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CAREER CLUSTERS
Personal Care Services, Human Services
What does a career in Cosmetology & Barbering look like?
A career in cosmetology and barbering involves providing beauty and grooming services to clients. Cosmetologists and barbers are trained professionals who work in salons, spas, barbershops, or as freelance artists.
Inside look at the Module:
Students explore the fundamental concepts of cosmetology and barbering while practicing basic techniques in the field.
Project-based activities include:
Activity: Personal Care Services Career Pathway Exploration
Activity: Making an Exfoliating Scrub
Activity: Basic Manicure
Activity: Basic Hair Techniques
Activity: Narrative Writing & Checkpoint Test
Activity: The Art of Shaving
Activity: Face Charts
Activity: Design Brief
Activity: Argumentative Writing, Career Research & Planning, and Checkpoint Test
FEATURES
• Project-Based Learning
• Career Ready Practices
• Reading and Writing in Context
• Customizable Content
Career Pathway:
There are hundreds of related careers in the Human Services Career Cluster, some more similar than others. Classifying these similar careers into narrower categories, called pathways, helps individuals look at a range of options when it comes to employment in an area with similar skills and knowledge. Although this system of classifying careers into clusters and pathways is helpful in navigating career options, it is not the only way. This module is more specifically aligned with the Personal Care Services Career Pathway. Individuals in this pathway share a set of skills and knowledge that expand on the skills and knowledge needed in the Human Services Career Cluster. Individuals in the Personal Care Services Career Pathway demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:
Analyze basic principles of biology, chemistry, and human anatomy for safe and effective utilization and selection of personal care products and services.
Evaluate an individualized personal care plan reflecting client preferences, needs, and interests for a course of treatment/action.
Utilize data and information to maintain electronic records of client services and make recommendations for personal care services.
Demonstrate policies and procedures to achieve a safe and healthy environment for personal care services.
Develop organizational policies, procedures, and regulations establishing personal care organization priorities, accomplishing the mission, and providing high-quality service to diverse clients and families.
Identify personal care business opportunities enhanced by community involvement, self-improvement, and current trends.
Apply methods of obtaining feedback to understand expectations and promote high-quality personal care services standards.
Planning Your Career:
By working through this module, you will begin your journey toward developing the skills and knowledge to be successfully employed in this pathway. By taking your experience and building on it by applying these skills in different scenarios, you will be better prepared to take the next step in your educational path. At the end of this module, you will select two related careers and describe how to achieve those opportunities.
These are the careers you will explore in this module:
Barbers
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Manicurists and Pedicurists
Shampooers
Skincare Specialists
Spa Managers
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Chemists
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