SHB30416 - Certificate III in Hairdressing
Always dreamed of being a stylist and owning your own salon? The CQUniversity hairdressing team are a cut above the rest and will help you pursue a career in this exciting industry.
On-campus, Online, Employer Based (VET Providers Only), RPL/RCC/Credit
There are multiple durations. Please refer to Course Structure below.
Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City
28 units
This qualification provides a pathway to work as a hairdresser in any industry environment, usually a salon.
This is a nationally recognised accredited course.
On-Campus
Duration:Approx. 2 years. Up to 28 months.
Core
| SHBHDES003 | Create finished hair designs |
| SHBHIND001 | Maintain and organise tools, equipment and work areas |
| SHBHTRI001 | Identify and treat hair and scalp conditions |
| SHBXIND002 | Communicate as part of a salon team |
| SHBXWHS001 | Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices |
| SHBHBAS001 | Provide shampoo and basin services |
| SHBHCUT001 | Design haircut structures |
| SHBHCUT002 | Create one length or solid haircut structures |
| SHBHCUT003 | Create graduated haircut structures |
| SHBHCUT004 | Create layered haircut structures |
| SHBHCUT005 | Cut hair using over-comb techniques |
| SHBHIND003 | Develop and expand a client base |
| SHBHCLS004 | Neutralise unwanted colours and tones |
| SHBHCLS003 | Provide full and partial head highlighting treatments |
| SHBHCLS002 | Colour and lighten hair |
| SHBHREF002 | Straighten and relax hair with chemical treatments |
| SHBHCLS005 | Provide on scalp full head and retouch bleach treatments |
| SHBXCCS002 | Provide salon services to clients |
| SHBXCCS001 | Conduct salon financial transactions |
| SHBXIND001 | Comply with organisational requirements within a personal services environment |
| BSBSUS201 | Participate in Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices |
Elective Units - Group A (General Hairdressing)
| SHBHDES004 | Create classic long hair up-styles |
| SHBHCUT006 | Create combined haircut structures |
| SHBHCUT007 | Create combined traditional and classic men's haircut structures |
Elective Units - Group C (General Electives)
| SHBHBAS002 | Provide head, neck and shoulder massages for relaxation |
| SHBHDES002 | Braid hair |
| SHBHREF001 | Curl and volumise hair with chemical treatments |
| SHBHCUT011 | Design and maintain beards and moustaches |
| SHBHREF003 | Straighten and relax hair with protein treatments |
Apprentices (User Choice)
Duration: Apprentice's Only: 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time (dependent on training contract)CORE
| SHBXWHS001 | Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices |
| SHBXIND002 | Communicate as part of a salon team |
| SHBXIND001 | Comply with organisational requirements within a personal services environment |
| SHBXCCS002 | Provide salon services to clients |
| SHBXCCS001 | Conduct salon financial transactions |
| SHBHTRI001 | Identify and treat hair and scalp conditions |
| SHBHREF002 | Straighten and relax hair with chemical treatments |
| SHBHIND003 | Develop and expand a client base |
| SHBHIND001 | Maintain and organise tools, equipment and work areas |
| SHBHDES003 | Create finished hair designs |
| SHBHCUT005 | Cut hair using over-comb techniques |
| SHBHCUT004 | Create layered haircut structures |
| SHBHCUT003 | Create graduated haircut structures |
| SHBHCUT002 | Create one length or solid haircut structures |
| SHBHCUT001 | Design haircut structures |
| SHBHCLS005 | Provide on scalp full head and retouch bleach treatments |
| SHBHCLS004 | Neutralise unwanted colours and tones |
| SHBHCLS003 | Provide full and partial head highlighting treatments |
| SHBHCLS002 | Colour and lighten hair |
| SHBHBAS001 | Provide shampoo and basin services |
| BSBSUS201 | Participate in Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices |
Elective - Group A (General Hairdressing)
| SHBHCUT007 | Create combined traditional and classic men's haircut structures |
| SHBHCUT006 | Create combined haircut structures |
| SHBHDES004 | Create classic long hair up-styles |
Elective - Group C (General Electives)
| SHBHREF003 | Straighten and relax hair with protein treatments |
| SHBHREF001 | Curl and volumise hair with chemical treatments |
| SHBHDES002 | Braid hair |
| SHBHBAS002 | Provide head, neck and shoulder massages for relaxation |
| SHBHCUT011 | Design and maintain beards and moustaches |
| SHBXCCS004 | Recommend products and services |
| SIRRINV001 | Receive and handle retail stock |
On-Campus
| 2023 February | On-campus, Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City |
| 2023 March | On-campus, Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City |
| 2023 April | On-campus, Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City |
| 2023 May | On-campus, Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City |
| 2023 June | On-campus, Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City |
| 2023 July | On-campus, Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City |
| 2023 August | On-campus, Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City |
| 2023 September | On-campus, Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City |
| 2023 October | On-campus, Gladstone, Mackay City, Rockhampton City |
Completion of the bksb (Basic Key Skills Builder) online literacy and numeracy assessment prior to enrolment, unless the student has completed an equal or higher level course.
There are no entry requirements for this course. If you are wishing to enrol in the Employer-Based Mode (Apprentices) you must be employed as an apprentice with a current training contract or be an unemployed apprentice actively looking for employment under a government funded program that allows them to continue their training.
| Fee for service | $15,148.00 (2023) |
| Fee for service per unit | $541.00 (2023) |
Queensland Government subsidies are available for eligible applicants to greatly reduce the cost of apprentice and trainee training.
User Choice funding provides a contribution that reduces the cost of training. Eligible apprentices and trainees will be charged $1.60 per nominal hour. Concession rates apply for students who hold a current Health Care Card or who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Free apprenticeships for under 25s will cover the cost of training for employers who commence an eligible new apprentice or trainee, or already have an existing apprentice or trainee aged under 25. Find out more.
For further information please refer to the VET student fees price lists, eligibility criteria applies for subsidised funding. If you are unsure, please call us on 13 27 86.
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