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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

National Certificate: Hairdressing

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
64652	National Certificate: Hairdressing
ORIGINATOR
SGB Hairdressing Cosmetology and Beauty
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
The individual Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary for each Learning Programme recorded against this qualification is shown in the table at the end of this report.			SFAP - Sub-framework Assignment Pending
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
National Certificate	Field 11 - Services		Personal Care
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	130	Level 2	NQF Level 02	Regular-Unit Stds Based
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 0160/05	2007-05-15	2009-04-08
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-04-08		2013-04-08

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification is replaced by:

Qual ID	Qualification Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Replacement Status
65750	National Certificate: Hairdressing	Level 2	NQF Level 02	130	Complete

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

Purpose of the Qualification

This Qualification is for any individual who is or wishes to be involved in the Hairdressing Industry. There are three Qualifications starting at level 2 and progressing to level 4. This Qualification will be registered at NQF Level 2 and is meant to serve as an introduction to the hairdressing industry and the basics of hairdressing.

Learners working towards this Qualification will find that the acquisition of competence in the unit standards, which make up the Qualification, will add value to learner's job. This Qualification is intended to enhance the provision of entry-level service within the Hairdressing Industry.

It will provide the broad knowledge, skills and values needed in the Hairdressing Industry and will facilitate access to, and mobility and progression within education and training to progress along a learning path for learners who:

Were previously disadvantaged or who were unable to complete their schooling and were therefore denied access to further education and training.

Have worked in the Personal Care Sector for many years, but have no formal Qualification.

Wish to extend their range of skills and knowledge of the industry so that they can become competent workers in the Personal Care Sector.

The Qualification has building blocks that can be developed further and will lead to a more defined Hairdressing learning path at various NQF levels. It also focuses on the skills, knowledge, values and attitudes required to progress further. The intention is

To promote the development of knowledge, skills and values that is required in the Personal Care Sector.

To release the potential of people.

To provide opportunities for people to move up the value chain.

The primary purpose of the Qualification is to develop the foundational, practical and reflexive competencies needed for a career in hairdressing.

Rationale for the qualification

Job market entrants would have little or no exposure to generic hairdressing or self-management and therefore often fail to make a success of a career in hairdressing.

Central to the rationale for this Qualification is the development of a culture of professionalism and service excellence in the hairdressing industry. This Qualification will provide for breadth and flexibility to match the needs of the learners, employers and industry as a whole. It will give the learners the key skills essential to be able to function effectively as flexible, adaptable and competitive hairdressers and for a lifelong career in hairdressing. These skills will make the learners employable and they will be able to make effective contributions to the hairdressing business by being able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills.

As the Qualification will be linked to a learnership which in turn addresses the issue of job creation, particularly in the SMME sector, the following key labour issues were taken into consideration:

The unequal access to education and training as well as employment opportunities

The skills shortage in the labour force

The effects of race, gender and geographical location on advancement

The unequal distribution of income

The decline in levels of employment in South Africa

The following broad skills categories were identified:

Support Services

Client & Marketing Services

Life Skills

Communication

The unit standards were clustered and sequenced to ensure that learners are able to absorb tasks starting with simple activities and becoming more complex as they gain experience and confidence.

Many different roles and careers are accessible and linked to this Qualification. They include and are not limited to:

Hair Stylist

Hairdresser Consultant

Marketing

Merchandising

Retail Trade

Sales

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The following is the learning assumed to be in place:

Learners accessing this Qualification will have demonstrated competence against unit standards in mathematical/numeracy and language/communication studies at NQF Level 1

Recognition of Prior Learning

The structure of this Unit Standard based Qualification makes the Recognition of Prior Learning possible, if the learner is able to demonstrate competence in the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes implicit in this Hairdressing Qualification. Recognition of Prior Learning will be done by means of an Integrated Assessment as mentioned in the previous paragraph.

This Recognition of Prior Learning may allow:

For accelerated access to further learning

Gaining of credits towards a unit standard

All recognition of Prior Learning is subject to quality assurance by the relevant accredited Education and Training Quality Assurance Body and is conducted by a registered workplace assessor.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

QUALIFICATION RULES

The qualification is made up of a combination of learning outcomes from Fundamental, Core and Elective components, totaling 130 minimum credits.

Fundamental: 48 credits - 37%
Core: 56 credits - 43%
Elective: Minimum 26 - 20%

Total: 130 Minimum - 100%

Motivation for number of credits assigned to fundamental, core and elective

Fundamental Credits

At level 2, SAQA stipulates the minimum number of credits allocated to Communication Studies and Languages and Physical, Computer Mathematical and Life Sciences; should total 46 credits however the SGB felt that the additional fundamental unit standards chosen will add value to the qualification as a whole.

Core

56 credits have been allocated to the Core Unit Standards. This is to ensure that the qualification has a strong Beauty Therapy focus.

The Core Unit Standards offer a broad contextual understanding and will enable the learners to gain an all round picture of the Beauty Therapy Industry.

Electives

A minimum of 26 credits must be selected by the learner from the Elective Unit Standard. There are a total of 52 credits for the Elective area. They also allow for progression to the next level of learning.

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Communicate in a basic way both verbally and in writing
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of mathematics in both personal and community life
3. Demonstrate an understanding of computer operation and self management skills
4. Apply and carry out general salon operations and processes
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the personal care sector and own organisational workplace requirements
6. Conduct customer reception operations
7. Apply and carry out hairdressing support functions and shampooing basic hairdressing services
8. Apply and carry out specific hair services and specific hair and scalp treatments for clients
9. Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of make-up

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Oral communication is maintained and adapted

Information is accessed and used to respond to texts in writing

2.

Numbers and number systems are used in calculations

Financial aspects of personal and community life are investigated and used

Basic mathematics is used to solve work related problems

3.

A personal computer system is operated according to requirements

Effective self management skills are implemented and applied

HIV/AIDS and its implications are described

4.

Waste is handled and disposed of according to requirements

Sanitation procedures are implemented and applied to the work environment, equipment and tools

First aid is provided when and where required

5.

The personal care sector is explained and own role within it described

The organisations layout, services and facilities are described

The importance of deportment and image in the hairdressing industry is explained

Retailing in the hairdressing industry is described

Personal values and ethics are explained and applied in the workplace

6.

Clients are welcomed and the service requirements are established

Reception and administrative services are provided for the salon

Incoming and outgoing telephone calls are processed according to standard operating procedures

7.

Hairdressing tools and equipment are identified and their use explained and operation maintained

Clients hair is shampooed, conditioned and treated according to clients established requirements

Hair designs are finished off according to instructions

The hair is molded and finger waved according to client requirements

Perms are neutralized and after care products are applied

Hair colouring is removed and after care products are applied

8.

Hair dreadlock and braiding techniques are performed on clients

Hair extensions are applied and carried out according to client requirements

Treatments are applied to the hair and scalp

A basic head massage is performed

9.

The history of make-up is explained and its affects on modern day make-up described

Make-up is applied according to client requirements and skin type

Integrated Assessment

Because assessment practices must be open, transparent, fair, valid, and reliable and ensure that no learner is disadvantaged in any way whatsoever, an integrated assessment approach is applied in this Qualification.

Learning, teaching and assessment are inextricably linked. Whenever possible, the assessment of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values shown in the unit standards should be integrated.

Assessment of the communication, language, literacy and numeracy should be conducted in conjunction with other aspects and should use authentic Beauty Therapy contexts wherever possible.
A variety of methods must be used in assessment and tools and activities must be appropriate to the context in which the learner is working. Where it is not possible to assess the learner in the workplace or on-the-job, simulations, case studies, role-plays and other similar techniques should be used to provide a context appropriate to the assessment.

The term 'Integrated Assessment' implies that theoretical and practical components should be assessed together. During integrated assessments the assessor should make use of formative and summative assessment methods and assess combinations of practical, applied, foundational and reflexive competencies.

Assessors and moderators should make use of a range of formative and summative assessment methods. Assessors should assess and give credit for the evidence of learning that has already been acquired through formal, informal and non-formal learning and work experience.

Assessment should ensure that all specific outcomes, embedded knowledge and critical cross-field outcomes are evaluated. The assessment of the critical cross-field outcomes should be integrated with the assessment of specific outcomes and embedded knowledge.

INTERNATIONAL COMPARABILITY

Benchmarking was done by comparison to Qualifications, Unit Standards and Outcomes of learning against:

NZQA National Qualifications from New Zealand: -The National Certificate in Barbering - Levels 2

Apply initial barbering techniques - Level 2

Describe the development of barbering - Level 2

NZQA National Qualifications from New Zealand: - The National Certificate in Salon Support - Level 2

Apply basic hairdressing services

Customer service, product sales and reception

Registered programs from the American Barber College

Basic Barbering

Postgraduate Barbering

The British NVQ Level 2 Hairdressing Certificate and related units in the Mandatory and Optional groups of units

A direct comparison of the title, specific outcomes, assessment criteria and embedded knowledge was undertaken with each and the best practice points were highlighted and incorporated into each unit standard. However the points incorporated were written in a South African context.

Because of the difference in levels across the different countries, difficulty was found in making actual direct comparisons, level to level.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

This Qualification lends itself to both vertical and horizontal articulation possibilities. These possibilities ensure both mobility and progression for the learner. The learning areas outlined in the Rationale for the Qualification indicates the articulation possibilities.

Horizontal articulation possibilities lay with other NQF level 2 Qualifications such as:

National Certificate: Retail and Wholesale processes - NQF Level 2 -NLRD 13718

Vertical progression can be achieved by embarking on the study of related NQF Level 3 Qualifications:

National Certificate: Hairdressing - NQF Level 3

National Certificate: Beauty Technology - NQF Level 3

A learner could follow a career in:

Hair Salon Practitioner

Hair Stylist

Hairdresser Consultant

Junior Hairdresser

Image and Deportment Advisor

Merchandising in Stores

Promotions

Retail Trade

Sales

Junior Receptionist

Stock Controller

Cashier
Note: The above is an indication rather than an exhaustive listing

MODERATION OPTIONS

Anyone assessing a learner or moderating the assessment of a learner against this Qualification must be registered as an assessor with the relevant Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) Body.

Any institution offering learning that will enable the achievement of this Qualification must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA.

Assessment and moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to the ETQA's policies and guidelines for assessment and moderation; in terms of agreements reached around assessment and moderation between ETQA's (including professional bodies); and in terms of the moderation guideline detailed immediately below.

Moderation must include both internal and external moderation of assessments at exit points of the Qualification, unless ETQA policies specify otherwise. Moderation should also encompass achievement of the competence described both in individual unit standards as well as the integrated competence described in the Qualification.

Anyone wishing to be assessed against this Qualification may apply to be assessed by any assessment agency, assessor or provider institution that is accredited by the relevant ETQA.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

For an applicant to register as an assessor, the applicant needs:

To be in possession of at least a relevant qualification at NQF level 3

A minimum of 2 (two) years' practical, relevant occupational experience

To be declared competent in all the outcomes of the National Assessor Unit Standards as stipulated by South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)

Detailed documentary proof of educational Qualification, practical training undergone, and experience gained by the applicant must be provided (Portfolio of evidence)

NOTES

This qualification has been replaced by qualification 65750, which is "National Certificate: Hairdressing", Level 2, 130 credits.

UNIT STANDARDS:

	ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Core	8288	Applying safety, security and housekeeping	Level 2	NQF Level 02	12
Core	114808	Demonstrate an understanding of retailing in the hairdressing industry	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Core	114784	Demonstrate an understanding of the personal care sector and its role	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2
Core	7793	Describe layout, services and facilities of the organisation	Level 2	NQF Level 02	1
Core	7612	Handle and dispose of waste	Level 2	NQF Level 02	1
Core	114819	Identify, explain and maintain hairdressing tools and equipment	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2
Core	114783	Implement and apply sanitation to work environment, equipment and tools for public and personal protection	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Core	14348	Process incoming and outgoing telephone calls	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Core	114790	Provide reception and administrative services	Level 2	NQF Level 02	10
Core	114780	Shampoo, condition and treat hair	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Core	8416	Understand and apply personal values and ethics	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Core	114813	Welcome clients and establish service to be rendered	Level 2	NQF Level 02	1
Core	114782	Demonstrate, monitor and manage deportment and the importance of image in the workplace	Level 3	NQF Level 03	2
Core	7854	Provide First Aid	Level 4	NQF Level 04	4
Fundamental	8963	Access and use information from texts	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Fundamental	9009	Apply basic knowledge of statistics and probability to influence the use of data and procedures in order to investigate life related problems	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Fundamental	8494	Demonstrate an understanding of HIV/AIDS and its implications	Level 2	NQF Level 02	4
Fundamental	7480	Demonstrate understanding of rational and irrational numbers and number systems	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Fundamental	9008	Identify, describe, compare, classify, explore shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional shapes in different contexts	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Fundamental	8962	Maintain and adapt oral communication	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Fundamental	7547	Operate a personal computer system	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6
Fundamental	8965	Respond to literary texts	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Fundamental	7469	Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal and community life	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2
Fundamental	9007	Work with a range of patterns and functions and solve problems	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Fundamental	8964	Write for a defined context	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Elective	114779	Apply and perform hair extensions	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6
Elective	114781	Apply treatment to the hair and scalp	Level 2	NQF Level 02	2
Elective	114821	Finish off hair design	Level 2	NQF Level 02	10
Elective	114785	Mould and finger wave the hair	Level 2	NQF Level 02	10
Elective	114816	Neutralise perms and apply after care to hair	Level 2	NQF Level 02	6
Elective	114827	Perform advanced head massage and hair treatments	Level 2	NQF Level 02	5
Elective	114815	Perform hair braiding and dreadlock techniques to hair	Level 2	NQF Level 02	8
Elective	114817	Remove hair colouring and apply after care to hair	Level 2	NQF Level 02	3
Elective	115204	Demonstrate and apply the history and art of make-up	Level 3	NQF Level 03	2

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.

LP ID	Learning Programme Title	Originator	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Min Credits	Learning Prog End Date	Quality Assurance Functionary	NQF Sub-Framework
48742	National Certificate: Hairdressing	Generic Provider - Field 11	Level 2	NQF Level 02	130	2009-04-08	Was SERVICES until Last Date for Achievement	OQSF

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THESE LEARNING PROGRAMMES:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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