Certificate II in Salon Assistant

Expert industry skills in communicating as part of a salon team, conducting salon financial transactions, greeting and preparing clients for salon services, contributing to health and safety of self and others, complying with organisational requirements within a professional salon environment.

Following through with how to maintain and organise tools, equipment and work areas, building professional relationships, networking, building a clientele and how to work with client’s needs.

Creatives then focus around hair care, hair theory, professional draping shampooing and scalp massage, blow-dry, long hair braiding, classic creative power drying, classic hair colour and removal, rinsing and neutralising chemically restructured hair.

This course will prepare you to effectively work as an Assistant in a hairdressing salon where you will work under the direct supervision of a qualified hairdresser.

You will gain the knowledge and skills to support hairdressers in a salon in particular with shampooing, colouring, blow-drying and braiding hair, maintaining hairdressing tools, scheduling appointments, recommending and selling products, and applying workplace health and safety.

Successful students will graduate with a nationally recognised qualification which can be used to seek employment as a Salon Assistant or as a pathway to a hairdressing, beauty or makeup apprenticeship.

If students decide to continue studies after gaining this qualification, particular units may be available for credit transfer at Colour Cosmetica Academy.

Creatives participate in practical and theory work sessions.