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Apprenticeship training at the Brisbane School of Hairdressing or Gold Coast Campus

The Brisbane School of Hairdressing and Gold Coast campus has been training apprentices since 1997. We are proud to offer you and your apprentice up to date training using the latest in training and technology.

Certificate III in Hairdressing WRH30109 (Apprenticeship Pathway)Certificate III in Hairdressing Apprenticeship training in Queensland

This course is designed for apprentices registered to a hairdressing salon as a hairdresser. On successful completion of the off and on-the-job competencies, the apprentice will be classified as a qualified tradesperson. The Nationally recognised Certificate III in Hairdressing WRH30109 qualification will be issued on successful completion of the on and off-the-job competencies.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Entry to this course will be open to Australian residents who are registered as apprentices in WRH30109 CERTIFICATE III IN HAIRDRESSING (Ladies).

ON COMPLETION
On completion of the Certificate III in Hairdressing (Apprenticeship Pathway) the learner will be able to:

  • perform the procedures required for setting, pincurls, fingerwaves, short hair fashion designs, long hair fashion designs
  • perform hair and scalp treatments
  • carry out administrative duties in a business environment
  • perform a range of colouring services for clients including off-scalp bleaching services
  • perform a range of perming and relaxation services for clients
  • perform haircuts on a variety of clients suitable to a commercial salon environment
  • perform beard trimming and styling

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
Students may apply for recognition of any prior learning. Application forms are available on request.

CREDIT TRANSFERS
Credits and Recognition of Current Competencies (R.C.C.) will also be given for any units of competencies already completed at another R.T.O.

COLLEGE HOURS
Hours of attendance are 9.00am - 4.30pm.
Please speak to us about Flexible attendance or Block attendance.

FEES The Government funds apprenticeship training fees. Students pay a small student contribution fee.  Funding is only provided to Registered Training Organisations with a User Choice contract.

For further questions please call  07 3229 2999.
We look forward to training your apprentice and assisting you with any training queries.

Once you have secured a position with an employer you will need to take the following steps to register as an Australian apprentice.  You may also contact us if you wish to transfer to our college.

Step 1 Contact your preferred Australian Apprenticeship Centre (AAC) An Australian Apprenticeship Centre will assist you and your employer to complete the training contract and can be contacted on 13 38 73.

Step 2 Nominate a hairdressing college as your Registered Training Organisation Training providers deliver off-the-job training to apprentices and trainees. We will work with you and your employer to help develop a training plan, deliver training, assess your achievement of skills, and issue the qualification on successful completion of your apprenticeship.

Step 3 Enrol at college You will need to fill out an enrolment application form with our college. We will then develop a Training Plan documenting the roles and responsibilities of you and your employer. The training plan will set out what you will learn, where you will learn it, how you will be trained, and how and when you will be assessed. Once we receive all the necessary paperwork and DETA has issued a Training Registration Number we will organise an ORIENTATION SESSION for your apprentice.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPRENTICES ENROLLING AT BRISBANE SCHOOL OF HAIRDRESSING

  • A Training Plan will need to be signed by all parties and RETURNED before orientation & training can commence. This plan includes the compulsory units of training & electives, and is a very important part of the paperwork.
  • Costs of apprenticeship training for Certificate III in Hairdressing WRH30109 - As part of the apprentice training, a student contribution fee is charged as contribution towards the apprenticeship training fees. This fee is determined annually by D.E.T. and is charged on commencement of each unit. (WRH30109 has 23 core units plus 6 electives of study).
  • Partial exemption of tuition fees of not more than 25 per cent will be allowed when the student holds a current health care card or pensioner concession card, and is named on the card, or the participant shows an official form under Commonwealth law confirming that the participant is entitled to the above concessions.

SCHOOL BASED APPRENTICESHIPS

School based apprenticeships allow students - typically years 11 and 12 - to study for their Senior Certificate or equivalent, whilst at the same time undertaking government-approved and accredited training qualifications as paid employees. Students not only receive their Senior Certificate or equivalent at the end of year 12, but they also train towards a qualification in their chosen career. The Brisbane School of Hairdressing is a Supervising Registered Training Organisation (SRTO) who offers school based apprenticeships at both their Brisbane CBD and Gold Coast campus. For a school-based arrangement to be created, students must have the support of their employer, their school, a supervising registered training organisation, and their parents, when negotiating the Education, Training and Employment Schedule. This schedule documents when the student is at work, school and training and must be negotiated at the same time the training contract is signed. Students who do not complete their apprenticeship or traineeship while at school are required to convert to full-time or part-time arrangements when they finish their final day at school. Once converted to full-time or part-time arrangements, appropriate award wages and conditions apply. Unlike other apprentices and trainees, school-based participants are not paid for the time spent undertaking training delivered by the supervising registered training organisation, and do not accrue entitlements to sick leave or recreation leave. However they do get paid by their employer and work up to 15 hours per week. Finding a School-Based apprenticeship can be challenging but very worthwhile. Throughout Australia there is a skill shortage of hairdressers so the government has given employers monetary incentives to hire school students. Hairdressing is
about client communication, great hairdressing skills, fashion and the ability to combine them all. Your foundation teaching is vital to how well you will achieve in your career. Training with the renown Brisbane and Gold Coast School of Hairdressing will give you access to the best educators and resources in hairdressing training.

1st Step

Find a salon where you would like to work. Make certain you look well presented with hair and make-up done & have a copy of your C.V. to give them. You want to work in this industry so you need to look fashionable.

2nd Step

Ask if you can leave your C.V. with the view to gaining part-time employment, or an
opportunity of a tea & Tidy position or a school-based apprenticeship.

3rd Step

If all goes well your employer may apprentice you as a school-based apprentice then you can choose our SRTO to do your theory. You can attend your “off-the-job” work in school holidays or on a fortnightly basis, whatever suits your timetable.

4th Step

Congratulations! You are now well on your way to being a Hairdresser. If at the end of Grade 12 you want to continue in the industry your employer can make you a permanent member of their team.