Skill explained

Hairdressing covers ladies' and men's hairdressing.

Hairdressing refers to treatment and care of hair. Hair treatment refers to all types of hair cutting techniques, perm waving, hair colour, styling and beard design. Through professional advice and treatment the hairdresser strives to emphasize the customer's general appearance and personality. 

The demands for a modern hairdresser are to guarantee great knowledge, skill and professional behaviour. Requirements are knowledge of fashion, creativity and imagination, together with great technical skill, including commercial and artistic applications.

Professional hairdressers may work as:

• Barbers
• Hairdressers
• Teachers
• Product consultants

Skill contact

Mr Niq James ESR Skill Media Promotion - Hairdressing (NEW ZEALAND) Organisation: Headspace Position: Artistic Director Email: niq.james@gmail.com

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Recent medalists

Shizuoka 2007	Calgary 2009	London 2011
GOLD Korea Ok Jin Lim SILVER France Celia HAMEL BRONZE Switzerland Carole Corminboeuf BRONZE Finland Jaana Hellstén	GOLD Finland Elina Salminen SILVER South Tyrol, Italy Sabrina Fiorin BRONZE France Angélique Frank	GOLD France Caroline SCHMITT SILVER Korea Won Jeong Lee BRONZE Australia Alexis Scott BRONZE Finland Kerttu Johansson

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Hairdressing Competitors in 2013

Jessamy Mooney Australia Patricia Gomes Brazil Dominique Mercier Canada Yixue Hu China Maria Launer Germany Spain Caroline Hermunen Finland Antoine KOEHLER France Anita Pap Hungary Dyah Ayu Nursholekah Indonesia SONAL DEEPAK CHAUHAN India Lena Magnusdottir Iceland Katja Ludwig South Tyrol, Italy Anna Yumitoko Japan Jin Hee Kweon Korea Laura Salmina Latvia Hin Seng Chou Macao, China Chang Wai Ken Malaysia Vi Van Vu Norway Cait Woodcock New Zealand Russia Julia Persson Sweden Liang En Dexter Goh Singapore Sriphrae Saenjai Thailand Chenelle Etienne Trinidad and Tobago YI-HSIN LIAO Chinese Taipei Hannah Clague United Kingdom Brooke Robison United States of America Natasha Meiring South Africa

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Members that will compete in Hairdressing in 2013

• Australia
• Brazil
• Canada
• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Korea
• Latvia
• Macao, China
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Russia
• Singapore
• South Africa
• South Tyrol, Italy
• Spain
• Sweden
• Thailand
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Kingdom
• United States of America