COURSES OFFERED: Barber Training

Barber Training

Tuition:$11,925

Course Length: 1250 hours, to be completed within 9 Months (Night/weekend class can be completed within 12 months)

Course Description

The main goal of Barber Training is to educate the student in both theory and practical experience in the art of Barbering. This will prepare and enable them to take the State Boards and become a successful Barber, either working for someone else or even working for themselves. The training is guided by developing the student in desirable habits and attitudes in all respects of health, sanitation and safety, and encourages self assurance, readiness to help others, and gives them an ethical approach to their career.

At the end of their training students will be well rounded in all aspects of Barbering, shop sanitation and Barber ethics.

COURSE GOALS:

1.Students will be trained by using both theory and practical work to assist them in gaining all the skills necessary to become a successful Barber.

2.When students have finished the course the will be ready to take and successfully pass the State Barber Board Exams.

3.When students have finished the course and passed all necessary exams they will be prepared to work in a professional salon as a licensed Barber.

4.When students have finished the course they will be capable of performing in Barber related occupations.

5.When students have finished the course they will have developed employer and employee relationships and the means to communicate effectively.

COURSE FORMAT:

1.All aspects of Barbering will begin with a Lecture on each topic.

2.After each Lecture there will be practical demonstrations.

3.Audio visual materials will be used to enhance certain topics.

4.Theory and Practical worksheets will be used.

5.Illustrations

6.Written and Practical testing will be done, to evaluate progress and identify any weakness.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

1.Progress will be followed by testing in theory, practical and clinical areas.

2.There will be testing after each unit of study.

3.Evaluation during clinic workshops and practicals.

4.Final Exam

REQUIRED LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT:

All students will be required to maintain at least a 75% grade point average in theory, and at a minimum a 3 in practical and clinic subjects in order to receive your certificate of completion and be ready to take the State Barber Examinations.

TEXTS:

Milady’s Standard textbook of Professional Barber Styling  

Milady’s Standard workbook of Professional Barber Styling

REFERENCES:

1.Standard Textbook of Barbering

2.Medical Dictionary

3.Standard Dictionary

4.Pennsylvania State Barber Law’s and Regulations

5.Pennsylvania Code-Professional & vocational Standards

UNITS OF INSTRUCTION:

Sanitation and Sterilization

Why is this important to Barbers

Proper ways to sanitize and sterilize tools and equipment

Proper ways to protect your clients

Practice sterilization and sanitation

Honing and Stropping

What is Honing and Stropping

Proper methods

Practice Honing and Stropping

Straight Razor and uses of Straight Razor

How and Why the Straight razor is used

Proper way to use the Straight razor

Proper care of a Straight Razor

Practice using the Straight razor

Haircutting, Styling and Hairpieces

Tools used

Proper care of tools

How to perform different styles and cuts

How to maintain and care of Hairpieces

Practice cutting and styling both hair and hairpieces.

Shampoo and Scalp Massage

How to properly drape client for a shampoo

Proper method of shampooing

What is a scalp massage

How to do a scalp massage

Practice shampooing and scalp massage

Hair Coloring

Why do we do hair coloring 

Tools used for hair coloring

Different types of hair colors

Proper method to do a test strand for hair color

Proper method for applying hair color

Practice applying hair color

Facial Massage

What is a Facial massage

Tools needed for a facial massage

Proper method to perform a facial massage

Practice facial massages

Perms and Straightening

Tools needed for Perming and straightening

Different types of perms, and ways to straighten hair

Proper method for a test strand before a perm or straightening

Proper method of applying a perm or straightening solution

Practice doing perms and hair straightening

Scalp and Skin diseases

Different types of diseases

How to identify the disease

Proper way to protect your client and others from diseases of the skin

and scalp

State Barber Law, Rules and Regulations

What are the laws, rules and regulations that govern this profession

Why are they important

Where to find them

Understanding them

Physiology

What this means to a Barber

Understanding physiology

Putting the information learned to practical use during Barbering

Hygiene

Why is hygiene important to a Barber

How to practice proper hygiene

What it will do for your career

Bacteriology

What this means to a Barber

Understanding bacteria as it relates to Barbering

Identifying bacteria

Ways to prevent bacteria and protecting your clients

Electrical equipment

Tools used

Proper use of all electrical equipment in Barbering

Practice using all electrical equipment

Professional ethics and Shop demeanor

What are ethics and shop demeanor

Why are they important

How can they help your business

Manager Barber, Tools, Shop Management and currency

Who is a Manager Barber, and how to work yourself up to one

What tools are used everyday in the Barbering field

Proper care and use of all tools necessary for Barbers

How to properly manage a shop and why it is important to your business

Proper ways to manage currency in your daily business

 Preparation for State Boards

Practice tests

Practical clinic tests

Are you ready to take the State Boards