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Perform manual facial therapy services as an independent beauty

services operator
Level

Credits

Purpose

Persons accredited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for the
selected service; perform a cleansing service; perform a massage sequence;
perform a mask application; perform toning and/or moisturising services; and
complete follow-up procedures.

Subfield

Beauty Services

Domain

Beauty Therapy

Status

Registered

Status date

27 June 2003

Date version published

16 October 2009

Planned review date

31 December 2014

Entry information

Prerequisites: Unit 10389, Demonstrate knowledge of

chemistry in the application of beauty services; and
Unit 19595, Perform skin analysis as an independent
beauty services operator; or demonstrate equivalent
skills and knowledge.

Replacement information

This unit standard, unit standard 19594, unit standard

19595, and unit standard 19596, replaced unit standard
510.

Accreditation

Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and

industry.

Standard setting body (SSB)

NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc

Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference

0035

This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.

Special notes
1

Independent operator, in the context of the beauty therapy industry and for the
purposes of this unit standard, means someone who performs beauty services as a
self manager, without supervision and in a commercially viable time-frame.

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Enterprise requirements, for the purposes of this unit standard, refers to any policies,
procedures, and requirements of the company and/or workplace involved, and any
ethical codes of relevant professional management, which collectively provide a
standard that applies to all competent performances in this unit standard. It is
assumed that such enterprise requirements exist in all companies and/or workplaces.

All performances in this unit standard must comply with the requirements of:
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, Privacy Act 1993, Health Act 1956, and their subsequent
amendments.

People prone to back problems and/or allergies should give due consideration before
undertaking assessment against this unit standard.

In all dealings with clients:

hygiene, sanitation, and safety procedures are undertaken to accord maximum
client safety, in accordance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992,
including the use of UV sanitizers and autoclaves
personal presentation, including personal hygiene, will at all times be of a
standard that complies with enterprise requirements
all beauty services will have the client's prior, informed, and signed consent,
based on the beauty practitioners analysis of the clients need and their
explanation of the service to the client, during the consultation
care and comfort of the client are monitored at all times throughout the service a
posture is maintained which ensures minimum postural impairment of the beauty
practitioner.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1
Prepare for the selected service.
Range

includes but is not limited to cleansing, toning, moisturising, mask, massage.

Performance criteria
1.1

The products, equipment, and materials are selected, prepared, and arranged
to accord maximum efficiency of service.

1.2

Client information is elicited and documented.

Range

medical history, personal information, lifestyle;

contraindications include but are not limited to skin diseases
(bacterial, fungal, viral, parasitic, systemic, traumatic), cuts and
abrasions, metal plates and pins, high and low blood pressure,
oedema, recent scar tissue, couperose, telangiectasis,
xanthelasma, history of cancer.

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Element 2
Perform a cleansing service.
Range

manual, mechanical (brush), chemical, exfoliant.

Performance criteria
2.1

The products that best suit the client's skin are selected, applied, and removed
in accordance with sound product knowledge and manufacturers instructions.
Range

skin types normal, oily, dry, combination, dehydrated,

devitalised, sensitive.

Element 3
Perform a massage sequence.
Performance criteria
3.1

Manual technique is applied on the basis of the client consultation and is

administered.
Range

3.2

effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, vibrations, frictions.

Services are performed that best meet each clients skin type.

Element 4
Perform a mask application.
Range

setting, non-setting.

Performance criteria
4.1

A formulation is selected to achieve optimum results.

4.2

The application and removal techniques are followed according to

manufacturers instructions.

4.3

Services are performed that best meet each clients skin type.

Element 5
Perform toning and/or moisturising services.
Performance criteria
5.1

Products that best suit the client's skin are selected in accordance with sound
product knowledge and manufacturers instructions.
Range

may include but not limited to sun blocks, serum, additives.

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5.2

Services are performed that best meet each clients skin type.

Element 6
Complete follow-up procedures.
Performance criteria
6.1

The follow-up procedures are undertaken in accordance with enterprise

requirements.
Range

record card, homecare advice, product sales, referral and monitor

of client, clean-up.

Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc
enquiries@hito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.

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