On 8/21/2010 7:22 AM, George wrote:
> 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.

You have to remember that these things vary by state. Wasn't too long
ago that in one state one could become a lawyer by deciding one day "I
want to be a lawyer", walking in off the street the day of the bar exam,
and passing the exam.

>> 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.
>>
>>
>