Cosmetology Apprentice
Registered Apprenticeship
9 Credits | 2 Years
Online
Career Cluster: Human Services
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What is an Apprenticeship?
A Registered Apprenticeship is a state-certified work-based training program that combines paid-related instruction and on-the-job training. Apprentices are trained under a written training agreement called an indenture. While indentured, the employer agrees to teach the apprentice the skills of the trade and the apprentice agrees to learn the skills involved.
Cosmetology Apprentice Overview
Cosmetology is a vibrant career with many employment and career opportunities. Salons, spas, barber shops, and beauty supply companies are in need of professional stylists. A career in cosmetology combines professional techniques with creativity to provide a challenging career with many rewards. The cosmetology apprenticeship program provides the theory training to allow the student to satisfy the Wisconsin state requirements to become a licensed professional.
Program Outcomes
Cosmetology Apprentice completers will be able to:
- Summarize safety and sanitation procedures
- Summarize the current Wisconsin administrative codes and statutes for cosmetology
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills for success
- Compare haircutting services
- Compare shampoo services
- Compare skin care services
- Compare texture services
- Compare hair color services
- Compare hairstyling and finishing techniques
- Compare nail services
- Develop strategies to market products and services
Technical Standards
In this program, students should be able to meet specific technical standards, which are the essential skills and abilities needed to be successful in a program, with or without reasonable accommodation. It is important to review and understand these standards before applying to the program.
On-the-job learning is 90% of apprenticeships. Apprentices are full-time, paid employees trained by the employer's skilled workers.
Progressive wages are earned by apprentices as their skills grow. Wages are set by the employer. Apprentices are paid to attend related instruction.
Apprentices learn the theory to support on-the-job training.
Academics
The Cosmetology Apprenticeship courses are offered fully online.
Program Features
This two-year apprenticeship includes 3,712 hours of on-the-job training and 292 hours of paid related instruction
Transition to Trainer
The Transition to Trainer course is required for completion. Students will take this course the last semester of the apprenticeship
Mock Board Prep
The Mock Board Prep (8 hours) course is an optional course students can complete during the last semester of the apprenticeship.
Required Courses
Program courses are state approved and designed specifically to meet employer needs.
Featured Cosmetology Apprentice Courses
Admissions and Tuition
To become an apprentice in the state of Wisconsin, one must first be indentured by the State Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards (BAS). To become indentured you must:
- Contact an employer on your own. Employment is a requirement of entering an apprenticeship.
- Once you have an employer / sponsor, contact the Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards to initiate the application process between you and your employer
See Requirements and Application for more details
Cost of Attendance
The Cost of Attendance (COA) is an estimate of the costs that you may incur while attending Northwood Technical College.
Estimated Total Program Tuition 2024-25*
Cosmetology Apprentice
9 Credits | 2 years
$1,550
*Tuition is an estimate and does not include any miscellaneous fees for various courses, tools, books, supplies or uniforms. Program book costs are in addition to tuition and fees and vary depending on course selection and where the books are purchased or rented.
After the Northwood Tech Cosmetology Apprentice Program
Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship Completion issued by the Department of Workforce Development - Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards (DWD-BAS).
Professional Licensure and/or Certification Information
Northwood Tech’s Cosmetology Apprenticeship is designed to prepare students to meet the educational requirements for licensure to be employed/practice in the state of Wisconsin. The College has not determined and does not guarantee its required courses meet the requirements for preparation, examination, or licensure in states/territories other than Wisconsin as documented on the licensure and certification disclosure webpage. Students who may be seeking professional licensure in states other than Wisconsin should contact the appropriate apprenticeship bureau or licensing board in that state/territory to verify that the Northwood Tech program meets licensure or certification requirements. To be eligible for testing and/or licensing in the state of Wisconsin, you may be required to obtain a social security number.
For more information, visit:
Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards and Department of Workforce Development
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Contact
Eric Lockwood, Director, Apprenticeships and Academies
715.246.1871
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