Instructor Trainee has as its objective the presentation of the skills necessary to teach barbering, cosmetology, esthetician and manicuring courses. In order to enroll in this 500-hour cosmetology course, the applicant must be licensed as a cosmetologist, manicurist, esthetician or barber in the State of Washington. This course may be completed in 3-1/2 months @ 40 hours per week and will enable the graduate to teach in a cosmetology facility. Graduate instructor trainees must take the Interstate National Cosmetology practical and the NIC written examination for certification, must pass the exam with a score of 80% or better, and then will have earned the Washington License. An instructor trainee may train in manicuring, cosmetology, esthetics and/or barbering with an applicable license. (An accelerated course is offered and may be completed in 2–1/2 months. The instructor trainee student must be available no less than 16 hours a week, able to work one to two evenings a week, and be available for Saturdays.

Possible instructor trainee career paths include: Instructor, industry rep/educator, salon owner/manager, and retail/wholesale sales..

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