Advanced Certificate in Hairdressing (RPL)

Content for Participants

RPL Assessment Briefs, which the applicants will be required to complete are as follows:

• Health & Safety
• Business Strategy
• Career Path Reflection

Skills Demonstration:

• Highlights and Up-Styling
• Colour Change, Cut and Blow-dry
• Perming and Neutralizing

Description Briefs X 3 (one to accompany each practical Skills Demonstration)

Certification

QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Hairdressing

Minimum Entry Requirements

All RPL applicants must satisfy minimum entry requirements to participate in the RPL process for certification of the Major Award. These are:
Be currently employed or self-employed within the hairdressing industry for a minimum of five years at senior stylist level (in industry terms, 5 years post qualification experience)

OR

If not currently employed or self-employed within the hairdressing industry, the applicant must have been working in industry, at senior stylist level, within the previous five years. In other words, the applicant cannot be out of the industry for more than five years.

All applicants participating in this RPL process for whom English is not their first language, must demonstrate achievement at CEFRB2 language level in accordance with Limerick Clare Education and Training Board's policy.

Bridging Courses (where required)

There may be a need for two bridging courses for RPL applicants. Although not compulsory, it is highly recommended that all applicants attend both. These courses are non-accredited and designed to support RPL applicants to achieve their full neutralizing potential.

The Bridging courses identified are:

1. Information Technology Skills for Hairdressers

• Moodle
• File Management
• Word Processing
• Spreadsheets
• Digital Marketing
• Internet and Email

2. Perming and Neutralizing Skills

• Theory of Perming and Neutralizing
• Practical Perming and Neutralizing Skills

Duration

6-9 months