SIH40111 Certificate IV in Hairdressing

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededEquivalent

The currency period for SIH40111 ended on 29 March 2016 — 10 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

Transition clockClosed to new enrolments

New enrolments are not permitted from 31 March 2017 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
SIH11 — Hairdressing Training Package
Currency period ends
29 March 2016
Latest release
Release 2 · 19 August 2013 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
WRH40109
Superseded by
SHB40216 equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. SIH40111Superseded — equivalentCertificate IV in Hairdressing
  2. equivalent
  3. SHB40216CurrentCertificate IV in Hairdressing

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • WRH40109SIH40111not equivalent19 July 2011

    SIH40111 replaces WRH40109 as the intent of the qualification remains unchanged. A more flexible approach to packaging has been adopted. New units that build on specialised technical skills and technical leadership have been included. The total number of units required to complete this qualification remains at 11 units. The number of core units has decreased from 7 to 2 units. The number of elective units has increased from 4 to 9 units.

  • SIH40111SHB40216equivalent30 March 2016

    Equivalent • Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages • Entry requirement provides more clarity. • Packaging rules amended to ensure selection of electives pertaining to core job outcome. • Total number of units for completion remains at 11.

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What SIH40111 is made of

training.gov.au lists 27 units for SIH40111: 2 core and 25 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 2 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
SIHHTLS401AProvide technical leadership within the hairdressing contextnot current
SIHHTLS402AResearch and utilise hairdressing trends to advance creative worknot current

Elective units 25 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBMKG413APromote products and servicesnot current
SIBXFAS202ADesign and apply make-up for photographynot current
SIHHCLS406ASolve complex colour problemsnot current
SIHHCLS407AApply creative colouring and lightening techniques to enhance hair designsnot current
SIHHHCS306ACombine structures for current haircut designsnot current
SIHHHCS410ADesign and perform creative haircutsnot current
SIHHHDS304ADesign and apply classic long hair up stylesnot current
SIHHHDS305ASelect and apply hair extensionsnot current
SIHHHDS406ADesign and apply creative long hair designsnot current
SIHHHDS407AApply and maintain wigs and hairpiecesnot current
SIHHHDS408AMake wigs and hairpiecesnot current
SIHHHRS304APerform protein straightening and relaxing treatmentsnot current
SIHHHRS405AApply chemical reformation techniques to enhance hair designsnot current
SIHHHSC403AApply knowledge of hair and scalp problems to trichological consultationsnot current
SIHHHSC404APerform trichological assessmentsnot current
SIHHHSC405AApply the principles of nutritionnot current
SIHHHSC406ADevelop and apply scalp treatment therapiesnot current
SIHHTLS403AWork as a session stylistnot current
SIRXMGT001ACoordinate work teamsnot current
SIRXMGT003ALead and manage peoplenot current
SIRXQUA002ALead a team to foster innovationnot current
TAEASS401APlan assessment activities and processesnot current
TAEASS402AAssess competencenot current
TAEDEL301AProvide work skill instructionnot current
TAEDEL402APlan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplacenot current

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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