Cosmetologist (Cosmetic Services Cluster)

PREPARATION  LEVEL  COURSES

F410 COSMETOLOGY I

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 12

The cosmetology program must be approved and licensed by the Department of Professional Regulation.  It offers both theory and practice in the following areas: product chemistry; sanitary rules and regulations; sanitary procedures; chemical service procedures; knowledge of the anatomy of the skin, scalp, and hair as they relate to applicable services; the Barber and Cosmetology Act; and labor and compensation laws.  Through instruction and supervised work experience, students are prepared to take the licensure examination at the completion of the courses.  (The program may be offered through an in – school, registered and licensed program or by contracting with a private cosmetology school.  Course descriptions must describe the specific content in each course.)

F401 FAMILY  AND  CONSUMER  SCIENCES  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATION

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 11, 12

Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Education is designed for junior and senior students interested in pursuing careers in occupations related to family and consumer sciences.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with survival skills, career exploration skills related to the job, as well as improving students’ abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

A qualified, certified FCS instructor is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student, and coordinator.  The coordinator, student, and employer assume compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis; further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job – seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organizations, and job termination.  Classroom and worksite instruction is based on the tasks in an occupation.

Z401  INTERRELATED COOPERATIVE EDUCATION         

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.