Section 100. General requirements for an esthetics instructor certificate

A. Upon filing an application with the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology, any person meeting the qualifications set forth in this section shall be eligible for an esthetics instructor certificate if the person:

1. Holds a current Virginian esthetician license; and

2. Completes one of the following qualifications:

a. Passes a course in teaching techniques at the postsecondary educational level; or

b. Completes an instructor training course approved by the Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology under the supervision of a certified esthetics instructor or master esthetics instructor in an esthetics school and passes an examination in esthetics instruction administered by the board or by a testing service acting on behalf of the board.

3. Persons who (i) make application for licensure between September 20, 2007, and September 19, 2008, and (ii) have completed one year of documented work experience as an esthetics instructor are not required to complete subdivision 2 of this subsection.

B. Esthetics instructors shall be required to maintain a Virginia esthetician license.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.