Hands-on (haptic/tactile) art and design, hairdressing, beauty, fashion, advertising, visual media and communication. Toi ā-Ringa uses a range of tools, materials and technologies to shape creative outputs. Almost three in four people in this sector are women, and hairdressing is the largest of the Toi ā-Ringa occupations.
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Click on a qualification title below to go to its NZQA page.
Barbering
Beauty Therapy
Generic Design
Hairdressing
Salon Skills
Barbering qualification and standards review – We are reviewing one qualification and 13 unit standards.
New Standards for Makeup, Skincare and Cosmetics – Four proposed skill standards have been developed in conjunction with experts in industry and education provision.
Kia Ita! – Toi ā-Ringa Barbering/Hairdressing workforce development plan, released 2024.
Hairdressing and Salon Skills unit standards review – We reviewed and made changes to two unit standards.
Makeup qualifications review – We reviewed and made changes to three qualifications.
If you have any questions or feedback related to qualifications, please reach out to us via email [email protected] or phone 04 909 0316.
Toi Mai offices are closed from midday on Friday 20 December and will reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.
We will not be checking phone messages or emails during this period, however please feel free to leave a message and we will respond when we return in the New Year.
Meri Kirihimete me ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa!
