R156-11a-800. Approved Barber Apprenticeship Requirements

  In accordance with Subsection 58-11a-102(1), the requirements for an approved barber apprenticeship shall include the following:

  (1) In accordance with Subsection 58-11a-306(1)(b)(ii), an instructor is required to provide one-on-one direct supervision of their apprentice during the apprenticeship program. This does not preclude an instructor from having more than one apprentice; however, if an instructor has more than one apprentice, the instructor may not simultaneously supervise the apprentices, and the same hour or hours of instruction may not be credited toward more than one apprentice.

  (2) The apprentice shall register with the Division by submitting a form prescribed by the Division.

  (3) The instructor must be approved by the Division for the apprenticeship.

  (4) There shall be a conspicuous sign near the work station of the apprentice stating "Apprentice in Training".

  (5) The instructor and apprentice shall keep a daily record, which shall include the hours of theory instruction, the hours of practical instruction, the number and type of client services performed, and other services which will document the total number of hours of training. The record shall be available to the Division upon request.

  (6) A complete set of barber texts shall be available to the apprentice.

  (7) An apprentice may be compensated for services performed.

  (8) The instructor shall provide training and technical instruction of 1,250 hours using the curriculum defined in Section R156-11a-700.

  (9) The instructor shall limit the training of the apprentice to not more than 40 hours per week and not more than five days out of every seven consecutive days.

  (10) An apprentice shall not perform work on the public until the apprentice has received at least 10% of the hours of technical training, with at least a portion of that time devoted to each of the subjects specified in Section R156-11a-700.

  (11) Any hours obtained while enrolled in a barber school or a cosmetology/barber school shall not be used to satisfy the required 1,250 hours of apprentice training.

  (12) If an apprentice completes the apprenticeship and fails NIC Barber Theory Examination or NIC Barber Practical Examination three times, the apprentice and instructor must:

  (a) meet with the Board at the next appropriate Board meeting;

  (b) explain to the Board why the apprentice is not able to pass the examination; and

  (c) provide to the Board a plan of study in the appropriate subject matter to assist the apprentice in passing the examination.