Instructor Training - Detailed Course Description

Independence College of Cosmetology

INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

COURSE #4 - 600 HOURS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is 600 hours full time over a minimum of four months, 35 hours per week, five days per week, seven hours per day, Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a one hour lunch. Part time is over a minimum of 6 ½ months, 23 hours per week, five days per week, 4 hours per day, Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 7 hours on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a one hour lunch. Time in this course is spent learning the technical skills of teaching cosmetology. This will include lesson planning, teaching principals, psychology, motivation, classroom training, and practice teaching.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE

At the completion of this course the student will be qualified to pass the State Board Exam and receive an Instructor’s License. The student will be able to teach any phase of cosmetology in a cosmetology school and will be familiar with procedures for creating lesson plans and curriculums.

TUITION – Instructor training

Tuition
Registration/Enrollment Fee
Textbooks/Handouts
Total

$3,288.00
100.00
215.00
$3,603.00

Total cost of the above is $3,603.00, payable $100.00 at enrollment, $1,751.51 on the class start date, $1,751.50 thirty days from class start date. Students are allowed 42 hours of absences time at no additional charge. Any additional time required to complete because of absence will be charged for at a rate of $5.44 per hour. Fees for absence hours missed (beyond 42) are due on the scheduled graduation date. (A leave of absence will extend the scheduled graduation date.) Students may make payments on the additional fees in advance and money paid will be credited to their account. All regular tuition payments are due in advance each month. Tools, equipment and textbooks do not become the property of the student until all money owed to the college has been paid.

BOOKS – Instructor Training

Milady's Master Educator Textbook

Milady's Master Educator Exam Review

Pivot Point Salon Fundamentals Textbook & Study Guide

State Law Book

CURRICULUM – Instructor Training

Full time is 4 months of training consisting of no more than 35 hours per week or more than seven hours per day, Tuesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a one hour lunch.Part time is 6 ½ months of training 4 hours per day 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 7 hours on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a one hour lunch.This period of time is divided approximately as follows:

Subjects	Hours
Teaching principles, lesson planning, curriculum planning, class outlines, teaching methods, teaching aids, testing, and evaluation	200
Psychology, personality in teaching, teacher evaluation, counseling, laws of learning, and speech	50
Business experience or management, classroom management, record keeping, buying, inventory supplies, and State Law	50
Practice teaching in both theory and practical	300
Total	600

ENROLLMENT AND ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

Instructor Training

Classes start on Tuesday of each seventh week and the entrance requirements are as follows:

· Must have a high school diploma or GED certificate

· Have attained the age of 17 before taking the State Board Exam

· Proof of age - Birth Certificate or Drivers License

· Free of contagious disease / possesses good moral character

· Have a personal interview with a school official and pass an entrance exam

· $100.00 Registration / Enrollment Fee payable to Independence College of Cosmetology. This fee is for processing all paper work and is non-refundable after three business days. If the student decides to re-enroll at a later date, another $100.00 Registration/Enrollment Fee will be charged.

· Provide four 2x2 pictures taken within the last 2 years.

· Provide 2 or more character references.

· $25.00 money order for student license payable to State Board of Cosmetology.

· Provide a transcript addressing basic training from the school where that training took place.

· Provide industry related work history.

· Provide industry related continuing education history.

· Complete an enrollment form (supplied by the State Board of Cosmetology).

· Provide proof of a current Missouri Cosmetology or Esthetics license.

The Missouri State Board requires two years of high school for the Instructors Course.

The Missouri State Board requires the student to have a current license.

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