Selecting a Supervisor

Before applying for an apprenticeship, the apprentice applicant must find a sponsor to supervise his/her apprenticeship. In selecting a supervisor, remember that

• A supervisor is permitted to supervise only one apprentice at a time.
• The supervisor must hold a current Delaware license as a cosmetologist, barber, nail technician, electrologist or aesthetician.
• The supervisor must be qualified to supervise the apprentice. For example, a cosmetologist may supervise an apprentice cosmetologist, nail technician or aesthetician because a cosmetologist is licensed to perform services in all of these fields. However, a barber may supervise only an apprentice barber and a nail technician may supervise only an apprentice nail technician because neither a barber nor nail technician is licensed to perform services in any other field.
• The shop/salon where the selected supervisor works must hold a current professional license as well as the required business license(s).

Filing the Application

Submit:

• completed, signed and notarized application form. The apprentice applicant, shop/salon owner and person who will be supervising the apprentice’s training must all sign the application form.
• processing fee by check or money order made payable to “State of Delaware. “
• proof of your education:
• if you are a high school graduate, certified copy of diploma or GED or official transcript sent directly from school to Board office
• if you did not graduate from high school, official transcript or letter - showing completion of 10 th grade - sent directly from school to Board office

Documenting Apprenticeship Hours

The supervisor and apprentice should maintain records of the hours accrued on the Verification of Apprentice Hours form.

If the apprentice leaves the supervision of the sponsor approved for the internship before the end of the apprenticeship, the supervisor must submit the Verification of Apprentice Hours form to show the hours accrued under his/her supervision.

If the apprentice is unable to complete the required hours within the required timeframe, submit a request for extension to the Board in writing before the apprenticeship ends.

Applying for Licensure and Registering for the Examination

When the apprenticeship hours are completed, the supervisor submits the Verification of Apprentice Hours form to the Board office to show the hours accrued.

The applicant contacts PCS, the testing service, to obtain an application for licensure and to register for the National-Interstate Council (NIC) exam. The application/registration must be filed no later than 60 days before the examination date. For information on the examination and testing dates, visit the NIC website or call (888) 822-3272.