Beauty Care Industry

Includes hairdressing, beauty therapy, nail augmentation, manicure, pedicure and skin care.

Hairdresser

Includes qualified hairdressers, apprentices and student trainees. Qualified hairdressers have achieved a National Certificate in Hairdressing or Barbering.

Hairdressing

Includes Barbering.

HITO

NZ Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation Inc

Industry

Includes organisations that are part of and relevant to the Hairdressing Industry.

MSD

Musculoskeletal Disorders. These include overuse syndrome, OOS, RSI, carpel tunnel, tenosynovitis, soft tissue injuries and other related diagnosis.

Section

A small section of hair

Technique

How a person carries out a task or action.

Practices

How the management of a salon or a person organises their work.