Certificate
This qualification reflects the role of barbers who use a range of highly-developed sales, consultation and technical skills and knowledge to provide a broad range of barbering services to clients. They use discretion and judgement to provide client services and take responsibility for the outcomes of their own work.
To ensure you have the right skills and support to succeed in your course, a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LL&N) evaluation helps identify any areas where you may need additional support to help you achieve your goals.
To gain entry into SHB30416 Certificate III in Barbering as an Apprentice, candidates require:
Students can undertake this course as non-Apprentices at the Palmerston campus. The fulltime course program is deigned for applicants over the age of 21.
Students must wear work clothing suited to the industry. The Training Salon is a simulated work environment, therefore closed in shoes with non-slip soles are compulsory.
Female uniforms
Black tops are required and can be purchased from the Hairdressing reception. Black tops are to be worn with black pants. No tights or ripped jeans. Price of black tops is $35.00.
Male uniforms
Black t-shirts are required and can be purchased from the Hairdressing reception. Black t-shirts are to be worn with black pants. No ripped jeans. Price of black t-shirts is $35.00.
ALL students must attend class in closed in shoes.
Hairdressing toolkit
Toolkit information will be provided to you at the information session, prices start from approximately $500.
As part of the application process, it is important that you meet the minimum academic entry requirements. If you have any questions, please email the International team: international@cdu.edu.au. We look forward to helping you through the process of applying to study with us at CDU.
| Programs | Entry requirements |
| Certificate level programs | A qualification equivalent to Australian Year 10 |
| Diploma and advanced diploma programs | A qualification equivalent to Australian Year 12 |
To achieve SHB30516 Certificate III in Barbering a total of twenty-six (26) units of competency must be completed comprising twenty-one (21) Core and five (5) Elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below. The electives offered may vary between campuses.
Occupations relevant to this qualification in industry sectors such as Services Industry, Hairdressing include:
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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL is the acknowledgement of a person's skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject regardless of how and where they were attained, including overseas.This can include skills from:
RPL is a form of assessment. It is used to determine whether a person has acquired, through formal or informal learning, the skills and experience consistent with the stated competency standards that comprise a qualification. RPL is not time referenced, so there are no parameters on how or when the skills are acquired. However, the skills that have been acquired through life experience etc., must be current and must match the elements and performance criteria contained in the individual unit.
Students seeking RPL need to indicate this on their enrolment form at the time of enrolment.
For further information please refer to the Applicant's Guide to the Recognition of Prior Learning or contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (free call) or email Student.Central@cdu.edu.au.
Credit Transfer
Charles Darwin University as a Registered Training Organisation recognises the Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications and Statement of Attainments issued by any other Australian Registered Training Organisation.
Students are encouraged to submit any requests for credit from previous studies at the time of enrolment, to ensure they are not enrolling in units they may not need to undertake.
In order to apply for exemption/credit transfer from units completed at another training organisation, you will need to complete an Application for Exemption Form available from any campus, centre, or team, or a copy of the form can be obtained from the web.
Your completed Application for Exemption form together with attached documentary evidence (certified copy of Qualification/Statement of Attainment) to support your request for exemption/credit transfer should be submitted directly to the University either in person or by mail. Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed and will be returned to students. There are no fees attached to Credit Transfers.