STAY TUNED. REPORTING LIVE FOR YOU, I’M CHRISTINA VASQUEZ, LOCAL 10
NEWS.
>> THANKS SO MUCH.
THEY CLAIM THEY MADE THE GRADE
GRADE.
GRADE. >> SEEING THESE STUDENTS JUST GROW, PUT THEIR HEARTS ALL
INTO THIS PROFESSION MAKES ME
REALLY HAPPY.
>> THE BARBER PROGRAM IS, WAIT
FOR IT, BUZZING AT SOUTH DADE
TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
SEE WHAT WE DID THERE?
>> WE TEACH EVERYTHING ABOUT
THE NEW TRENDS, HAIR STYLES,
HOW TO CUT ALL TYPES OF COARSE
HAIR, TEXTURED HAIR, LIGHT
FINE HAIR, THIN HAIR, COLOR.
>> HE’S NOT JUST A CLIENT,
HE’S A STUDENT.
HERE EVERYONE LEARNS TOGETHER,
PRACTICES ON ONE ANOTHER ALL
IN HOPES OF MAKING PERFECT
CAREERS.
AT LEAST 900 HOURS OF TRAINING
BEFORE THEY CAN SIT FOR THE
BARBER LICENSING EXAM.
YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 16
YEARS OLD AND COMPLETE AN HIV
AIDS COURSE, A LICENSE IS
REQUIRED TO LEGALLY CUT HAIR
IN FLORIDA.
THE SCHOOL CONTACT EDED THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS
BUSINESS -- HE SAYS AN UNLICENSED, UNEDUCATED BARBER IS AN UNSAFE BARBER.
>> IF I’M A BARBER AND I’M
APPLYING THE SERVICE ON
SOMEONE WHO HAS RINGWORM, I’M
GONNA PASS IT TO MY NEXT
CLIENT.
THAT’S HOW DISEASES GET
SPREAD.