The endorsed components of the WRH06 Hairdressing Training Package are presented as follows:

Volume 1 - Introduction, Qualifications Framework, Assessment Guidelines and Competency Standards.

Volume 2 - Imported Units of Competency

Employability Skills embedded in all units and qualifications; Employability Skills Qualification Summaries inserted.

Changes made to the following units in order to ensure that Employability Skills are sufficiently explicit, resulting in:

- WRHCL302B Colour and lighten hair

- WRHCL303B Design and perform full and partial highlighting techniques

- WRHCL305B Perform on scalp full head and re-touch bleach services

- WRHCL406B Solve complex colour problems

- WRHCR302B Perform chemical curling and volumising services

- WRHCR303B Perform chemical straightening and relaxing services

- WRHCR404B Apply chemical reformation techniques to enhance hair designs

- WRHCS202B Maintain tools and equipment

- WRHHC306B Combine haircut structures on women

- WRHHC307B Combine haircut structures for traditional and classic designs on men

- WRHHC308B Design and maintain beards and moustaches

- WRHHC410B Design and perform creative haircuts

- WRHHD405B Select and apply hair extensions

- WRHHD406B Work as a session stylist

- WRHSM502B Promote a hairdressing business

Additional changes made to remove references to ‘natural’ curl in unit WRHCR303B Perform chemical straightening and relaxing services.

WRBCS201B Conduct financial transactions added to the elective bank of Certificate II in Hairdressing.

WRHCR404A Apply chemical reformation techniques to enhance hair designs added to the elective bank of Certificate III in Hairdressing.

Updating of mandatory text in Qualifications, Assessment Guidelines and Competency Standards documents.

Units imported from BSB01 Business Services Training Package replaced by updated versions from BSB07.

Units imported from WRR02 Retail Training Package replaced by updated versions from SIR07.

Units imported from HLT02 Health Services Training Package replaced by updated versions from HLT07.

New Qualification codes:

- WRH20109 Certificate II in Hairdressing

- WRH30109 Certificate III in Hairdressing

- WRH40109 Certificate IV in Hairdressing

- WRH40209 Certificate IV in Trichology

- WRH50109 Diploma of Hairdressing Salon Management