1. (1)(a) under Subsection 58-11a-306(5)(b)(ii), an instructor shall provide one-on-one direct supervision of their apprentice during the apprenticeship program, but this does not preclude an instructor from having more than one apprentice; and

   1. (b) if an instructor has more than one apprentice:

      1. (i) the instructor may not simultaneously supervise the apprentices; and
      2. (ii) the same hour or hours of instruction may not be credited toward more than one apprentice;
2. (2) the apprentice shall be registered with the Division by submitting a form prescribed by the Division;
3. (3) the instructor shall be approved by the Division for the apprenticeship, but the instructor may not have had any disciplinary action in the preceding three years;
4. (4) there shall be a conspicuous sign near the workstation of the apprentice stating, "Apprentice in Training";

5. (5)(a) The instructor and apprentice shall keep a daily record that documents the total number of hours of training, which shall include:

   1. (i) the hours of theory instruction;

      1. (ii) the hours of practical instruction; and
      2. (iii) the number and type of client services performed, and other services performed; and
   2. (b) the daily record shall be immediately available to the Division upon request;
6. (6) a complete set of esthetics texts shall be available to the apprentice;
7. (7) an apprentice may be compensated for services performed;
8. (8) the instructor shall provide training and technical instruction of 1,500 hours using the curriculum defined in Section R156-11a-703;
9. (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. (10) an apprentice may not perform work on the public until the apprentice has received at least 10% of the required hours of technical training, with at least a portion of that time devoted to each of the subjects in Section R156-11a-703;
11. (11) any hours obtained while enrolled in a school of esthetics or cosmetology/barbering may not be used to satisfy the required 1,500 hours of apprentice training; and

12. (12) if an apprentice completes the apprenticeship and fails the NIC Master Esthetics Theory Examination or NIC Master Esthetics Practical Examination three times, the apprentice and instructor shall:

    1. (a) meet with the Board at the next appropriate Board meeting;
    2. (b) explain to the Board why the apprentice is not able to pass the examination; and
    3. (c) provide to the Board a plan of study in the appropriate subject matter to assist the apprentice in passing the examination.

Under Subsection 58-11a-102(5), the requirements for an approved master esthetician apprenticeship include the following:

KEY: barber, cosmetologist, cosmetologist/barber, esthetician, electrologist, hair designer, nail technician, eyelash and eyebrow technician

Date of Last Change: March 24, 2025

Notice of Continuation: January 10, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-11a-101; 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a)