Employer: TAFE Queensland East Coast

For 16 years, Sharan Berry has been at the leading edge of hairdressing training as a vocational education and training teacher/trainer in TAFE Queensland East Coast’s Creative Industries department.
Meeting weekly with industry, representatives and inviting them to join her classes to share knowledge, Sharan delivers customised courses for students and offers flexible assessments in the workplace or on campus in line with industry expectations and standards.

Sharan actively participates in the development and validation of new resources and assessments for interactive teaching and learning tools. With these tools, her students can access a virtual reality ‘walk through hairdressing salon’ making learning more efficient and easier to access.

Passionate about the future of the hairdressing industry, Sharan has been an active contributor to the improvement of the national training package for hairdressing.