PART A
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
SIHHHCS304A Apply layered haircut structures
RPL APPLICATION FORM
Title (Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss)
Name
Previous Name
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(If different)
Gender
Male
Female
Date of Birth
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Address
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Postcode
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Postal address
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Postcode
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(If different)
State/Province
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Country
Telephone
Home
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Work
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Mobile
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Email
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Do you have a current qualification from any other organisation
Yes
No
Are you a permanent resident of Australia?
Yes
No
Do you need the assistance of an interpreter?
Yes
No
Do you have any need special needs, aids or adjustments,
to undertake a practical assessment?
Yes
No
If ‘Yes’, please provide details of any special needs, or discuss these with the contact person or RPL
Assessor before enrolment.
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CONTENTS
Contents
2 Information for Candidate
How to prepare for RPL Assessment
3 3 Steps in the RPL Assessment Process
4 Current employment
5 RPL Candidate evaluation/Checklist
6 Document evidence
Instructions for Attaching Documents
8 8 List of Attached Evidence Documents
9 10 Workplace Verifier Statement
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INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATE
How to prepare for RPL Assessment
To have skills formally recognised in the national system, assessors must make sure you have the skills and
knowledge to meet the industry standard. This means you must be involved in a careful and comprehensive
process that covers the content of all unit/s or qualification/s you can be recognised for.
Assessment happens in a variety of ways. Being prepared can save you valuable time and hassle and make
the recognition process stress-free for you.
Here are some tips and hints for you:
1. Be prepared to talk about your job roles and your work history. Bring a resume or jot down a few points
about where you have worked, either paid or unpaid, and what you did there.
2. Bring your position description and any performance appraisals you have from any industry related
shops/offices/facilities you have worked in.
3. Consider the possibilities for workplace contact. Are you in a workplace that is supporting your goal to
get qualified? Would you feel comfortable to have the assessor contact your workplace or previous
workplaces so your skills can be validated?
4. Think about who can confirm your skill level. Think about current or recent supervisors who have seen
you work in the past 18 months and will be able to confirm your skills. The assessor will need to contact
them. You may also have community contacts or even clients themselves who can vouch for your skill
level.
5. Collect any certificates from in-house training or formal training you have done in the past.
6. You can speak with training organisation about other ways you can show your skills in the industry.
These could be letters from employers, records of your professional development sessions, employers
or clients in related industries or government agencies, acknowledgements, workplace forms (as long as
they don’t show client details) or other relevant documents.
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STEPS IN THE RPL ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Step 1: Provide information of your skills and experience
Complete the attached forms and provide as much information of your previous experience that is relevant to
the industry as you can. This is your first opportunity to provide proof of your variety of experience in the
industry. Here you can supply examples of your work history, which could include:
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CV/Resume or work history.
Certificates/results of assessment.
Photographs of work undertaken.
Diaries/task sheets/job sheets/log books.
Membership of relevant professional associations.
References/letters from previous employers/supervisors.
Industry awards.
Any other documentation demonstrating industry experience.
Depending on the industry you have worked in, you may or may not have documentary evidence available.
This should not deter you from seeking RPL, as the Assessor will work with you during the RPL process.
You will also need to supply contact details of referee(s) who can your verify skills in the industry.
Step 2: Interview with Assessor
An assessor will review the information you have provided (usually with you) and begin to match up your
skills to the units/subjects in the qualification. At this point, you will have the opportunity to discuss and
identify your previous experience with the assessor who will understand your industry experience and
conduct a competency conversation with you. You will be required to answer questions related to the
industry area to identify your current skills.
Step 3: Practical demonstration of your skills
The assessor will conduct a practical skills test at your workplace (if appropriate) or at another suitable
venue. This, again, is an opportunity to demonstrate your level of competence. This assessment will be
focused on skills that are required in the qualification. Your assessor will identify the skills that he/she will
want you to demonstrate.
Further steps
After the assessment, your assessor will give you information about the skills that have been recognised and
whether you have gained the full qualification. If you do have skill gaps, these may be addressed through
flexible training.
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CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Are you currently employed?
Yes
No
What is your current job title?
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How long have you been in this job?
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Who is your current employer?
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Please briefly list your duties in this job.
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Previous employment and other work roles
RPL recognises that you may have gained valuable skills and knowledge in paid and unpaid working roles.
For example, you might have provided skills developmental activities to client/customer as a sales assistant,
hospitality assistant, or in other roles. In completing the following section, think about any working roles that
might be relevant to your application.
List brief details of any relevant work you have done (paid or unpaid).
Job title
Employer or organisation
I have attached a CV/Resume
Dates of work
Yes
No
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RPL CANDIDATE EVALUATION/CHECKLIST
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Candidate’s name
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Candidates may attach documents as evidence of workplace tasks.
SELF-EVALUATION
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Never
Sometimes
ELEMENTS AND WORKPLACE TASKS
Frequently
I do the workplace tasks:
ASSESSOR CHECKLIST
Plan layered haircut structures.
1.1. Produce a haircut plan to represent the
haircut structure.
1.2. Select appropriate tools and layered cutting
techniques to achieve planned haircut
finish.
2.
Apply layering techniques
2.1. Establish design and guide lines, according
to the haircut plan.
2.2. Adjust position of client’s head and neck to
achieve desired layering structures.
2.3. Maintain evenly wet or dry hair and apply
even tension.
2.4. Take clean sections or partings and
maintain appropriate lift and distribution
throughout the haircut according to the
haircut plan.
2.5. Apply hands and scissors parallel to base
parting to achieve uniform layering where
planned.
2.6. Apply hands and scissors parallel or nonparallel to base parting to achieve
increased layering where planned.
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SELF-EVALUATION
Never
Sometimes
ELEMENTS AND WORKPLACE TASKS
Frequently
I do the workplace tasks:
ASSESSOR CHECKLIST
2.7. Position cutting hand with the palm toward
or away, up or down as a matter of
operator comfort related to the length of
hair, the line being cut and the area of the
head being cut.
3.
Select and apply finishing techniques.
3.1. Select appropriate finishing tools and
techniques to achieve planned haircut
finish.
3.2. Apply appropriate finishing techniques for
layered haircut structures.
3.3. Dispose of waste, according to salon
procedures.
3.4. Clean or dispose of equipment, according
to health regulations and salon procedures.
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DOCUMENT EVIDENCE
Instructions for Attaching Documents
Compulsory evidence of the following:
Current Photographic Identification
Yes
No
Drivers Licence and or Passport
Yes
No
Candidates should read the following instructions
You may decide to attach documents that show you can do any of the workplace tasks you have selfevaluated.
Documents you might attach include any of the following.
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Photos relevant to work activities, video diaries.
Reflective journals, diaries, workplace task or job sheets, logbooks.
References or letters from families or other clients, past employers, supervisors.
Workplace documents you have contributed to or written.
Brief Resume or CV, position descriptions.
Workplace training or professional development records.
Membership of professional associations networks or clubs.
Records of hobbies or special skills and activities outside work.
Workplace, industry or other awards.
However, don’t be put off if you don’t have these documents. Your assessor will help you to identify any
other documentary evidence during the next steps of your RPL assessment process.
Please list any documents you attach to your Candidate RPL Evidence Tools on the following table.
Remember that:
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You don’t have to find documents for every workplace task – only where you can easily find these, as
suggested by your assessor.
‘Documents’ can include anything that supports your claim for RPL – such as paper documents, photos,
videos, and electronic files.
One document can be evidence for more than one workplace task.
Make sure each document you added a number for in the Self-evaluation Tool is also listed in the
following table, and attached.
You can add extra pages to the document list if you need to.
Remove all confidential or sensitive information from any workplace documents you attach, to ensure
privacy and confidentiality.
If you think it will help the assessor to know the document is your work, you might get your workplace
supervisor or other suitable person, to write this on the document and sign it.
Please sign the declaration at the end of this form to verify that the information you have provided is true and
correct.
Remember to make (and keep) a copy of your RPL Evidence tools and all documents before giving
them to the assessor.
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LIST OF ATTACHED EVIDENCE DOCUMENTS
DOCUMENT
NUMBER
DOCUMENT TITLE OR BRIEF DESCRIPTION
TASK
Declaration:
The information I have provided is accurate and truthful; and (unless stated) the attached documents are my
own work.
Name
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Signed
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Date
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WORKPLACE VERIFIER STATEMENT
Please provide brief comments on whether the candidate can do the workplace tasks attached to this
document. Include examples you have seen if possible, and sign the form where indicated.
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