Guide to Gateway Barbering, Beauty & Hairdressing
About HITO We’re the NZ Hair and Beauty Industry Training Organisation. We look after the qualifications and apprenticeships in barbering, beauty therapy, and hairdressing. We set and maintain high-quality standards and help get people trained and qualified.
About Gateway Gateway gives secondary school students the chance to try a career in barbering, beauty therapy, or hairdressing. Students spend one day per week work experience in a barbershop, beauty salon, or hairdressing salon. HITO supports the workplace, students, and schools every step of the way with resources and assessors.
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Schools Gateway is a work experience programme, so students must have a placement before they can take part. Gateway gives students the chance to try out different careers while still at school. They can experience a real workplace and make an informed decision about their career. They gain valuable skills that are useful in any work environment. They can also achieve NCEA credits. HITO Gateway students often go on to successful employment as an apprentice.
Find a placement Ask HITO. We have a database of salons interested in Gateway, and we can put you in touch with them. You should also contact local salons or other schools in your area. They may either be willing to take on a student or know of a workplace that will. The workplace must have someone qualified to supervise the student. It doesn’t have to be the owner – any qualified staff member is suitable.
How it works
• The school sends in the student enrolment form to confirm the placement details • HITO sends the training workbook to the school. • The verifier makes contact with the school and the workplace. • The student works through the workbook, completing the ‘collection of evidence’. • When the student has completed all the practical ‘collection of evidence’ sign-off sheets, the school contacts the verifier to arrange a date and time for verification. • The verifier visits the workplace for approximately an hour while the student is there to observe practical skills. • HITO sends the school ‘Confirmation of Achievement’ and invoice. • When HITO receives payment, we register the units with NZQA. • HITO sends the student a certificate.
• The school contacts HITO. • HITO send a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). • The school sends two signed copies of the MOU to HITO.
Costs • Each enrolled student will receive a training workbook: $25 per workbook
• HITO assigns a verifier to the school.
• Verifiers cost: $55 per hour
• The school arranges work placement.
• HITO registering credits with NZQA: $21 per credit.
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Business Owners Gateway students work one day per week in your business. They are supervised while at work, and a qualified person needs to sign-off on each task the student learns. You can take on as many Gateway students as you like, but students need guidance and help on what to do and have the equipment they need. The school will work with you to arrange a verifier to visit the student to observe their practical skills in the workplace. You don’t employ or pay your Gateway student. They are there for work experience, and there is no cost to the salon.
The benefits You can ‘try before you buy’. If your Gateway student fits in, they’re the perfect choice for an apprentice. Gateway students can work on basic tasks like creating displays, helping senior staff, and keeping the workplace
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clean and tidy, which frees others to perform more profitable tasks. You have the chance to train young people and prepare them for a career in barbering, beauty therapy, or hairdressing.. You get to share your knowledge and passion.
Finding a student Ask other schools or salons in your area. They may know of students looking for placements or give you advise. You can also ask HITO. We have a database of schools interested in Gateway.
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Students, parents, and guardians Gateway gives you the chance to try out a career in barbering, beauty therapy, or hairdressing. If you’re not sure if hair or beauty is the right place for you, this is your chance to find out. Gateway involves spending one day per week in a barbershop, beauty clinic, or hairdressing salon. It’s your chance to experience a job before you leave school. You’ll learn what the job involves and learn other useful workplace skills (like customer service). You can gain Level 1 and Level 2 credits towards your NCEA too.
What we offer We offer 4 Gateway programmes:
Find a placement Your school will organise a workplace placement for you. Talk to your Gateway Coordinator. Completing Gateway gives you an advantage. Many Gateway students go on to apprenticeships. The skills they learn are also helpful in other careers. If you think a career in hair or beauty is right for you, talk to your Gateway salon about apprenticeships. You can find more information about apprenticeships at the back of this guide.
1. Barbering 2. Beauty Therapy 3. Hairdressing (Year 1) 4. Hairdressing (Year 2)
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Barbering Barbering students learn how to assist with a variety of basic barbering tasks and how to be a productive barbershop employee. There are six units to achieve: Unit
Level
Credits
Select and maintain barbering tools and equipment (19808)
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4
Maintain and order supplies in a barbering environment (21935)
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5
Protect the client for barbering service in a barbershop environment (21936)
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1
Converse and interact with clients and operators in a barbershop environment (21938)
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3
Demonstrate knowledge of fashion trends in relation to barbering (21939)
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3
2
5
Demonstrate knowledge of workplace requirements for employment in a commercial barbershop (21940)
Gateway students receive a workbook with more information on the practical and theory tasks involved in gaining each unit. After completing, students can move on to an apprenticeship in barbering.
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Beauty therapy A Beauty Therapy Gateway student spends ten days in the workplace. They learn a variety of basic beauty skills, including maintaining product stock, assisting senior operators, and presenting themselves suitably in the workplace. There are seven units to achieve: Unit
Level
Credits
Converse and interact with clients and operators in a salon environment (21938)
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3
Maintain order and supplies for a commercial beauty salon (27637)
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4
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
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2
Provide client service and care and assist the operator to prepare for service in a beauty salon environment (27638) Apply knowledge of basic beauty concepts to maintain personal presentation for a commercial beauty salon (27639) Demonstrate knowledge of current fashion trends and history related to beauty therapy (27640) Demonstrate the relevance of anatomy and physiology knowledge to beauty therapy practice (27641) Demonstrate knowledge of the client journey (28025)
Gateway students receive a workbook with more information on the practical and theory tasks involved in gaining each unit. After completing, students can move on to an apprenticeship in beauty therapy.
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Hairdressing Year 1 Hairdressing Gateway students spend at least one day per week in the salon learning practical skills. There are also theory tasks the students need to complete. There are six units to achieve: Unit
Level
Credits
Maintain and order supplies in a hairdressing environment (21935)
2
5
Protect the client for hairdressing services in a salon environment (21936)
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1
Assist an operator in a salon environment (21937)
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4
Converse and interact with clients and operators in a salon environment (21938)
2
3
Demonstrate knowledge of fashion trends in relation to hairstyling (21939)
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3
Demonstrate knowledge of workplace requirements for employment in a salon (21940)
2
5
Gateway students receive a workbook with more information on the practical and theory tasks involved in gaining each unit. After completing, students can move on to Year 2 Gateway or an apprenticeship in hairdressing.
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Hairdressing Year 2 Only students who complete all of the Year 1 units can move on to Year 2. Students learn more advanced hairdressing skills. These skills make them an asset in the salon and give them an advantage when they go on to an apprenticeship. There are seven units to achieve: Unit
Level
Credits
Apply treatments to hair and scalp (2869)
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2
Demonstrate knowledge of hair fashion over time (2891)
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5
Provide client service and care in a hairdressing salon (9953)
2
4
Prepare the hair for hairdressing service under supervision (21941)
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2
Display products in the salon environment (25436)
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3
Demonstrate knowledge of sustainability concepts for a salon (25439)
2
2
Apply and remove oxidative colouring products from the hair and scalp (25789)
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5
Gateway students receive a workbook with more information on the practical and theory tasks involved in gaining each unit. After completing Year 2, students can move on to an apprenticeship in hairdressing.
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Apprenticeships Apprentices are employed and paid by the business they work in. Getting an apprenticeship is the same as getting a job. Apprentices have to find an apprenticeship, apply for the job and get an interview. Once the business employs the apprentice, they can sign on with HITO to be an apprentice. Apprentices train with a qualified trainer to gain skills and workplace experience. The best thing about an apprenticeship is that apprentices work from day one. They earn a wage, work and learn with real clients and get real life experience. At university, students only learn in a classroom. Students can leave a course with thousands of dollars of debt – and still not have a job. After completing the apprenticeship, apprentices are fully qualified. The qualification shows that the apprentice is commercially successful and technically skilled.
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Beauty Therapy Beauty Therapy apprenticeships take about three years and costs less than $2000. The apprentice is paid to work and train on the job with a qualified trainer. Beauty therapy apprentices learn about manicure, pedicure, waxing, facials, makeup, and other beauty therapy skills. All the learning happens in the workplace. A beauty apprentice gets qualified in all areas of beauty therapy and nail technology.
Barbering
Hairdressing
A barbering apprenticeship takes about three years and costs around $1600. Barbering apprentices learn on the job but also attend training outside work for a few days a year. They work and train with a qualified barber, learning basic reception and customer service skills first. Barbering apprentices usually start cutting hair quite quickly. They learn about wet shaving, beard shaping, cutting and blow drying hair. A barbering apprentice works to achieve their New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Barbering Level 4.
A hairdressing apprenticeship takes about four years and costs about $3000. A hairdressing apprentice works and trains with a qualified trainer in a salon. They also go to training outside work for the first three years. Starting with basic skills like customer service, they learn more advanced skills including cutting, colouring, perming, and styling skills. A hairdressing apprentice gains their New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Professional Stylist) Level 4.
Want to know more about apprenticeships? Contact your HITO Sales and Liaison Manager on:
AUCKLAND Auckland south of the Harbour Bridge Phone (09) 579 4844 Mobile (027) 443 2401
MID-CENTRAL Waiouru to Masterton, including Palmerston North and Napier
NORTHERN SOUTH The South Island from Picton to Christchurch, including Greymouth and Hokitika
Phone (04) 499 5150 Mobile (027) 470 0170
Phone (03) 338 5376 Mobile (027) 483 2405
NORTHERN Cape Reinga to Auckland Harbour
MIDLAND Paeroa to Turangi, including Hamilton and Tauranga
CENTRAL Wellington and the Wairarapa
SOUTHERN SOUTH The South Island south of Christchurch
Phone (09) 579 4844 Mobile (027) 470 0169
Phone (09) 579 4844 Mobile (027) 480 6550
Phone (04) 499 5150 Mobile (027) 445 5758
Phone (03) 338 5376 Mobile (027) 470 0171
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Want to know more about Gateway? Contact HITO on (04) 499 1180 or email gateway@hito.org.nz for more information.