laurahair

Hi girls so has the new occupation list released today changed plans for anyone.

I was really hoping for SA but hairdressing is not on the list. So at the minute I only qualify for NT but I will need $50,000 in the bank :-(

I'm a bit frustrated as what to do next.

On the plus side i passed vetassess

So I did my resit on Thursday it only lasted 15 min.

I was asked the colour wheel and that was it on colour.

I was asked how would I do a chemical straightening service? I just rhymed off what I had studied.

Then I was asked why would you not preform this service on a client?

What size section would you take?

Is it ok to use a ghd on the hair or would you use a different brand?

Can you clip the hair up after this service?

If a client has no definite parting where would you part the hair during this process?

Hope this helps someone.

Ah no that's crap actually never even thought of having to wait for cert. Hopefully it arrives soon. Although will you hold out for July 1st and see what changes are made to the state lists.

Thanks a mill

I had started off last year with an agent and she told me each step that needed to be done. But she never actually did anything for me. So I decided to do it myself. I've done a lot of research and think I know what I'm doing :-) I also spoke to someone in visa first and he was great he gave me a lot of free info.

Are you using visa first as your agent

Ah that's brilliant. I just sent off my paperwork work yesterday. So hopefully there's everything they need and ill get a date for the technical exam soon enough

Very good I'd say you were delighted to get that sent off. You shouldn't be too long waiting.

Hi girls!! I have been given a new date for my repeat of vetassess next week in belfast. I'm so glad I don't have to fly back to Manchester that would of been expensive.

I'm was told I failed on colour and chemical straightening so I just have to resit them sections.

Has anyone got any further with your plans.

Hi!! I don't think you should choose your career based on what is going to get you into Australia in 6 years time, it really is impossible to predict what is going to happen to the sol list.

Have you ever been to oz?

If you dont know what you want to do career wise would you not take a year out and go on a WHV you can extend it for a second year, this will give you time to see the country and really think about what you want.

You could also do your studies in oz it is expensive depending what you are studying and the length of the course but there are other option I don't think you need to be putting too much pressure on yourself.

Even if you stay where you are and get your qualification you can still get a WHV up to the age of 30.

I did a full silent video. Then I edited it using free software called audacity!! I made my clips into about 3-7 minutes depending what I was demonstrating. I edited it that it was the full video in fast fwd and slowed it down when showing detail. I also added a voice over explaining what I was doing. If you YouTube how to use the software it will teach you. It was very time consuming and maybe there is a simpler way but that's what I did.

Hi kirsty welcome. I would recommend getting an assessment from an agent and at least you will know what visa you will be eligible for. Visafirst gave me a free assesment recently. Be sure to get a regestered agent if using one because you don't want to get screwed.

I qualify for a 190 or 489 visa. You need to prove a min of 2 years experience and 5 years for other states. And that is to live in regional areas. Have you gone onto immi.gov.au and done and research.

Thanks good luck with your videos. I'll keep updated when I hear back from vetassess.

Ye so would I. I'd be thinking it's gonna snap off. I've just read the steps and I suppose it makes sense that the bonds in the hair have to be broken down to reshape the hair and this is why this happens. At least we know. I reckon this is how I failed because he said during interview if you don't pass this section you will fail!!

Ah fair play to you!! He gave option A. an elasticity test. He said pull the hair if it stretches 2 inches it is ready to be neutralised. So that is the answer.

I was thinking if it stretches that much it is over processed.

You will be just short one year for qld and tas that's a pity hopefully for both of us hairdressing comes back on the sa list.

How did you find nz did you do the whv? Just wondering if there is much hairdressing work over there.

Ye it is hard to prove de fecto. We set up a joint bank account about 4 years ago. And we were renting at the time but We are living with my parents now to save for oz so we have no recent bills in our name.

Ye it is $50,000 for NT for us. We don't have it but my family have said they can put money into my bank to prove funds, I'm just not sure if this will work because I will be taking the money back out once I have statement.

Because of my vetassess delay though I'm not gonna get to submit eoi before July 1st so im hoping SA will be back on the list. They don't require any prof of funds and that's were we wanna go.

I also got them questions Vicki.

Have you decided if your doing ielts test. Or have you started your eoi.

Ye and I think when your put under pressure in an exam situation it makes it worse. At least if you start revising now you should be good for the interview :-)

good luck making your video's it is quiet time consuming and get someone to help you. I had my sister behind the camera to zoom in for detail. The first tint I videoed by myself it was just my back in the video I hadent fully thought it through so I had to get another model!! Good luck!

What are the underlying colours of the hair?

What is the underlying colours of a level 5,7,9?

Name the primary and secondary colours?

Is the medulla present in all hair types?

What are the three sections of the hair if the hair was split in half?

Name the 3 stages of the hair growth?

What way would you hold your fingers when cutting a graduated bob?

How would you section and apply a high lift to Virgin hair?

How can you tell when a perm is ready to be neutralised?

Name 3 hazards in the salon and explain how you would fix it?

How do you know when to neutralise a chemical straightening?

What counteracts green, red, purple etc.?

When shaving a man's beard how would you taunt the skin?

How would you scissors over comb a man's hair?

How would you put up a french roll?

Hi edel I didn't put in video for upstyle but I sent pictures from my portfolio I probably should had because then I might not of been asked to explain french roll.

My advice with the videos would be to put as many in as you can because the more areas you cover in you videos the less questions you will be asked in the interview.

I found it hard to explain graduated bob even though I cut them all the time. He asked me what way I would hold my fingers nothing about angles I said I would hold my 2 cutting fingers upwards, and he couldn't understand this he wanted me to change my answer because he kept saying why and would it not be a better position to point fingers downwards. I didn't change my answer and he just said Mmm and let's move on. In my college book it shows pics of demo and the fingers are pointed upwards. So I feel I answered this right.

Ye i would deffo brush up I will put up a few more of the questions I was asked that I can remember.

Hi edel welcome.

Do you have your videos made for the first stage?

Vicki has kinda covered everything else!

I would say look over your book from college if you still have it.

I was also asked questions about how I would section a graduated bob and how I would hold my fingers while cutting!!

How I would pin up a french roll.

They sound straight forward but I found when not having a head in front of me it was harder to explain it.

Yes please let me know how you get on! Fingers are crossed that NT and QLD keep on the csol until were ready to apply!

I heard back form vetassess. I can get my interview assessed for free and I will find out where I went wrong. This will take 2 weeks. Then I can resit the interview only been asked the questions that I have failed. So at least I will know exactly what to expect. And the fee is $800 which is good I was expecting full price.. feeling positive:-)

Ah don't Worrie sure I will just do it again. But a practical would be so much easier. At least I will be more prepared though. I just hope NT don't take hairdressing off the list in July then I'm screwed :-)

ill let you know if they can tell me where I went wrong.

Ah not at all. Im delighted for you anyway. I didn't get anything from them either. I'm gonna email them later and see if they can tell me where I went wrong. I would much rather a practical!!

I've just logged on and unsuccessful. Was really hoping I'd pass.