Barbering Course Information

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Barbering Course Description

Barbering: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 39.5011.00) (Classification of Instructional Programs CIP 12.0402)

The curriculum involves 900 hours to satisfy State of Florida Barbers’ Board requirements. The program includes extensive instruction and practical experience in men’s cutting, color, texture, men’s grooming, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail Take Home skills, guest record-keeping, and business ethics, as well as sanitation, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing. The Barbers’ Board is the licensing entity.

Graduates are prepared to become entry-level barbers.

This course is taught in English. Textbooks and course materials are only offered in the English Language.

Barbering Program Overview

Program Hours: 900 clock hours

The course is divided into pre-clinical classroom instruction and clinical service learning experiences.

  1. Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 210 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
  2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 690 hours are spent in the clinic classroom area where practical experience is gained.

Barbering Program Outline

Your time at Paul Mitchell The School Orlando for the barbering program will be divided into six (6)designations:

  1. Core Curriculum: A 210-hour orientation, known as the Core program, instills the basic fundamentals. Students are graded and evaluated using written, oral, and practical testing methods. Students must successfully complete the Core curriculum prior to attending regularly scheduled daily classes in cutting, color, permanent waving, and chemical texture services.
  2. Protégé Learning Experience: Your experience as a Protégé produces a smooth transition from Core student to Adaptive student. You spend 35 hours as a Protégé preparing you for the clinic classroom experience.
  3. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: Your clinic classroom time from 280 to 900 hours will be guided with individual attention and group learning experiences using mini-classes, monthly worksheets, and periodic evaluations developed specifically for this monitoring progress. This is when you begin experiencing your clinic classroom education on paying clients in the clinic classroom area.
  4. Classroom Learning Experience: Your classroom time from 280 to 900 hours is divided into five (5) areas: cutting, coloring, texture, shaving, and skin. Each area has an instructor who conducts the different specialty classes each week; Classroom Learning Experiences may also include retail, motivation, self-improvement, professional development, and attendance education which may be conducted by an instructor, non-licensed staff member, or guest artist.
  5. Adaptive Curriculum: From 280 to 450 hours, you will enter a new phase of specialty classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services designed to continue building you into a confident designer.
  6. Creative Curriculum: You will spend your last 450 hours in Paul Mitchell The School Orlando in “high gear” by dressing, acting, and working like a true salon professional. You will use your own artistic and creative abilities, coupled with the assistance of the Learning Leaders, to prepare yourself for your future beauty industry career.

Barbering Course Subjects

The instructional program of Paul Mitchell The School Orlando meets or exceeds the state requirements:

Subject

Clock Hours of Technical Instruction
(Classroom Instruction)

Clock Hours of Lab Instruction
(Services)

B101 Florida Laws and Rules

70

 

B102 Safety, Sanitation, and Sterilization

50

50

B103 Hair Structure and Chemistry

90

 

B104 Haircutting

  1. Taper Cuts 
    1. Free Hand
    2. Shear Over Comb  
    3. Clipper Over Comb
  2. Style Cuts (to include blow-drying)

175

95

B105 Shampooing

50

50

B106 Chemical Services

  1. Permanent Waving 
  2. Coloring and Bleaching  
  3. Hair Relaxing and Curling

100

40

B107 Shaving, Beard, Mustache Trimming, Facials

80

50

TOTAL HOURS

615

285

TOTAL CLOCK HOURS

900

The institution offers employment assistance to help graduates’ efforts to secure education-related employment that includes, but is not limited to training in professionalism, resume’ development, job interview preparation and job search skills.

Barbering Course subject Descriptions

Course Subject Descriptions 

Course B101: Florida Laws and Rules:

This course teaches the Florida state laws and regulations in the field of barbering .

Course B102: Safety, Sanitation and Sterilization (HIV and Aids)

This course teaches the proper ways to sanitize implements, reviews the types of bacteria, covers the Milady chapter on sanitation and disinfection, and teaches the causes of HIV and AIDS .

Course B103: Hair Structure and Chemistry:

Teaches identification of all parts and structure of the hair and how the proper use of chemicals, proper cutting techniques and shaping the hair can create a style to compliment the hair 

Course B104:  Hair Cutting to include:
A. Taper Cuts
    1. Free Hand
    2. Shear Over Comb
    3. Clipper Over Comb
B. Style Cuts to include
     blow-drying:

Teaches the student how to effectively conduct a consultation that includes preparing the client for service and determining his or her needs and desires . It also teaches the proper way to hold shears, razors, and combs while performing a haircut; how to section hair and proceed with a wet or dry haircut, utilizing all elevations and combinations with or without blends; how to edge and clean the neckline with razor, clipper, or shears; how to check a completed cut; and proper sanitation of cutting implements using universal sanitation procedures 

 Course B10: Shampooing:

This course teaches techniques in shampooing and rinsing the hair, and product use and safety .

Course B106: Chemical Services to include:
  A. permanent waving
  B. coloring and
       bleaching
  C. hair relaxing and
      curling:

Teaches perm wrapping techniques, perm chemistry, types of perms and products and their use and safety; how to relax hair; chemicals involved in the process; proper techniques for applying straightener; and product knowledge and safety 

Course B107: Shaving, Beard, and Mustache Trimming, Facials:

The student will learn the proper method to perform a shave, prepare the client for shaving, perform the shaving service, and perform the final cleansing of the face and neck. The course will also teach chemical procedure treatments, including preparing, diagnosing, and identifying; assembling supplies and equipment; cleaning the face and neck; performing designated treatments (either mechanical or manual); and performing the final cleansing of the face and neck .

In addition to the state requirements listed above, Paul Mitchell The School Orlando provides training in the areas of communication skills, professional ethics, salesmanship, decorum, record-keeping, and client service record cards.

Course Numbering System Description

The course numbering system is made up of numbers and letters. The CS stands for Cosmetology and B stands for Barbering, the numbers represent the course offered.

Barbering Program Testing and Grading Procedure

The following tests and grading procedures are used to assess student learning and mastery of course content in the 900-hour course:

  1. Academic theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on each assigned theory exam. Exams are completed at the conclusion of each online theory module.
  2. Core written and practical skills evaluation: Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on each written exam and each practical skill exam in order to complete the Core program. The exams are an overview of instruction taught during the Core schedule. All Core written and practical skill exams must be passed with a 75% in order to transition to the Clinic Classroom. If students are unable to pass each exam after two attempts, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program and re-enroll in the next available Core class start date.
  3. Final Exam 1: This exam covers an overview of all related cosmetology subjects (e.g., anatomy, chemistry, etc.). Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on all final exams.
  4. Final Exam 2: The written exam covers an overview of all theory instruction, Florida state law, and other items covered on the state cosmetology exam. Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on all final exams.
  5. Clinic Practical Skill Assessments: Future Professionals progress in practical skill assessments and theory hours will be digitally monitored on a weekly basis by the Future Professional Advisor using the Course Key app. All assigned practical skill assessments must be completed in order to complete the program.