New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Professional Stylist) (Level 4)
Beauty & Personal Care
A course by
UCOL
This Level 4 certificate program enables learners with prior hairdressing skills to develop into professional hairstylists, providing integrated fashion hair services including cutting, styling, colouring, and chemical treatments in a salon environment.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
UCOL Wairarapa, Masterton
It will take a total of 40 weeks
This course requires 21 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Client Consultation and Care
Ability to provide client consultation, diagnosis, care, and advice to plan future hair treatments and home care as a professional hairstylist.
Integrated Fashion Hairdressing Services
Apply hairdressing theory and practice to safely and professionally perform cutting, styling, colouring, colour correction, and chemical reformation services.
Salon Service Management
Manage multiple integrated client hairdressing services efficiently to support salon profitability.
What You're Signing Up For
This programme provides learners with prior hairstyling and basic cutting skills the opportunity to become professional hairstylists. Students gain knowledge, skills, and attributes to provide integrated fashion hairdressing services, including client consultation, diagnosis, care, cutting, styling, colouring, colour correction, and chemical reformation. The course includes practical salon experience at UCOL's training salon, Te Whare Makawe, to meet client requirements professionally and safely.
Course Content
- Professional Stylist Attributes (10 credits) - understanding personal/professional development and communication in hairdressing industry
- Sculpture (20 credits) - performing foundation scissor cuts, razor, and clipper services
- The Art of Advanced Hair Design (15 credits) - wet and dry advanced styling techniques
- Reformeration Designs (15 credits) - chemical reformation services on diverse hair types
- Advanced Colour Design (20 credits) - advanced colour and decolouring techniques
- Fashion Colour and Sculpture (15 credits) - fashion cutting and colouring techniques
- Advanced Client Journey (15 credits) - working in professional hairdressing context
- Advanced Grand Finale (10 credits) - presenting avant-garde styles to professional standards
What you need to know first
New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3) or equivalent qualification
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Beauty & Personal Care
Hairdressing
Cosmetology
Future employment opportunities might be
Professional hairstylist
Salon hairdresser
Hair colourist