FIELD                        SERVICE SECTOR

 

Review of Hairdressing unit standard 9953

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Beauty Services

Hairdressing

9953

 

The NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc. has completed the review of the unit standard listed above that was registered in February 1997.

 

Date new version published                        March 2005

 

New comments by date                        December 2007

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standard                        December 2008

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The Hairdressing Qualifications Advisory Committee, after full consultation with stakeholders in 2002, decided on changes to the above unit standard.  This consultation was as part of a review of other Hairdressing unit standards, which were subsequently registered in January 2003.  However the above unit standard was omitted in error late in the review process, and has now being registered to correct this omission.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·               Special notes have been changed, including alignment with the style of other Hairdressing unit standards.

·               Elements 2 and 3 have been combined to reflect the requirement for client care to include visits for chemical and non-chemical service.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.