The College of North East London

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The College of North East London
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Assessment
Q Project - Modern Apprenticeship Employer Rights
and Responsibilities
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• Where to obtain sources of information regarding
  a career in hairdressing
• The following links will take you to a selection
  of information on hairdressing
• Use the information obtained to create a summary
  or guide to choose your ideal career pathway in
  the Hairdressing field.
• Where can I find more information? British
  Council Education Information Sheet. Hair and
  Beauty Therapy
• http//www.conel.ac.uk/schools/hairdressing
  beauty_recreation.asp

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• ACTIVITY
• Research the web links provided to find
  information regarding your chosen career
• Create a checklist of web links that you have
  found useful and explain why (minimum 3 links)
• Post your checklist to the discussion board
  under the title Useful career web links
• Dont forget to print a copy for your portfolio

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• The career progression that is available to me in
  my workplace
• Look at the following example of a team tree
  chart to help you complete activity number 2

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• Career progression available in hairdressing
  (Sample Team Tree)

Salon Owner
Creative Director
Salon Manager
Senior Stylist
Senior Colourist
Colour specialist
Creative Stylist
All Round Hair Stylist
Junior Stylist
Apprentice Junior Assistant(s)
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• ACTIVITY
• Using the team tree example, create a similar one
  demonstrating career progression based on your
  workplace
• Post your chart to the discussion board under the
  title Career progression chart
• Dont forget to print a copy for your portfolio

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• The roles and responsibilities within my
  workplace
• Example 1
• Josh works as a Trainee Apprentice in a top
  Chelsea based salon, his role is to assist the
  salon Stylists Colour Specialists and to
  participate in training activities in the salon
  by booking in models weekly under the
  instructions of the Senior Stylist or Trainer.
• Josh is responsible for keeping the salon floor
  tidy and he follows instructions from all team
  members while assisting with the clients.

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• The roles and responsibilities within my
  workplace
• Example 2
• Joanne is a Colour Technician who has recently
  qualified in Hairdressing - Level 3
• Joannes role is to provide colour services to
  clients she takes over clientele from the
  Cutting Styling department of the salon.
• Joanne is responsible for maintaining a loyal
  clientele it is important that the colour
  department has a full column of clients booked in
  for colour so Joanne is usually very busy

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• ACTIVITY
• Produce a questionnaire to help you find out
  about the job roles and responsibilities of each
  individual in your workplace
• Post your questionnaire including the responses
  to the discussion board under the title Job
  roles and responsibilities
• Dont forget to print a copy for your portfolio

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The career pathways available in my
professionThe following chart will help you
complete activity 4
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CAREER ROUTES NVQ Hairdressing ERR
LEVEL 1 Assistant / junior Assistant Receptionist Salon Assistant Barber Assistant
LEVEL 2 Junior Junior Hairdresser Junior Receptionist Junior Barber Junior Afro Caribbean Hairdresser
LEVEL 3 Senior Hairdressing Industry Sales Marketing Senior Afro Stylist Senior Barber TV/ Media/ Film Stylist Salon Trainer/ Assessor Freelance Stylist Cruise Liner Stylist Colour Specialist
Level 4 Salon manager/owner Training manager Session Stylist Lecturer
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• ACTIVITY
• Using the previous chart as an example, create
  your own demonstrating career opportunities/
  progression in your workplace
• Post your chart to the discussion board under the
  title Career progression chart
• Dont forget to print a copy for your portfolio

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• The training and development opportunities
  provided by the saloon
• The purpose and requirements of Continuing
  Professional Development (CPD)
• Go to the HABIA website http//www.habia.org
• click on Training (bottom left button) and then
  click on the Continuous Professional Development
  link. The CPD information will help you with the
  following activity

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• ACTIVITY 5 and 6
• Why do you think Continuous Professional
  Development (CPD) is important?
• What are the requirements in your workplace in
  relation to CPD? For example Do you have to
  visit Wella, Loreal, or other external training
  bodies? Or Do you have to keep up to date with
  new hairdressing developments?
• Post your response to the discussion board under
  the title CPD
• Dont forget to print a copy for your portfolio

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• The range of qualifications available in my
  profession
• Collect information from the following
• Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority
  website (www.habia.org.uk)
• Connexions (www.connexions.gov.uk)
• Your Awarding Body - City Guilds
  (www.city-and-guilds.co.uk)
• Read Page(s) 236 238 of you HABIA Student
  Handbook

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• ACTIVITY
• Select two courses that you find interesting and
  write a description including, the level, general
  learning content and previous qualifications/exper
  ience required
• Post your course details including description to
  the discussion board under the title
  Qualifications
• Dont forget to print a copy for your portfolio

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• The Professional Bodies that represent my
  industry and what they do
• Note the following examples of professional
  bodies that represent the industry
• www.nhfuk.com (National Hair federation)
• www.haircouncil.org.uk (Hairdressing Council)
• www.heauk.org.uk (Hairdressing Employer
  Association)

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• ACTIVITY
• Research Professional bodies that represent the
  industry and make notes on what they do
• Select two Professional bodies that represent the
  industry and explain what they do
• Post your explanations to the discussion board
  under the title Professional Bodies
• Dont forget to print a copy for your portfolio

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• The main trade magazines advertising job
  vacancies for my profession
• The following magazines will help you complete
  the last activity
• Hairdressing Journal
• Hair Magazine
• Black Hair and Beauty
• You can find the magazines in the Curriculum
  Resource Base - Room (M1001)

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• ACTIVITY
• Research Professional bodies that represent the
  Hairdressing industry and list them
• Select two Professional bodies that represent the
  Hairdressing industry and explain what they do
• Post your research to the discussion board under
  the title Professional Bodies
• Dont forget to print a copy for your portfolio