VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARD FOR A HAIRDRESSER

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1 THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOUR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARD FOR A HAIRDRESSER Vocational education level 3 Vilnius, 2008

2 EUROPOS SĄJUNGA PROFESINIO MOKYMO METODIKOS CENTRAS Europos socialinis fondas ŠVIETIMO IR MOKSLO MINISTERIJA KURKIME ATEITĮ DRAUGE! Development of the Standard was financed by European Union and by the Republic of Lithuania under the Project No BPD2004-ESF /0156 Development of the System of VET Standards Development of the Standard was coordinated by the Methodological Centre for Vocational Education and Training Profesinio mokymo metodikos centras, 2008

3 APPROVED by Order No ISAK-1970/A1-279 of the Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania and of the Minister for Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania of 8 October, 2007 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARD FOR A HAIRDRESSER I. DETAILS OF THE VET STANDARD 1. Vocational education level 3 rd. 2. State code S Qualification awarded hairdresser. 4. Basic education secondary. II. CONTENT OF THE VET STANDARD 5. Brief description of occupational activity: 5.1. The VET Standard for a hairdresser (hereinafter referred to as the Standard ) has been developed taking into account changes on the labour market, findings of the qualification study carried out by the Standards Development Working Group and based on experience in other countries A person having completed the established Hairdresser vocational education and training programme acquires competencies for working in the following main activity areas: organisation of a hairdresser s work; choosing of equipment, working tools, use and care; providing hairdresser services A hairdresser uses different tools, electric appliances, special beauty saloon and hair saloon equipment; assesses the state of one s hair; performs different hair care, cutting, curling, straightening, dyeing and fashion modelling services; chooses cosmetic products for the procedures and for individual use; consults customers on hair care issues; communicates ad cooperates with the colleagues and customers; uses information technologies; applies the knowledge of economics and business, labour law, hygiene, safety at work, professional ethics, customer service psychology at work; is interested and applies and promotes new technologies and techniques in practical work. A hairdresser works in beauty saloons individually and in a team and looks after the working place A hairdresser is characterised by the following personal qualities: good will, personal responsibility, honesty, creativity, accurateness, stamina. 6. The objective if a hairdresser to provide hair care services. 7. A hairdresser s activity areas and competencies are listed in Appendix 1 of the Standard. 8. The scope of a hairdresser s competencies, training objectives and competency assessment are provided in Appendix 2 of the Standard. 9. Successful work as a hairdresser requires the following general capabilities: 9.1. communication skills; 9.2. independent work; 9.3. tolerance; 9.4. partnership; 9.5. correctness; 9.6. attention to the client; 9.7. desire for personal development. 10. Final qualification assessment:

4 10.1. Qualification of a hairdresser is awarded to a pupil who has completed the whole training programme, acquired competencies defined in the Standard and has been given a positive final qualification evaluation In accordance with the competency assessment criteria listed in the Standard, the following is tested and evaluated: during the training process - all competencies defined in the Standard; during the final qualification assessment - selected competencies Organisation and performance of the final qualification assessment and issuance of documents is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania.

5 Appendix 1 to the VET Standard for a hairdresser AREAS OF ACTIVITY AND COMPETENCIES OF A HAIRDRESSER Areas of Activity Competencies 1. Organisation of hairdresser s work 1.1. Preparing the work place 1.2. Establishing customer needs 1.3. Drafting service plan 2. Choosing equipment, working tools, their use and aftercare 2.1. Safely working with hairdresser s tools and equipment 2.2. Disinfecting and sterilising the tools 2.3. Choosing and using cosmetics and hair products 3. Provision of hairdresser s services 3.1. Carrying out hair care procedures 3.2. Cutting of hair 3.3. Curling and straightening of hair 3.4. Dying of hair 3.5. Modelling the hairstyles 3.6. Communicating and cooperating with the customers and the colleagues

6 Appendix 2 to the VET Standard for a Hairdresser RANGE OF HAIRDRESSER S COMPETENCIES, TRAINING OBJECTIVES AND COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT Activity Areas 1. Organisation of hairdresser s work Description of Competencies Competencies Range of Competencies 1.1. Preparing the work place Hair saloon and work place sanitary hygiene requirements. Personal staff hygiene requirements. Main and additional facilities of a hair saloon. Work place (organisation and aftercare). Customer service preparatory and finishing works. Training Objectives Knowing hair saloon and hairdresser s work place sanitary hygiene requirements, personal hygiene requirements Cleaning the hair saloon and the work place Preparing the work place and carrying out customer service preparatory and finishing works Competency Assessment Listed and described hair saloon facilities, their functions and installation requirements. Described hair saloon and work place installation sanitary requirements. Described and carried out personal hygiene requirements. Cleaned hair saloon facilities and the workplace. Listed and prepared for work tools, equipment and other hair care instruments. Carried out customer service preparatory and finishing works Establishing Human body and head Knowing body and head Described

7 customer needs proportions. Shape of the face (oval, round, triangular, square, etc). Individual facial features. Historical styles (antique, middle ages, Renaissance, baroque, rococo, etc) Customer requests. Choosing a hairstyle according to suit the individual customer Drafting service plan Work planning (work place, diagnostic card, customer service). Choosing cosmetic products and their use. Costs and quality of provided services. Software solutions: office document handling, special professional software proportions, facial forms, defects and their corrections technologies Knowing historical styles, hairdresser s art development, fashion trends and styling basics Establishing customer needs Knowing the planning features of the carried out services Using software solutions carrying out cosmetic products orders and providing services Selecting cosmetic products Drafting service provision plan individual features of a customer. Drafted sketches of body and facial forms and their defect correction. Listed and described hairstyling development and historic styles. Described fashion trends. Explained customer needs. Drafted description of customer preferred services. Described features of creating individual style. Chosen hairstyle to suit individual customer. Explained course of services and the future result. Explained features of making an order and usage of different cosmetic products. Described assessment criteria of the carried out services.

8 2. Choosing equipment, working tools, their use and aftercare 2.1. Safely working with hairdresser s tools and equipment solutions, internet, e- mail. Rules of working with electric appliances. First steps of fire extinguishing and first aid in emergency cases. Safety at work and health requirements. Functions and design of working tolls (combs, scissors, razors, hairdryer, clippers, hair trimmers). Functions, design and working principles of equipment and other tools. Ways of keeping hairdresser s tools (combs, scissors, razors, hairdryer, clippers, etc). Work with hairdresser s tools Knowing electric, fire safety and civil safety requirements, providing first aid in emergency cases Knowing the functions of working tools, equipment, other tools, their design, working principles, ways of keeping and user instructions Filled in individual customer cards, charts of the carried out service costs and services using software applications. Drafted service provision plan. Special professional software solutions used. Listed electric safety rules. Listed fire safety and civil safety rules. Demonstrated first steps of fire extinguishing and first aid provision in emergency cases. Listed and described safety requirements of working tools, equipment, etc. Described functions and design of working tools, equipment parts of other appliances. Demonstrated ways of keeping and using of hairdresser s tools, equipment, etc.

9 2.2. Disinfecting and sterilising the tools 2.3. Choosing and using cosmetics and hair products Disinfecting materials. Preparing disinfectants. Preparing working tools and equipment for disinfection and sterilisation. Disinfecting and sterilising working tools. Grouping of cosmetic materials and their use. Raw materials used for Knowing the materials used for disinfection of equipment and other working tools, the types of solution concentration Preparing and carrying out disinfection and sterilisation of working tools Knowing the main groups, user indications of cosmetic products and materials Demonstrated preparatory steps of tools and equipment for work. Work with the equipment, working tools and other instruments when providing customer services. Listed disinfecting materials. Described types of disinfecting solution concentrations and the methods of preparation. Prepared disinfecting solutions of the required concentration. Explained preparation of working tools and equipment for disinfection and sterilisation. Prepared and disinfected working tools and other equipment. Listed and described main groups of cosmetic

10 3. Provision of hairdresser s services 3.1. Carrying out hair care procedures manufacturing of cosmetic products. Properties, impact on hair and human body of cosmetic products. Describing the use of cosmetic products. Cosmetic products for hair care treatments (cutting, curling, straightening, dying, modelling hairstyle, etc). Diagnostics of customer hair condition. Washing of hair. Head massage. Hair treatment and care. Pastige production ( (plait, hair switch, accessories, etc). Hair strand extension Knowing cosmetics product properties, impact on hair and human body Using cosmetic products and materials for different hair care treatments Assessing the hair condition Washing the hair and massaging the head Making pastige and extension of hair by different techniques products. Described raw materials used for the manufacturing of cosmetic products and the indications of usage. Described functions, features impact of cosmetic products on hair and human body. Chosen and used hair care cosmetic products. Described hair structure. Established hair condition. Explained hair wash and head massage technology. Carried out hair wash and head massage. Listed and described raw materials, tools and equipment used for pastige manufacturing and hair extension. Explained pastige manufacturing

11 3.2. Cutting of hair Classification of hair cutting styles. Hair cutting (shading, gradation, other techniques) Women hair cut styles. Men and children haircut styles. Beard shaving, trimming and shaving of moustache and overall design Curling and straightening of hair Cold waves. Exothermic perms. Permanent (chemical) wave. Hair straightening (hot and long-term) Carrying out different hair cut styles Modelling of hair styles by different means Carrying out cold and exothermic perms Carrying out permanent waves Straightening of hair by using different techniques. Produced pastige items. Described hair extension Hair strand extension demonstrated. Explained classification of haircut styles. Described different hair cut methods and Explained beard shaving and moustache cutting and shaving Drawn hair cut schemes. Performed women, men, children hair cuts, and moustache and beard cuts by different techniques. Described hair styling methods. Explained cold wave and exothermic perm wave and straightening

12 3.4. Dying of hair Hair dyes. Structure of colour palette. Colour matching and their variations. Making of colour dyes (blond, oxidatives, with tones and herbal). Hair dyeing technologies with lightening, oxidation, toned and herbal dyes. Hair dyeing techniques (classic and model ones) Modelling the hairstyles 3.6. Communicating and cooperating with the customers and the Hairstyle types. Modelling principles (silhouette, form, proportions, etc). Hairstyle modelling technologies (short and long hair). Hairstyle modelling techniques (short and long hair). Hairstyle decor. Communication and cooperation principles. Staff ethics norms Choosing hair dyes according to the composition and groups Knowing the composition of colour palette and colour matching principles Dyeing of hair by different techniques Knowing different hair style features and modelling principles Modelling and decorating hairstyles by different techniques Communicating and consulting the customers in a state and foreign language Performed cold and exothermic waves and permanent waves and straitening by different techniques. Described hair dye composition, groups, palette and colour matching techniques. Hair dyeing Explained different hair dyeing Performed hair dyeing by different methods. Described hairstyle types and modelling principles. Modelling short and long hair. Explained features of decorating hairstyles. Performed and decorated hairstyles. Described features of professional ethics, teamwork,

13 colleagues Work in a team. Legal relations Knowing ethics norms, the dynamics of conflicts and their resolution Working in a team Knowing the scope, definitions and terms of labour law communication and cooperation with the customers, colleagues. Communication in a state and foreign languages. Conflict resolution. Explained labour law terms and definitions.