New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Barbering Level 4 review

Toi Mai, in collaboration with industry and providers, has reviewed the New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Barbering Level 4 [Ref: 2115], and we are seeking your feedback.

Scroll down to find out how you can provide feedback by Monday 10 March 2025.

Proposed changes

Strategic purpose statement 

• Amended to clarify graduates’ employment pathway and removed ‘standalone operators’ as wording may be interpreted as limited to sole traders.

General conditions for programme

• Amended to strengthen cultural competency skills to ensure ākonga (learners) can demonstrate an understanding of te ao Māori, Pacific peoples, and work effectively with diverse client groups. 

• Addition of professional standards, skills and behaviours expected of commercial barbers.

Graduate Profile Outcomes (GPOs) 

• GPOs updated to align with current industry practices and increased from three GPOs to five GPOs. Credit weighting adjusted across five GPOs.  

• Separated consultation from services for a new GPO 2 and included a new business practices GPO 5. 

Programme Guidance document 

• Developed draft Programme Guidance document to provide information to programme designers to support consistent delivery. 

Please find the draft documents below, including draft Programme Guidance, draft qualification documents (clean and with tracked changes), and the national 2024 barbering review hui insights that guided and informed the advisory and writing groups.