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IHS Competition Dates

We love us a hairdressing competition, and IHS is known to host the very best. Check out the list of comp dates across Australia below, and enter your local competition to showcase your skill and win sme very sweet prizes. … Continue reading

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10 Tips for Writing Your Resume in the Hairdressing Industry

  1) Make your resume easy to read Your name and contact details should be clearly identifiable in a larger size at the top of the document. Keep your font size, spacing and formatting consistent throughout your resume so someone … Continue reading

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Funk Up Your Head 2012 Winner Ani Pham!

  The 2012 Funk Up Your Head mannequin competition has come to a close, leaving us with a stack of incredible designs, and four very worthy winners: Ani Pham (Grand Prize Winner), Charmaine Tham (Bianca Litchfield’s’ People’s Choice Winner) Corey … Continue reading

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School-Based Hairdressing Apprenticeship: Student Spotlight

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the school based-apprenticeship opportunities now available to the hairdressing industry. The Pivot Point Academy blog has recently covered the basics of what’s involved with a school-based hairdressing apprenticeship, and the benefits … Continue reading

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5 blogs we adore

With a million hair, beauty and style blogs online these days,  inspiration is never more than a click away.  Below are some of our favourite sites for a creative fix, product review or how to lesson. The Plastic Diaries – … Continue reading

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Hair Expo Awards 2012 Finalists! Drumroll, please….

Last night the Australian and New Zealand hairdressing industries’ best and brightest gathered at Technology Park in Redfern to hear the finalists announcement for the 2012 Hair Expo Awards. For industry names and emerging talent alike, the Hair Expo Awards … Continue reading

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IHS Member’s Benefits Night

7:30 pm – 12th March @ CLUB BURWOOD 96 Shaftsbury Rd Burwood, NSW 2134 Guests: $25/ IHS Members: FREE! Become an IHS member now at www.ihssociety.com.au Hey guys – in less than a week, IHS will host it’s first Member’s … Continue reading

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FUNK UP YOUR HEAD 2012

Have you seen the Funk Up Your Head 2012 Facebook page lately? This mannequin competition is seriously heating up. Pivot Point Academy Melbourne Certificate III in hairdressing student Jnd Nguyen’s design above  is in the lead with 440 likes! Only … Continue reading

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Q&A sesh with a FUYH competitor

Catching up with Sarah O’Reilly, a talented young apprentice from Barberella salon in Melbourne who ALSO happens to be a Funk Up Your Head competitor. Q:  Why did you enter the Funk Up Your Head mannequin competition? A: I was … Continue reading

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Ever dream about getting a European Union Hairdressing Qualification? Now you can.

  Pssssst! We’ve got big news. We mean BIG. Ever dream about getting a European Union Hairdressing Qualification? Now you can.  Pivot Point Master of Technical Design Program for Hairdressing Educators   Pivot Point is pleased to launch the Master … Continue reading

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