Experience gained through a barber and cosmetology apprenticeship completed in barbershops or cosmetology salons shall satisfy the training and experience requirement for purposes of § 3703.1 if:
A barber or cosmetology apprenticeship may fulfill only the training and experience requirement of these regulations. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, the apprentice shall sit for examination within six months or lose credit for all training and experience gained in the apprenticeship.
An individual shall be registered by the Board before the individual may serve as an apprentice in a beauty salon or barbershop in the District.
While registration as an apprentice is in effect, the registration authorizes the individual to learn to practice barbering or cosmetology:
All classroom theory training must be completed before beginning the work experience part of the apprenticeship. The classroom training must occur in a Board approved school or continuing education course and shall consist of the following:
All classroom theory training must be completed before beginning the work experience part of the apprenticeship. The classroom training must occur in a Board approved school or continuing education course and shall consist of the following:
(1) | Shampooing | 15 |
(2) | Scalp Treatments | 10 |
(3) | Chemical Straightening | 150 |
(4) | Personal Hygiene | 50 |
(5) | Ethics, Salesmanship | 25 |
(6) | Courtesy, Conduct, D.C. Law | 50 |
(7) | Anatomy, Physiology, Bacteriology, Pathology, Chemistry, Electricity | 150 |
(8) | Sanitation | 50 |
(1) | Shampooing | 15 |
(2) | Scalp Treatments | 10 |
(3) | Chemical Straightening | 150 |
(4) | Personal Hygiene | 50 |
(5) | Ethics, Salesmanship | 25 |
(6) | Courtesy, Conduct, D.C. Law | 50 |
(7) | Anatomy, Physiology, Bacteriology, Pathology, Chemistry, Electricity | 150 |
(8) | Sanitation | 50 |
Each registered apprentice shall display the certificate of registration conspicuously in the apprentice's place of employment or training and shall wear identification clearly showing that the individual is an apprentice.
Registration as an apprentice is limited to a term of two years from the date of registration and is not renewable. If the apprentice has not fulfilled the requirements necessary to sit for the barber or cosmetology examination the apprentice may lose credit for the hours obtained.
The Board, for good cause shown, may grant an apprentice an extension of time to complete the requirements of the apprenticeship. Good cause shall include medical emergencies, family emergencies, and military service.
A request for an extension of time must be made in writing and filed with the Board no later than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the apprenticeship. The Board shall notify the apprentice within sixty (60) days of receiving the request for extension whether it approved or denied the request.
Any extension of time granted by the Board shall expire no later than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date that the Board approves the extension.
The decision to approve or deny a request for extension of time shall be made on a case-by-case basis and may be made by a simple majority of the Board members present at the meeting where the request is considered. The Board's decision regarding a request for extension is final.
The apprentice registration shall only be valid for training and experience in barbering or cosmetology and is not valid for training and experience in any of the specialty cosmetology licenses.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 17, r. 17-3704