These videos present a series of case studies on the HITO Training Salon Of The Year finalists and describes how hairdressing students are supported in the workplace.
These case studies illustrate key training characteristics, excellence in training and professional training achievements that support and enhance the success and motivation of apprentices. The unique features of each finalist are showcased here with the intention to support other hairdressing employers involved in supporting learners in apprenticeships.
While these videos have been created with the intention of supporting hairdressing students and trainers, the strategies described may be of benefit to a variety of industry training situations.
In this video Training Salon Of The Year finalists explain about what they like about hairdressing and how they learn. They also talk about benefits of hair dressing apprenticeships.
In this video Platform artist Patrick Cameron talks about what it takes to run a successful hair salon.
In this video Training Salon Of The Year finalists talk about the importance of lifelong learning in their practice.
In this video Platform Artist Patrick Cameron talks about the different opportunities in a hair dressing career and the skills that aspiring hairdressers should have.
In this video salon owner Ursula Harris and her apprentices talk about how apprentices get trained in her salon and the benefits of real-life training.
In this video Gabrielle Bundy-Cooke, owner of Spectra hair salon in Palmerston North, explains how she trains her apprentices.
In this video Salon owner/Manager Annemarie Wilkinson and her staff explain how apprentices are trained at their salon.
In this video Diana Beaufort, owner of Reds hair salon, and her staff talk about their training programme for apprentices and what it takes to be a good hair dresser.
In this video Lyndsay Loveridge, owner of HQ Hair By Design, talks about how to run a successful hairdressing salon and how they train their staff. Several of Lyndsay’s apprentices also share what they enjoy about their work.
Background:
The videos were created in 2010 by Erica Cumming from the Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation (HITO).
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Good Practice Publication Grants scheme (GPPG)