendations, and more. The course is suitable for anyone without prior hairdressing experience who wants to enter the dynamic, creative world of hairdressing.
Course Content
- Professional identity and salon professionalism
- Salon workflow, operations and reception duties
- Consultations and hair/scalp analysis
- Shampooing, conditioning, treatments, and colour removal
- Home haircare product recommendations
- Hair styling tasks: techniques and tools
- Using and maintaining cutting tools; basic cutting techniques
- Assisting and undertaking a range of colouring services and chemical processes
- Hygiene, presentation, health, safety, and environmental requirements
- Developing a professional portfolio of hairstyles
What you need to know first
10 credits at NCEA Level 1 in both literacy and numeracy
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Hairdressing
Beauty & Personal Care
Hair Salon Services
Future employment opportunities might be
Junior stylist
Assistant stylist in a hairdressing salon