3009 SVQ Assessment handbook v2 - City & Guilds

Range of Service Times for Level 3 Hairdressing (Combined Hair Types)
Owing to the nature of many of the services in the Level 3 NVQs/SVQs, it is not possible to set a
precise time for completion. Times for critical aspects of various services are quoted below.
Service times
Minutes
(maximum)
Type of Hair
1. Thermal pressing (straightening) 45 African Type Hair
2. Thermal styling (excluding spiral curls) 30 African Type Hair
3. Perm (winding only) All hair types
a. piggy back 60
b. spiral 90
c. weaving 45
d. root 25
e. hopscotch 60
f. double 60
Levels 1-3 SVQ Qualifications in Hairdressing, Barbering and Combined Hair Types (3009) 173