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Explain barber safety and sanitation procedures from the Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative codes
Assessment Strategies
Test, verbal, and/or skill demonstration
Criteria
Examine disinfection standards (SPS 50.271)
Examine sanitation standards (SPS 50.271)
Examine procedures for exposure to blood (SPS 50.290)
Examine hand washing techniques - Hands are washed thoroughly with soap and running water prior to serving each client and following removal of gloves (waterless hand washing agents that kill 99.99% of germs are an acceptable substitute)
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Examine the principles and design elements of haircutting
Assessment Strategies
Written product and/or oral response
Criteria
Identify characteristics of the four basic forms (different ways hair lengths are arranged around the head)
Identify combinations of the basic forms (merge two or more of the four foundational forms)
Correspond photos/images to the correct four forms and combination forms
Identify lines, angles, elevations, and form lines
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Use haircutting tools safely and effectively
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration in lab
Criteria
Describe components of various types of tools used in haircutting
Identify parts of shears, clippers, and razors
Match tools to haircutting task
Handle haircutting tools in a safe and sanitary manner
Handle haircutting tools per manufacturer and/or instructor guidelines
Demonstrate effective techniques for holding shears, comb, clippers, and razors
Describe procedures for effective disinfection and decontamination of haircutting tools
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Apply foundational haircutting skills and terminology to achieve a client's desired look
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration in lab, quiz, scenario, and/or verbal response
Criteria
Map out sections of the head
Use correct terms and language relating to haircutting
Demonstrate form lines, guide lines, angles and elevations
Recognize the three types of distribution
Demonstrate sectioning and partings
Explain texturizing techniques
Explain distribution and blending
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Describe the four basic haircutting forms
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration in lab, quiz, and/or written product
Criteria
Relate the use of "haircutting forms" to a haircut's end result
Identify hair growth patterns
Identify techniques to correct facial structures
Identify the components of the basic four forms
Identify combinations of the basic four forms
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Recognize facial shapes that influence haircutting and styling decisions
Assessment Strategies
Test, verbal, and/or skill demonstration in lab
Criteria
Differentiate between round, oval, square, heart, and diamond face shapes
Recommend haircut and style designs for each face shape
Recommendation creates balance and complements a client's face shape
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Recognize anatomical features that influence haircutting and styling decisions
Assessment Strategies
Test, verbal, and/or skill demonstration in lab
Criteria
Describe the role of the occipital bone in determining fades, guiding clippers, and blending
Describe the role of the Parietal ridge ("crest") as a reference for blending shorter sides into longer top hair
Identify irregular skull shapes and corresponding barber techniques for creating a balanced appearance
Recommend blending and detailing techniques for different head and skull shapes
Recommendation creates balance and complements a client's head and skull
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Recognize hairline and growth patterns that influence haircutting and styling decisions
Assessment Strategies
Test, verbal, and/or skill demonstration in lab
Criteria
Locate the hairline
Describe the shape of the hairline
Identify cowlicks and widow's peaks
Describe hair texture, such as coarse, fine, tightly coiled
Recommend blending and detailing techniques for different hairlines
Recommendation creates balance and complements a client's hairline and growth patterns
Defend the importance of detailing around the hairline, beard, and mustache
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Recognize facial features that influence shaping and shaving decisions
Assessment Strategies
Test, verbal, and/or skill demonstration in lab
Criteria
Define proportion
Identify a variety of nose, jawline, and lip features
Describe the mannequin's beard shape
Describe the mannequin's mustache shape
Recommend beard and mustache shapes that bring overall facial proportions and features into balance
Recommendation creates balance and complements a client's facial features