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Nitec in Hair Fashion & Design



You see your favourite artistes giving their speeches at the award ceremonies. You can’t help but notice their unique hairstyles specially styled for the event. Instead of admiring their “crowning glory” from afar, why not learn how this is done?

In this course, you will learn to produce haircut designs and techniques, process permanent waves and perform hairstyling, colouring and bleaching.

Acquire knowledge and skills gained which are highly relevant to the industry

  • Handle salon operations.
  • Provide customer service.
  • Provide client consultation.
  • Provide wash and blowdry service.
  • Produce haircut design and technique.
  • Process permanent wave.
  • Perform hairstyling.
  • Perform hair colouring and bleaching.
  • Provide hair and scalp treatment.

Gain valuable first-hand experience

  • Opportunity for real-work exposure through a 3-month industry attachment


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Entry Requirements

To apply for the Nitec in Hair Fashion & Design course, you need to have:

Subject
Grade
GCE ‘O’ level grades in any 2 subjects
1-8
or
 
GCE ‘N’ level passes in English Language and 2 other subjects
A - D or 1 - 5


Note: Applicants applying for this course must attend an interview for admission and pass a medical examination.This course comprises full-time campus training and company-based training.

Duration and Venue

This is a two-year course and is available at :

Progression Opportunities

Nitec in Hair Fashion & Design graduates with a GPA of 2.8 and above may also apply for progression to related Higher Nitec courses offered by ITE.

Career Prospects

Nitec in Hair Fashion & Design graduates are employed by hair salons in the hairdressing industry.

There are excellent opportunities for career advancement to supervisory positions and beyond. The challenge is for students to prepare themselves by upgrading their technical skills and knowledge through higher-level courses.

Course Structure

To obtain the Nitec in Hair Fashion & Design certification, you need to accumulate at least 63 credits.

Core Modules
47
Life Skills Modules
10
Elective Modules
6
Total
63


Core Modules (Click on title to view module description)

Credits

4

4

Salon Operations

4

Salon Practice

3
5
6

4

3
5
5
4

Life Skills Modules

Credits

8

Sports and Wellness II
1
Sports and Wellness I

1

Electives

Course Specific

Credits

3

3

3

3
Inter-disciplinary Credits
3

General

Credits

Elementary Japanese

3

Conversational Mandarin

3

Overseas Institution Elective 1

2

Overseas Experiential Programme
2 or 3

Note: The offer of electives is subject to the training schedule of respective ITE Colleges. Students are advised to check with their Class Advisors on the availability of the elective modules they intend to pursue.



For more information

For general queries on the course, please email training@ite.edu.sg.

Last updated on 18 Feb 2010