Ontario Grade 11 TXJ3E Hairstyling and Aesthetics (Grade 11, Workplace Preparation)
Chapters: 4
1. A. Hairstyling and Aesthetics Fundamentals
A1 The Physiology of Hair, Skin, and Nails · A2 Chemical Components and Related Issues · A3 Business Practices and Strategies
- Human Body Systems – Your body is organised in levels: cells make tissues, tissues make organs, organs make organ systems, and all systems together make you, the organism. Each system has a main job: skeletal (frame), muscular (movement), circulatory (transport), respiratory (gas exchange), digestive (food), excretory (waste), nervous and endocrine (control), immune (defence), integumentary (skin, hair, nails) and reproductive. No system works alone: during exercise the muscles, heart, lungs and nerves all change together to keep the inside of the body steady (homeostasis).
- Hairstyling and Aesthetics: The Science, Art and Business of the Salon – Hairstyling and aesthetics is the care and styling of hair, skin and nails. You need science (hair structure, pH, chemicals and allergies), art (design principles, colour theory, trends and make-up) and people skills (consultation, record keeping, teamwork, advertising and safe, accurate measuring).
2. B. Hairstyling and Aesthetics Skills
B1 Performing Salon/Spa Services · B2 Creating Designs · B3 Meeting the Needs of Clients
- Hairstyling and Aesthetics: The Science, Art and Business of the Salon – Hairstyling and aesthetics is the care and styling of hair, skin and nails. You need science (hair structure, pH, chemicals and allergies), art (design principles, colour theory, trends and make-up) and people skills (consultation, record keeping, teamwork, advertising and safe, accurate measuring).
3. C. Industry Practices, the Environment, and Society
C1 Industry Practices and the Environment · C2 Industry Practices and Society
- Environmental Stewardship: Caring for the Planet as We Use Technology – Environmental stewardship means using the Earth's resources carefully so they last, and fixing harm where we can. Every product, from a phone to a hospital machine, has a life cycle: raw materials, making, transport, use and end of life. Each stage uses energy and makes waste. Good stewards keep products longer, choose efficient machines, follow the waste hierarchy (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, then dispose), send e-waste to proper recyclers and support laws and company practices that protect nature. Technology can harm the environment, but it can also help: solar panels, LEDs and smart sensors cut waste.
4. D. Professional Practice and Career Opportunities
D1 Health and Safety · D2 Career Opportunities
- Health and Safety: Hazards, Risks and Controls – A hazard is anything that can cause harm. Risk is how likely the harm is and how bad it would be: risk = likelihood × severity. A risk assessment finds hazards, decides who could be harmed, rates the risk, adds controls and is reviewed. Use the hierarchy of control: eliminate, substitute, engineering controls, admin (rules, training, signs), then PPE last. Safety signs use colour and shape. Workshops, art rooms and workplaces need guards, ventilation, labelled materials, clear exits and first aid. Laws in most countries make employers and workers share the duty to stay safe.
- Career Planning: From Knowing Yourself to Your First Job – Career planning has five steps. 1) Know yourself: interests, skills and values. 2) Explore career families and find out the work, study needed, pay and demand. 3) Plan a pathway with SMART goals and a plan B. 4) Search for jobs with a CV, cover letter, digital portfolio and interview practice. 5) Make the move from school to work and keep learning, because careers change over a lifetime.