Certification Requirments
🌿 Becoming a Certified BCD Dread Tech
Stepping into certification isn’t just about ticking boxes — it’s about embodying the craft.
At Black Cockatoo Dreadlocks, we honour dreadlocks as both skill and ceremony. Your certification represents integrity, confidence, and readiness to hold space for clients in a real and professional way.
To receive your Certification, become an official BCD Dread Tec, and be welcomed into our Website Directory, you are required to complete the following:
1. Complete All Online Course Content
Every module has been created with intention.
This means:
Watching all training videos in full
Practice Practice Preactice
Integrating the theory, technique, and professional standards taught
We don’t rush the foundations. Strong roots create strong dreads — and strong businesses.
Take your time. Absorb it. Practice along the way.
2. Attend the Live Workshop or Online Integration Calls
This is where learning becomes embodiment.
Whether you attend in-person or join us online, this component is essential. It allows you to:
Refine your technique
Ask questions
Receive real-time feedback
Deepen your understanding of sectioning, tension, flow and finish
This is also where we step into professional identity — not just “someone who can do dreads,” but someone who can confidently serve clients.
Your presence matters here.
3. Complete One Full Head of Documented Dreadlocks
Before certification, you must complete one full head of dreadlocks on a real client.
This ensures you can:
Section confidently
Maintain consistency across a full scalp
Manage timing, fatigue, and energy
Deliver a clean, intentional final result
Your submission must include:
Detailed session notes
(Hair type, density, section size chosen, method used, challenges faced, timing, and reflections.)Clear before photos
Progress photos during the process
Clear final photos
Short video footage of your technique and completed dreadlocks
We are looking for skill, awareness, and professionalism — not perfection.
4. Complete One Paid Maintenance Session
Maintenance is where true technicians are revealed.
It requires:
Scalp awareness
Tension control
Repair understanding
Client communication
Clean, consistent root work
You must complete one paid maintenance session and submit:
Detailed session notes
(Growth amount, root method used, repairs if required, scalp condition, timing, client feedback.)Clear before and after photos
Short video footage showing your maintenance technique
Charging for this session is important. It confirms you are stepping into professional readiness.
A Final Note
Certification with Black Cockatoo Dreadlocks means you are ready to:
Work independently
Uphold professional standards
Represent the BCD name with integrity
Care for clients’ hair and energy responsibly
When all requirements are completed and approved, you will receive:
✨ Your BCD Certification
✨ The title of Certified BCD Dread Tec
✨ Listing in our Website Directory Collective
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