This　study　aims　to　investigate　whether　course　contents　of　hairdressing　related　departments　of　technical　and　vocational　education　conform　to　workplace　competencies　required　by　the　hairdressing　industry,　thus　to　know　the　importance　of　hairdressing　curriculum　planning　in　cultivating　workplace　competence　in　the　hairdressing　industry　and　provide　a　reference　for　education　institutions　to　make　adjustments　and　a　plan　of　curriculum　contents.　Using　Delphi　method　and　common　decisions　made　by　experts　and　scholars　from　industrial　and　academic　circles,　this　study　generalizes　indicators　for　evaluating　four-year　college　hairdressing　courses　and　workplace　competencies.　By　virtue　of　the　consensus　achieved　through　three　rounds　of　expert　questionnaires　and　the　workplace　competence　indicators　constructed,　this　study　conducts　a　questionnaire　survey　among　academic　and　industrial　members,　including　272　questionnaires　sent　out　to　hairdressing　teachers　and　382　questionnaires　delivered　to　hairdressing　practitioners.　Findings　show　demands　on　hairdressing　workplace　competencies　include　five　dimensions:　work　attitude,　customer　service,　hairdressing　knowledge　and　skill,　personal　development　and　marketing　&　operation　management.　Requirements　of　hairdressing　curriculum　planning　are　classified　into　four　aspects:　service　ethics,　hairdressing　knowledge　and　skill,　personal　development,　and　marketing　&　operation　management.　Practitioners　and　scholars　show　differences　in　cognition　of　workplace　competencies　needed　by　the　hairdressing　industry.　Compared　with　practitioners,　scholars　think　there’s　a　much　stronger　demand　on　＇ability　to　plan　and　implement　promotion　activities＇,　which　is　under　the　dimension　of　＇marketing　and　operation　management＇;　supervisors　of　the　hairdressing　industry　have　a　significantly　higher　recognition　of　importance　of　＇marketing　and　operation　management＇　than　designers.　The　present　study　demonstrates　that　demands　on　hairdressing　workplace　competencies　are　positively　correlated　with　hairdressing　course　contents.　These　results　indicate　appropriateness　of　hairdressing　curriculum　planning　influences　students’　future　competitive　capacity　when　entering　the　workplace.　©　2015　Taylor　&　Francis　Group,　London.