Get recognised for the leadership and business skills you’ve already built running a salon. The SHB50216 Diploma of Salon Management converts your real-world experience managing staff, treatments, sales and workplace safety into a nationally recognised qualification. Through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), ATSR guides you through matching your day-to-day management experience against the qualification’s requirements, with your partner RTO formally assessing your evidence and issuing the Diploma.
Reference: training.gov.au
Is your experience eligible for certification?
Your identification DocumentsUSI NumberDetailed ResumeWork Reference Letter(s)PayslipsPrevious Qualifications (If Any)Work samples such as business plans, marketing campaigns or policy documents you have authoredSupervisor, client or industry testimonials describing your salon management capabilityMeeting minutes or rosters showing your role in leading and coordinating the salon teamProfessional development records relevant to salon management or small business leadershipJob descriptions or organisational charts showing your management or ownership role in the salonStaff recruitment, interview and induction records for team members you have hiredPerformance review documents or meeting minutes showing how you have led and supervised salon staffRosters or workforce planning documents you have prepared for the salon teamWorkplace policies or procedures you have developed, updated or implemented, covering HR, sustainability or service standardsRecords of treatment service scheduling, sales targets or service delivery you have managedMarketing materials, promotional campaigns or social media records you have created to promote the salonWork health and safety records, risk assessments or incident reports you have completed or reviewedFinancial reports, budgets or sales performance records you have prepared or reviewed for the business[NB: RTO might ask for more evidences based on qualification requirements]
Ref: Jobs and Skills Australia (Employed, Median Age) · Jobs and Skills Australia (Annual Employment Growth)
Ref: Jobs and Skills Australia (Median per week, Yearly income)
Once your Student Agreement is signed and your initial payment is confirmed, your RPL journey begins — here's what to expect at each stage.
Personalised quote after your consultation
Pricing based on your individual advised pathway
RTO name and all payment options included
No payment until you've accepted your quote
Refunds available in line with our policy
Payment options
Your fees are confirmed before you commit — no surprises.
After your initial consultation, you'll receive a personalised quote that includes your total fee based on your individual advised pathway, the name of the assessing RTO, and all available payment options. No payment is required until you've reviewed and accepted your quote.
We're committed to your outcome — and we back that with our refund policy.
Our navigators support you through the process to help ensure your portfolio meets the RTO's requirements before it's submitted. If the RTO finds your application ineligible after portfolio submission, you may be entitled to a refund of fees paid to ATSR, in accordance with our and the RTO's refund policy.
You need documented evidence of your management work, such as business plans, marketing campaigns or policies you've written, along with testimonials from supervisors, clients or industry contacts and things like meeting minutes or rosters. Together this evidence needs to show you've genuinely carried out salon management functions, not just worked in a salon.
Yes, it's the same nationally recognised Diploma of Salon Management, issued by an ASQA-registered RTO under the same AQF framework. The pathway to get there is different, but the qualification itself is identical.
A Diploma of Salon Management is built around the skills needed to lead a salon team, manage the business side and eventually own and operate your own hairdressing or beauty salon. It covers the management, marketing and safety standards employers and business owners are expected to handle.
Turn your salon leadership experience into a nationally recognised Diploma qualification.
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