The primary purpose of this Instructor course is to train the student in the basic teaching skills, educational judgments, safety judgments, proper work habits, and desirable attitudes necessary to obtain licensure and for competency as an instructor or related position.

600 Clock Hours

Upon completion of the course requirements, the determined graduate will be able to:

1. Project a positive attitude and a sense of personal integrity and self-confidence.
2. Practice proper grooming, effective communication skills, and visible poise.
3. Understand employer–employee relationships and respect the need to deliver worthy service for value received.
4. Perform the basic skills necessary for teaching, including writing lesson plans, performing lectures and demonstrations, directing student projects, using library resources and audiovisual aids, con­ducting theory class instruction and measuring student achievement, supervising clinic operations, and maintaining required student records.
5. Apply the theory, technical information, and related matter to ensure sound judgments, decisions, and procedures.

To ensure continued career success, the graduate will continue to learn new and current information related to techniques, communication skills, and teaching methodologies to improve teaching skills.

Pre-Requisites

Must be (a) licensed as a cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician or electrologist in the State of Arkansas, (b) be registered as an instructor trainee with the Board, (c) under the immediate supervision of a licensed Instructor at all times, (d) not authorize to verify student daily slips, (e) be given a written examination after completion of each subject by the licensed Instructor.

Eligibility Requirements

A candidate who wishes to obtain an Instructor’s license must pass both a written and a practical examination.  To qualify to take either of these examinations, a candidate must:

1. Have successfully completed a 600-hour course of Instruction in a Cosmetology-Section-approved school of cosmetology.  School must submit a completed Certificate of Training Form. 
2. Be at least 21 years old;
3. Must have a current license in the field you wish to teach (Cosmetology, Manicuring, Aesthetics, Electrology*).

*If you are applying to take the Electrologist Instructor Exam, you are also required to have three (3) years of practical experience as an electrologist in the State of Arkansas within the past five (5) years.

• 50 Hours.  Required preparatory training, Teaching of theory & practical operation, Selecting subject matter for class lecture, Preparing class lectures, Conducting a review of all subjects taught, Preparing & grading examinations, Demonstrating practical operations, Teaching practical operations.
• 100 Hours.  Class attendance. 
• 50 Hours.  Conducting Theory Classes.
• 200 Hours.  Conducting Practical Classes.
• 10 Hours.  Method of Keeping Student Records.
• 90 Hours.  Instructor’s Discretion.