PDV 318 - Hair Braiding Professional Level III

1.75 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student to learn about pursuing a career as a Professional Hair Braider. Topics include a continuation of Level II braids; introduction of extensions with burn finishing for a cornrow and for a braid; Senegalese braid and Corkscrew braid.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. explain how to manage and maintain wet and dry braids and how to sleep with natural and braided hair,
2. describe how to care for natural hair and braids for days and weeks,
3. demonstrate basic knowledge of and be able to complete the following braids: Senegalese and Corkscrew;
4. demonstrate a basic mastery of using various hair extensions both with a cornrow and with a braid;
5. demonstrate burn finishing; and
6. demonstrate a mastery of the following braids: fishtail, flat twist, and two-strand twist.