Your career in hairdressing starts here Find out how a hairdressing apprenticeship can set you up for life.
WHAT IS A HITO HAIRDRESSING APPRENTICESHIP? An apprenticeship is the best way to become a qualified hairdresser. You learn in a real salon, with real people as your models. Plus, you earn as you learn so you’ll avoid racking up a huge student loan. To complete an apprenticeship you enter into a formal training agreement between you and your employer – a salon that’s qualified to train apprentices. You’ll also attend training at a training provider. HITO manage this training and your training in the salon, so if you have any problems or questions you can come to us.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF AN APPRENTICESHIP? • You gain a NZQA qualification, recognised all over the world. • You are paid to learn. • We cover 75% of your fees. • You avoid a huge student loan debt. • You’ll get taught by experts. • You learn using real life models. • You’re learning from real life customers. • You also get support from HITO all the way through your training.
HOW DOES THE APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM WORK? Once you’ve secured an apprenticeship at a salon, your trainer will teach you the skills that you need to know. HITO will arrange for these skills to be assessed. Because the qualification is skill based, the harder you work to learn each skill, the sooner you’ll become a qualified hairdresser.
HITO’s role in your training is to make sure everything is running smoothly – that you’re learning all the things you need to gain your qualification, and helping you to set goals for what you want to achieve. We also pay for approximately 75% of your off-job training fees – that means no huge student loan to worry about!
HITO HITO sets the standards and monitors your training
SALON You are employed in a salon and receive hands on training there
YOU
QUALIFIED HAIRDRESSER Once completed you can continue to work in the salon or anywhere in the world
TRAINING PROVIDER You get off-job training and assessment of your skills
“...you earn as you learn so you’ll avoid racking up a huge student loan like with most courses.”
SO HOW DO I GET STARTED?
WHAT ELSE DO I NEED?
To start you out on your career you’ll need to find a salon that’s willing to take you on as an apprentice. You may find a list of apprenticeships up for grabs on the HITO website.
Aside from a friendly personality, creativity, and a keen interest in fashion and hair trends (including keeping yourself looking fashion forward), you’ll also need at least three years’ secondary and/or tertiary education. A good level o f Mathematics, Art, English and C ommunication Skills are important too. You may already have some of these key skills and units from your NCEA.
You might need to go out and actually find a salon yourself. You’ll need to show your commitment to the salon, so that the employer knows you’re enthusiastic and dedicated to their hairdressing business. After all, they’re going to be investing a lot of time and money in you. But you’ll also want to make sure that it’s the right environment for you! So take some time to get a feel for the salon vibe.
Oh, and you’ll need the motivation and desire to launch your career! If you’re dedicated to becoming a hairdresser there are so many cool places this can take you.
“Hairdressing is a fun, fast-paced creative job that lets you meet all kinds of people. You have creative responsibility, your own clients AND you even get paid to learn on the job.” WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE HAIRDRESSING? Are you creative? Do you love chatting with all kinds of people? Do you have an eye for detail and a keen interest in hair and fashion? Becoming a qualified hairdresser could be perfect for you. Hairdressing is a fun, fast-paced creative job that lets you meet all kinds of people. You have creative responsibility, your own clients AND you even get paid to learn on the job. Once you gain your National Certificate in Hairdressing (Professional Stylist) you can do all kinds of things, like: • be a hairdresser anywhere • own or manage a salon • train future apprentices • work in film, TV, magazines or fashion shows • work on cruise ships or resorts. There are so many cool places you could end up with a career in hairdressing. HITO is here to help you with the first steps.
“Let HITO help you to get qualified, get real industry experience, and get paid while you learn..” WHO IS HITO AND HOW CAN WE HELP? HITO stands for the Hair and Beauty Industry Training Organisation, and we’re dedicated to getting people started in hairdressing through training and apprenticeships. Doing your training through us i s the best way to go about becoming a qualified hairdresser. We work with both the New Zealand Association of Registered Hairdressers and with salons to make sure you get the best possible guidance. Going through HITO will help you get New Zealand’s only national qualification, which is recognised both here and overseas – called the National Certificate in Hairdressing (Professional Stylist). HITO also offers qualifications in Advanced Cutting, Salon Support and Barbering. So make us your first stop if you’re thinking about starting your career in the hairdressing industry.
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN TRAINING AS A HAIRDRESSER, THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH HITO. CALL HITO ON (04) 499 1180 FOR MORE INFORMATION. OR VISIT WWW.HITO.ORG.NZ OR EMAIL ENQUIRIES@HITO.ORG. NZ