Design your own specialised skill set and build towards a successful hairdressing career with the Certificate III in Hairdressing SHB30416 (Non-Apprenticeship stream). With an emphasis on advanced hairstyling techniques, this course will teach you the skills you’ll need for a thriving career in hairdressing. With an expected 31,000 job openings across the hairdressing industry in the next five years, it’s a great time to pick up the scissors.
This course is also available as an apprenticeship course.
Industry-ready training in real world situations
As part of Melbourne Polytechnic’s Certificate III in Hairdressing SHB30416 (Non-Apprenticeship stream), you’ll receive industry-ready training from experienced industry professionals. With expert knowledge guiding you throughout your studies, our course will provide you with highly sought after hairdressing techniques without the need for an apprenticeship. You’ll learn necessary and specialist skills, including cut and colour, hair braiding, chemical and keratin protein straightening, even managing appointment booking systems. Melbourne Polytechnic’s purpose-built fully-equipped training salon is open five days a week for real-world training right on campus. Working with industry bodies, we offer hairdressing students unique opportunities to take part in training workshops with industry experts, enter industry-accredited hair competitions and exhibit your skills in an end-of-year student showcase.
Be on the cutting edge of an exciting trade
Qualified hairdressers can work within a range of hairdressing practices. You might find work in a salon, styling for television and film, or running your own hairdressing business. Hairdressers can also choose to specialise further, learning and mastering new skills on the job.
CAREER PATHWAYS
Where will the Certificate III in Hairdressing - Non-apprenticeship SHB30416 take me?
On successful completion of this course, you may enter the industry as a hairdresser.
Barber
Hairdresser
Hairstylist
Performance Industry Stylist
Salon Assistant
Study Pathways
At Melbourne Polytechnic, we provide seamless pathways towards higher qualifications.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
July 2024
Melbourne Polytechnic
Preston Campus,
77 St Georges Road,
Victoria,
3072, MELBOURNE, Australia
Academic: Australian Year 11 equivalency or higher.
Academic IELTS 5.5 with no individual band below 5.0. TOEFL iBT: 46 overall; Writing: 19; Speaking: 16; Reading: 10; Listening: 9; Pearson Global Scale of English: – PTE Academic: 42 overall communicative skills: 36, Cambridge English Scale (- Cambridge: First (FCE), - Cambridge: Advanced (CAE), - Cambridge: Proficiency (CPE)): 162 overall individual bands: 154, Melbourne Polytechnic: ELICOS: 2+ ISLPR overall individual bands: min ISLPR 2.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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