Advanced Certificate in Hairdressing (RPL)
Programme through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
This route of entry aims to enable the learner to use life and work experiences and/or certified learning that the learner already has, to get onto this programme of study. The RPL process is suitable for hairdressers with at least 5 years’ experience working as a senior stylist and must be working within the industry during the last 5 years.
RPL Applicants will not be registered as apprentices.
The process will take approximately 6 – 9 months to complete.
There are three ways the learner can use RPL for this programme:
1. Access or entry to the National Hairdressing Apprenticeship programme where the applicant does not meet the standard entry requirements;
2. Advanced Entry onto Stage 2 of the National Hairdressing Apprenticeship Programme at Stage 2;
3. Certification of the Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Hairdressing award.
Employability Statement
Hairdressers will be qualified to work autonomously in a competent, professional and independent capacity, with the ability to use the knowledge, skills and competences required in their professional practice. They will demonstrate an extensive range of skills and services, from styling, colouring and cutting hair to performing scalp treatments.
Target Award
QQI Hairdressing Advanced Certificate – 6M20878
Start Date: 02-10-2024 Hours/week: 05 Hrs 00 Mins Duration: 29 weeks
The RPL process is suitable for hairdressers with at least 5 years’ experience working as a senior stylist and must be working within the industry during the last 5 years.
All applicants participating in this RPL process for whom English is not their first language, must demonstrate achievement at CEFR1 B2 language level in accordance with Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s policy on Access, Transfer and Progression. An Irish Leaving Certificate qualification achieved through English meets this requirement.
Age Requirements
There is no age requirement for RPL Learners.
Learning Aptitude
The RPL process is suitable for hairdressers with at least 5 years’ experience working as a senior stylist and must be working within the industry during the last 5 years.
Previous Experience
See Learner Education Section above.
| Module | Award | Body |
|---|---|---|
| Skills Demonstration 1 | – | – |
| Skills Demonstration 2 | – | – |
| Skills Demonstration 3 | – | – |
1. Have specialised and thorough knowledge of the scientific principles of hairdressing theory and ethos, and its application and integration within the role of a hairdresser.
2. Safely and effectively exercise their hairdressing craft observing technical and environmental standards and regulations.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the range of contexts where hairdressers work, including economic, environmental and social issues and identify and discuss other disciplines likely to be encountered throughout the hairdressing industry.
4. Demonstrate and understanding of the range of specialised hairdressing skills, using a range of comprehensive skills, products and tools to solve problems within the salon environment.
5. Plan and develop evidence informed creative strategies in order to be able to respond to familiar and unfamiliar contexts they encounter in the hairdressing environment.
6. Communicate and interact effectively and exercise appropriate leadership within the hairdressing industry environment.
7. Exercise independence and judgment in the completion of a wide range of hairdressing work and learning activities.
8. Exercise initiative and self-reliance in the hairdressing workplace exhibiting accountability for work outputs and decisions made in the learning environment
9. Demonstrate an ability to work effectively in groups, exercise supervision and leadership in hairdressing roles, contributing to the development and improvement of the work of others.
10. Exercise personal responsibility for independent learning and provide support to others in identifying their learning needs.
11. Articulate impressions, perceptions and interpretations from experiences of work and learning, demonstrating an awareness of a range of social, sectorial and contextual issues as appropriate to the hairdressing industry.