On 8/21/2010 10:58 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
> On 8/21/2010 7:22 AM, George wrote:
>> On 8/20/2010 10:14 PM, brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:04:49 GMT, > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2010-08-21, Ema > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It is just like landscape design or hairstyling.......
>>>>
>>>> On what planet can you get a hairstyling license without schooling?
>>>>
>>>> nb
>>>
>>> In the US one can get a cosmotologist/hairdresser license by being
>>> sponsored by a shop owner, passing a simple test, and paying the fee.
>>
>>
>> But that is completely incorrect as usual. A good friend and a relative
>> own businesses that hire licensed staff. Both extensive training and an
>> extensive exam are the norm. Here are the requirements in PA just to be
>> able to take the comprehensive exam:
>>
>>
>> § 7.32d. Requirements for cosmetologist examination.
>>
>> (a) An applicant for the cosmetologist examination who holds no limited
>> licenses shall:
>>
>> (1) Be 16 years of age or older.
>>
>> (2) Except as provided in subsection (b), have done one of the following:
>>
>> (i) Completed a 10th grade education or its equivalent.
>>
>> (ii) Received training from or under the auspices of the Office of
>> Vocational Rehabilitation in the Department of Labor and Industry.
>>
>> (3) Have done one of the following:
>>
>> (i) Completed a minimum of 1,250 hours of instruction in cosmetology,
>> within a period of not less than 8 consecutive months, as a day-time
>> student in a licensed school of cosmetology.
>>
>> (ii) Completed a minimum of 1,250 hours of instruction in cosmetology,
>> within a period of not less than 15 consecutive months, as a night-time
>> student in a licensed school of cosmetology.
>>
>> (iii) Completed 2,000 hours of training in a Board-approved cosmetology
>> apprentice program.
>
> You have to remember that these things vary by state. Wasn't too long
> ago that in one state one could become a lawyer by deciding one day "I
> want to be a lawyer", walking in off the street the day of the bar exam,
> and passing the exam.
>

Sure but the declaration was "in the US" and was in the present tense.

I think what you described about just walking in and taking any sort of
test such as the bar exam went away some time ago.

>>> It's more difficult to get a motor vehical operator's license. It's a
>>> lot more difficult to obtain a barber's license... nowadays there are
>>> very few licensed barbers. Unfortunately one doesn't need any kind of
>>> documentation to prepare food commercially... most people who prepare
>>> our food are illiterate... the business owners are educated and need
>>> permits but the food workers don't need to be able to read and write
>>> and most cannot. The typical cook's job is extremely repetative, it's
>>> best that they are not educated.
>>>
>>>
>>
>