Hair and Beauty
courses
Learn the latest trends and techniques from expert, industry-experienced teachers and make sure your appointment book is always full. When you study hair and beauty course at TAFE NSW, you'll gain a trade level qualification to practise as a barber, hairdresser, make-up artist or beauty technician, or take advantage of your organisational abilities to study salon management.
Barbering
Get the hang of hair cutting and styling techniques, as well as customer service skills and open the doors to your own barbershop or join an established barbering salon.
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Beauty
Perfect the art of beauty and spa treatments like massage, hair removal, facials, lash and brow treatments, nail technology services, make-up and aromatherapy.
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Certificate III Beauty Services
SHB30115-01Make your mark as a qualified beautician or beauty therapist by learning the techniques to maintaining and highlighting beauty. Learn a wide range of practical beauty skills and develop your ability to consult with clients in a TAFE NSW beauty salon and as part of your work experience.
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Certificate III Nail Technology
SHB30315-01Develop niche skills and add another string to your beauty bow, as you become qualified as a nail technician. Learn to make people feel their polished best, express your creativity and use your new nail art techniques and skills in a beauty salon or start your own business.
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Certificate IV Beauty Therapy
SHB40115-01Become a qualified beauty therapist and strengthen a suite of practical skills in a TAFE NSW beauty salon. Learn how to care for your clients from booking through to follow-up consultations, building a level of trust along the way that will have them returning to your salon time after time.
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Diploma Beauty Therapy
SHB50115-01Become an expert on a range of beauty disciplines as you continue to develop your beauty expertise in our industry-standard salons. Be prepared to gain highly transferrable skills that you can use in local or international salons or launch your own beauty therapy business.
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Advanced Diploma Intense Pulsed Light and Laser for Hair Reduction
SHB60118-01Make permanent hair removal a possibility with advanced IPL skills. Add an extra dimension to your career in beauty salons as you find your niche in salons, laser clinics and cosmetic practices.
Hairdressing
Master cutting and styling techniques for all ages with a course in hairdressing and learn the customer service skills that will keep your clients coming back for more.
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Certificate II Salon Assistant
SHB20216-01Prepare for exciting work and further study in hairdressing or barbering with this entry level course. Gain creative and professional skills in salons or simulated workplaces and practise on paying clients, as you build confidence in providing an outstanding customer experience.
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Certificate III Hairdressing
SHB30416-01Launch your career as a qualified hairdresser or hairstylist and learn how to cut, colour and create styles your clients will love. Gain highly sought after skills to set you apart in the market and to build your clientele, then graduate ready to work in an established salon or open one of your own.
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Certificate III Barbering
SHB30516-01Become a barber and join the thriving men’s grooming industry. Whether you’re looking at working on your carving skills or an apprentice learning on-the-job, you’ll fine-tune your practice providing services to clients in our industry-standard barbershops and salons.
Make-Up
Make people feel their best when you learn the professional make-up styling techniques needed for fashion photography, weddings, special events, and stage and screen.
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Certificate II Retail Cosmetics
SHB20116-01Gain strong foundational skills and build a career that combines your love of make-up and flair for customer experience. Learn in TAFE NSW beauty salons or simulated workplaces and graduate ready to find exciting work as a retail sales consultant in pharmacies, specialty make-up and department stores.
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Certificate III Make-Up
SHB30215-01Marry your creative flair and love for the beauty industry in this inspiring and skills-rich course. Practice your art on paying clients in a TAFE NSW beauty salon that will simulate retail, commercial make-up and freelance environments as you prime yourself for a career as a professional make-up artist.
Salon Management
Upskill from your hands-on beauty or hair trade and become small business savvy. Learn the tools you need to operate a thriving salon.
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Diploma Salon Managements
SHB50216-01Step into your power as a qualified salon manager and learn what it takes to lead the day-to-day operations of a salon business. Learn to truly understand customer needs, deliver exceptional customer service and promote a safe, professional and vibrant culture as a business manager or owner.