Cosmetologist

Hybrid-based
ONET: 39-5012.00

1

Years

55

Skills

2500h

On-the-job training
Curriculum
  • Company Orientation
  • Anti-Harassment Training
  • Principles & Practices of Infection Prevention & Control
  • Business & Salon Management
  • Chemical Texture Services
  • Hair Replacement Systems
  • Hair Coloring
  • Skin Care
  • General Sciences
  • Cosmetology equipment, tools and devices
  • Hairstyling
  • Nail Technology
  • Shampooing, Conditioning, and Scalp Care
  • Haircutting Principles and Techniques
  • Cosmetology License
  • In-House Training - Qualified Supervisors
On-the-job training
  • Principles & Practices of Infection Prevention & Control
    • Demonstrates appropriate and effective hygiene practices
    • Understands principles of bacteriology
    • Understands proper procedures for exposure to blood and bodily fluids
    • Understands the benefits and differences of cleaning, sterilization, and sanitation
    • Understands and can perform universal precautions and basic first aid
    • Keeps workstations clean and organized
    • Performs safety, sanitation, and sterilization precautions in all areas of work
  • Business & Salon Management
    • Performs friendly and professional customer service
    • Correctly schedules client appointments
    • Demonstrates effective time management skills
  • Chemical Texture Services
    • Demonstrates understanding of, and ability to, perform soft curl perm services
    • Demonstrates understanding of, and ability to, perform permanent waving services
    • Demonstrates understanding of, and ability to, perform chemical hair straightening/relaxing services
  • Hair Replacement Systems
    • Understands and performs different types of hair replacement systems services, including human and synthetic hair
    • Securely attaches wigs and hair pieces according to instructions, samples, or photographs
    • Combs, brushes, and sprays hair or wigs to set style
    • Correctly measures and fits extensions
    • Demonstrates ability to cleanse, color, and style hair systems
  • Hair Coloring
    • Demonstrates knowledge of general hair color theory, including chemistry principles and chemistry safety
    • Correctly performs tinting procedures by applying semi-permanent dye to hair using an applicator or brush
    • Correctly performs bleaching procedures by preparing the area, protecting clothes, applying bleach using an applicator or brush, and saturating the hair
  • Skin Care
    • Performs facials and facial massages using hands, fingers, and/or vibrating equipment and using special compounds such as lotions and creams
    • Performs hair removal services to shape eyebrows and/or remove facial hair, using depilatory cream, tweezers, electrolysis, or wax
    • Performs scalp treatments including massages and scrubbing
    • Performs cosmetics and make-up applications for clients and recommends and explains the use of cosmetics to sell product
  • General Sciences
    • Understands facial/head anatomy and physiology
    • Understands skin structure, growth, nutrition, disorders, and diseases
    • Understands nail structure, growth, disorders, and diseases
    • Understands properties of the hair and scalp
    • Understands basics of chemistry and electricity as related to the practice of cosmetology
  • Cosmetology Equipment, Tools and Devices
    • Demonstrates proper use of styling tools and equipment, such as hair dryers, straighteners, clippers, combs, shears, brushes, irons, clips, and aprons
    • Demonstrates proper use of manicuring tools and equipment, such as cuticle oil, pushers, cutters, and nippers, nail buffers, clippers, files, drills, and brushes, acetone, toe separators, and orange sticks
    • Demonstrates proper use of skin care and scalp treatment tools and equipment
  • Hairstyling
    • Performs thermal curling and straightening techniques and services
    • Performs finger waving techniques and services
    • Correctly utilizes pins, rollers, and wrapping to press and curl hair
    • Performs blow dry styling and comb-out techniques and services
  • Nail Technology
    • Performs manicures and pedicures by cleaning, shaping, and polishing fingernails and toenails, using files and nail polish
    • Applies nail enhancement products and techniques, including but not limited to acrylic nails, gel nails, press on-nails, and nail art
    • Demonstrate understanding of nail disorders and disease
  • Shampooing, Conditioning, and Scalp Care
    • Correctly performs hair detangling processes
    • Sections hair into defined sections (based upon hair sectioning theory/industry standard parting methods) with a comb, and secures sections with clips
    • Performs a scalp analysis to check for conditions such as hair loss, dry scalp, dandruff, lice, etc.
    • Analyzes client hair to determine the correct shampoo and conditioner product usage
    • Shampoos, rinses, conditions, and dries hair and scalp or hairpieces with water, liquid soap, or other solutions
    • Applies scrub treatments to exfoliate the scalp and remove dead skin cells, product buildup, and other scalp impurities
    • Demonstrate knowledge of hair and scalp disorders and disease
  • Haircutting Principles and Techniques
    • Demonstrates ability to determine client face shape and choose a hairstyle to compliment it
    • Cut, trim and shape hair or hairpieces, based on customers’ instructions, hair type, and facial features, using clippers, scissors, trimmers and razors
    • Performs blunt cutting techniques where hair is cut straight across with scissors to create uniform length and a clean, sharp edge
    • Performs point cutting techniques where hair is cut with scissors at an angle to create a textured and feathered effect
    • Performs layering techniques where hair is cut in sections, with the top layers shorter than the bottom layers
    • Performs graduation techniques where hair is cut to gradually transition from shorter to longer lengths
    • Performs elevation techniques where hair is moved up and down to create layers, graduations, and different volumes and shapes (i.e. the angle at which hair is held vertically affects the final look of the cut)
    • Performs weight distribution techniques to manipulate hair sections during a haircut to strategically place the weight of the hair throughout the head
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