On 8/20/2010 10:14 PM, brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:04:49 GMT, > wrote:
>
>> On 2010-08-21, Ema > wrote:
>>
>>> It is just like landscape design or hairstyling.......
>>
>> On what planet can you get a hairstyling license without schooling?
>>
>> nb
>
> In the US one can get a cosmotologist/hairdresser license by being
> sponsored by a shop owner, passing a simple test, and paying the fee.


But that is completely incorrect as usual. A good friend and a relative
own businesses that hire licensed staff. Both extensive training and an
extensive exam are the norm. Here are the requirements in PA just to be
able to take the comprehensive exam:


§ 7.32d. Requirements for cosmetologist examination.

(a) An applicant for the cosmetologist examination who holds no
limited licenses shall:

(1) Be 16 years of age or older.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (b), have done one of the
following:

(i) Completed a 10th grade education or its equivalent.

(ii) Received training from or under the auspices of the Office
of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Department of Labor and Industry.

(3) Have done one of the following:

(i) Completed a minimum of 1,250 hours of instruction in
cosmetology, within a period of not less than 8 consecutive months, as a
day-time student in a licensed school of cosmetology.

(ii) Completed a minimum of 1,250 hours of instruction in
cosmetology, within a period of not less than 15 consecutive months, as
a night-time student in a licensed school of cosmetology.

(iii) Completed 2,000 hours of training in a Board-approved
cosmetology apprentice program.


> It's more difficult to get a motor vehical operator's license. It's a
> lot more difficult to obtain a barber's license... nowadays there are
> very few licensed barbers. Unfortunately one doesn't need any kind of
> documentation to prepare food commercially... most people who prepare
> our food are illiterate... the business owners are educated and need
> permits but the food workers don't need to be able to read and write
> and most cannot. The typical cook's job is extremely repetative, it's
> best that they are not educated.
>
>