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88 providers can deliver SHB30416. Availability, fees and start dates are set by each provider.
About this qualification
SHB30416 is the hairdressing trade qualification. The register describes hairdressers using well-developed sales, consultation and technical skills to provide a broad range of services, taking responsibility for the outcomes of their own work.
The elective rule forces a choice. Of the 7 electives you must take all 3 units from Group A or all 3 from Group B — not a mix — plus 4 from Group C. That is unusual on the register and it means the two routes produce genuinely different hairdressers.
The colour work is heavily specified in the core: colouring and lightening, full and partial head highlighting, neutralising unwanted colours and tones, and on-scalp full head and retouch bleach treatments are four separate core units.
Cutting is broken into structures rather than styles — designing haircut structures, then one length or solid, graduated, layered, and over-comb techniques as separate units.
Roles it maps to
Where this qualification leads, per the national register.
Where it sits
The salon line, from assisting on the floor through to managing the business.
- Certificate IISHB20216 Salon Assistant
- Certificate III · you are hereSHB30416 Hairdressing
- Certificate III · related tradeSHB30516 Barbering
- Certificate IVSHB40216 Hairdressing
- DiplomaSHB50216 Salon Management
What it covers
28 units must be completed: 21 core units and 7 electives, consisting of all 3 units from Group A or all 3 units from Group B, plus 4 units from Group C. The selection of electives must be guided by the job outcome sought, local industry requirements and the complexity of skills appropriate to the AQF level of this qualification.
The 21 core units, required by everyone:
- BSBSUS201 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
- SHBHBAS001 Provide shampoo and basin services
- SHBHCLS002 Colour and lighten hair
- SHBHCLS003 Provide full and partial head highlighting treatments
- SHBHCLS004 Neutralise unwanted colours and tones
- SHBHCLS005 Provide on scalp full head and retouch bleach treatments
- SHBHCUT001 Design haircut structures
- SHBHCUT002 Create one length or solid haircut structures
- SHBHCUT003 Create graduated haircut structures
- SHBHCUT004 Create layered haircut structures
- SHBHCUT005 Cut hair using over-comb techniques
- SHBHDES003 Create finished hair designs
- SHBHIND001 Maintain and organise tools, equipment and work areas
- SHBHIND003 Develop and expand a client base
- SHBHREF002 Straighten and relax hair with chemical treatments
- SHBHTRI001 Identify and treat hair and scalp conditions
- SHBXCCS001 Conduct salon financial transactions
- SHBXCCS002 Provide salon services to clients
- SHBXIND001 Comply with organisational requirements within a personal services environment
- SHBXIND002 Communicate as part of a salon team
- SHBXWHS001 Apply safe hygiene, health and work practices
For a full list of elective units, visit training.gov.au →
Frequently asked questions
- Can I mix Group A and Group B electives?
- No. The rule is all 3 from Group A or all 3 from Group B, then 4 from Group C. Ask a provider which group they run.
- Is it an apprenticeship?
- Hairdressing is usually done as an apprenticeship, though the register does not mandate a training contract the way the MEM engineering trades do.
- Does it cover barbering?
- Barbering is a separate qualification in the SHB package. This one covers over-comb cutting techniques but is the general hairdressing trade.
- Are there entry requirements?
- The register records none for this qualification.
- How many providers deliver it?
- 88 providers can deliver it.
Other registered providers
Filtered by where each provider is based, not where they can deliver.
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NSW
TAFE NSWRTO 90003
Deliver and assess · National -
QLD
TAFE QueenslandRTO 0275
Deliver and assess · National -
WA
North Metropolitan TAFERTO 52786
Deliver and assess · WA -
NSW
Joblink PlusRTO 91434
Deliver and assess · NSW -
QLD
Training Professionals Pty LtdRTO 31955
Deliver and assess · National -
VIC
Skillinvest LimitedRTO 4192
Deliver and assess · VIC -
NSW
REACH for TrainingRTO 91280
Deliver and assess · National -
QLD
Gold Coast Learning Centre Pty LtdRTO 32285
Deliver and assess · QLD -
NSW
Kiama Community College LtdRTO 90087
Deliver and assess · NSW -
VIC
Community College GippslandRTO 4181
Deliver and assess · VIC -
VIC
Foundation Learning CentreRTO 3977
Deliver and assess · VIC -
NSW
Riverina Community CollegeRTO 90133
Deliver and assess · NSW, VIC, TAS, ACT -
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