“Then they’ve done a festival design on a mannequin, to test their skills against others within the region, with the opportunity of competing on a national level in Adelaide in 2027. It’s a great opportunity to showcase their skills and what they’ve learned throughout their VET delivered to secondary students program.”
The morning’s tasks also formed part of the year-10 students’ assessments.
Run in the Wimmera on Thursday last week, Ballarat students were assessed on Friday.
“Between the two there will be one gold medallist, two silver medallists, and two bronze medallists awarded, with eligible competitors going on to the national competition,” Ms Burns said.
“They’ve all done an amazing job; they’ve all been very motivated.”
Murtoa College student Ruby Parish views hairdressing as a potential career.
“I love the amount of hands-on work we do, all the assessments are fairly simple and everything – colouring, real clients – it’s just like a real salon setting,” she said.
“You learn a ton, and it’s a lot of fun.”
Ms Parish said she drew inspiration from her childhood for her festival design.
“My mum did a similar sort of style on me when I was younger for my primary school athletics with my house colours,” she said.
“I just thought of that and when I saw ribbon, I was like, ‘okay, that’s what we’re going to do.”
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