FIELD SERVICE SECTOR
Review of Hairdressing qualification
National Certificate in Hairdressing (Management) (Level 5) with strands in Assessment of Hairdressing, Tutoring in Hairdressing, and Salon Management [Ref: 0646]
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This qualification was republished in January 2011 to correct an error in the credit range table and to add reverse transition for expiring standards. |
The NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc (HITO) has completed the review of the qualification above.
Date new version published September 2010
Date version 3 republished January 2011
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2015.
Summary of review and consultation process
This review was undertaken in response to feedback from stakeholders, and the desire to keep the qualification current with the changes made to other qualifications and relevant unit standards.
The stakeholders were consulted via the Qualifications Advisory Committee (QAC), which consisted of representatives from subsectors of the industry, including: Hairdressing departments of Industry Training Providers, private hairdressing providers, industry employers, industry employees, and HITO.
Members of the QAC were required to consult with the wider industry, share questions from the QAC and report gathered feedback to the QAC on a regular basis.
Main changes resulting from the review
Expiring standards were removed, and changes resulting from reviews of Hairdressing and other unit standards were incorporated into the qualification.
National Certificate in Hairdressing (Management) (Level 5) with strands in Assessment of Hairdressing, Tutoring in Hairdressing, and Salon Management [Ref: 0646]
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Review category |
B |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Changes to structure and content
· The following standards were updated to incorporate changes made at review: 1987, 1988, 4098, 8495, 9680, 11098, 11281, 11551, 11552 and 18203.
· Expiring standards 1994 and 8494 were removed from the Salon Management Strand.
· The classification of standards 1987, 8495 and 8496 were updated to Subfield: Business Operations and Development; Domain: People Development and Coordination.
· The Business subfields and domains were updated in the Salon Management Strand Elective.
· The number of Level 5 credits required for the Assessment of Hairdressing Strand Elective was increased from 7 to 10.
· The number of Level 5 credits required for the Tutoring in Hairdressing Strand Elective was increased from 15 to 20.
· The number of Level 5 credits required for the Salon Management Strand Elective was increased from 5 to 25.
Transition
People currently enrolled in programmes leading to the award of version 2 of this qualification may either complete that version or transfer to version 3. The last date for assessment of version 2 is 31 December 2011.
This qualification contains classifications that replace earlier classifications. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for standards in the lapsed classifications may continue to use those credits to meet the qualification requirements.
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Credits for standards in |
Count towards qualification requirements where the following is specified |
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Business > Management > Business Law |
Business > Business Environment > Business Law |
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Business > Management > First Line Management |
Business > Operations and Development > Systems and Resources Management |
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Business > Management > Management - Developing and Coordinating People |
Business > Operations and Development > People Development and Coordination |
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Business > Management > Small Business Managment |
Business > Business Environment > Business Culture and Environment |
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Reverse Transition
This version of the qualification includes standards that have been replaced. For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for replacement standards are exempt from the requirement to gain the replaced standards listed in this qualification.
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It is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this review, and the above arrangements have been designed for a smooth transition. However, anyone who feels they have been disadvantaged may appeal to NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation at the address below.
NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc
PO Box 11764
Wellington 6142
Telephone 04 499 1180
Email jason@hito.org.nz
Key to Qualification Review Categories
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Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID |
Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement |
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No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification | |
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No transition arrangements are required | |
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Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NQF ID |
Changes are made to title, rules or components |
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The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version | |
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The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence | |
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Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version | |
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Category C A new (replacement) qualification is published with new NQF ID |
Significant changes are made to the qualification in terms of components, structure, type or level |
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The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification | |
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Transition arrangements are required | |
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Transition may be limited to phase-out dates | |
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Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification |
Qualification is no longer required by industry |
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The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set |