SHBHCUT001 — Design haircut structures

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What an assessment for SHBHCUT001 must cover

20 assessable components: 2 elements (6 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Draw outline shapes.

1.1Analyse the structural components of the desired haircut.
1.2Produce a simple line drawing showing straight and curved design lines and direction of lines for the finished haircut.

2 Create haircut plans.

2.1Identify and illustrate starting point, sectioning and parting pattern for each component of the haircut structure.
2.2Record degree of angle of lift and distribution of hair for the haircut structure.
2.3Illustrate a structural graphic for the planned haircut by drawing lines at 90 degrees to the curve of the head.
2.4Develop a finished haircut plan in structural graphic form that shows soft and hard interior and exterior lines, starting point of haircut, sectioning and parting patterns, angles of lift, distribution of hair.

Performance evidence

analyse and interpret finished haircuts of these types: solid form, graduated, increased layered, uniform layered
for each of the above haircut structures, produce a simple line drawing showing straight and curved design lines and direction of lines for the finished haircut
for each of the above haircuts produce a haircut plan using a 2-D structural graphic representation showing: interior and exterior design lines, soft or hard lines, starting point of haircut, sectioning and parting patterns, angles of lift in degrees, distribution of hair

Knowledge evidence

basic principles of geometry, angles and shapes as they apply to haircutting
angles that relate to lines in haircut structures: horizontal lines, vertical lines, diagonal lines, interior and exterior lines
meaning of the following key terminology for haircuts and how these features are used in the hair cutting process: sectioning, parting and base parting, lift, no lift, minimum lift, natural fall, distribution and shifted distribution, design guideline: stationary, mobile (travelling), combination, soft and hard, interior, exterior, straight, curved, weight line or area: soft, hard
shape and structure for these types of haircut structures: solid form, graduated, increased layered, uniform layered
starting point, sectioning and parting patterns and the impact on the finished result for these types of haircut structures: solid form, graduated, increased layered, uniform layered
design guidelines used for these types of haircut structures: solid form, graduated, increased layered, uniform layered
design guideline directions and when these are used: horizontal, vertical, diagonal
angles of lift and distribution used for these types of haircut structures: solid form, graduated, increased layered, uniform layered
key characteristics and interrelationships of the elements and principles of hair design and their use in creating haircut structures and effects; elements of hair design: line, shape, direction, size, texture, colour; principles of hair design: balance, gradation, repetition, contrast, harmony, dominance, unity.

Foundation skills

Numeracy skills: calculate exterior and interior lengths for haircut structures; measure and interpret degrees in angles; record angles and lengths in simple line drawings and plans.
Planning and organising skills: use graphic representations of haircut structures to guide stages of cutting.

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What does an assessment tool for SHBHCUT001 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SHBHCUT001 needs to address all 20 unit components: 2 elements with 6 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 9 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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