Hairdressing and Barbering Courses in Melbourne
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SHB50121
Duration
4 months - 24 months
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Blended, Distance, On Campus, Online, RPL, Traineeship
Become a qualified beauty therapist and open your own salon with the SHB50121 Diploma of Beauty Therapy. This nationally recognised qualification will teach you how to deliver a wide range of beauty treatments as well as setup and operate a beauty business. Treatment competencies include: body massage, lash and brow services, facials and skin care treatments, waxing, makeip application and design, manicures and pedicures, piercings, and more. You can also gain specialist skills in electrolysis, relaxation...
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Duration
4 months - 24 months
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Blended, Distance, On Campus, Online, RPL, Traineeship
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SHB30516
Duration
12 weeks - 3 years
Study mode
Apprenticeship, Blended, On Campus, Online, RPL, Traineeship
Get the skills you need to work at a barber’s shop with the Certificate III in Barbering (SHB30516). It’s a nationally recognised qualification and completed over 12 months at a training centre that enables you to practice your skills. The course is hands-on and covers: shampoo and basin services, haircut design and technique, shaving heads and faces as well as merchandising and cash transactions. Enquire now for a list of study units and enrolment opportunities.
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Duration
12 weeks - 3 years
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SHB20216
Duration
7 weeks - 18 months
Study mode
Apprenticeship, Blended, On Campus, Online, Traineeship
If you’d like to work in at a modern salon or get prepared for a hairdressing apprenticeship try the Certificate II in Salon Assistant (SHB20216). It’s a hands-on qualification (completed over 6-12 months) that will teach you how to greet and prepare clients for their visit to the salon, provide shampoo and basin services, braid hair, and work as part of the salon team. Graduate ready for work as a salon assistant or confidently apply for an apprenticeship.
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Duration
7 weeks - 18 months
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Apprenticeship, Blended, On Campus, Online, Traineeship
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The Bachelor of Fashion Business offers a distinctive educational experience in Australia. Its curriculum equips students for diverse career opportunities in the fashion sector by integrating creative and business units. These include marketing, product management, ecommerce, styling, buying, visual merchandising, sourcing, and supply chain management, preparing graduates to thrive in the dynamic creative industry.
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Choose from a range of accredited Hair and Beauty courses offered by nationally recognised providers that will prepare you with practical skills and knowledge to land that next dream job.
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Courses for every level and standard, from short courses to diploma qualifications and higher. Find the qualification to suit you, and turn your passion for hair, nails and beauty into a profession.
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Become a professional hairdresser or barber or gain the skills to run a thriving salon with an accredited qualification in Australia.
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