Hairdressing guru, Norman Ironside, judges the "Men's Perm" task of the hairdressing category of the National 2008 WorldSkills Competition as he inspires apprentices and promoties environmentally sound practices such as enviro-friendly perming. Hairdressers are making steps to improve the environmental sustainability of their industry. Perming is an old technique that can be used to demonstrate new ways to save the environment and Norman shares what these steps are. About Hairdressing at WorldSkills: There are 22 competitors in the Hairdressing category. The Chief Judge and hairdressing convenor have designed the tasks to meet the standards in line with international competition. There is one overall gold medallist for Sydney WorldSkills who must be under the age of 21 and must be under 22 by the time they compete at Calgary WorldSkillls in 2009. Hairdressers bring all their own tool kit including scissors, combs, and brushes. The competition supplies perm papers, towels, work stations, clamps, trolleys, stools, the whole competition space will look like a big salon. Day 1- task 1, Competitors must use the technique of perming to create a hairstyle on a male mannequin. The competitors must treat the mannequin just like a real person and the event organisers use mannequins to ensure an even playing field for all entrants. Using the perming technique, competitors create and design a hairstyle for a man sticking to the specific time constraints of the task, 2- 2 1/5 hours ...
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