Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 50-69 - Barbering and Cosmetology Schools and Instructors › Chapter SPS 50 - Barbers › Subchapter III - Licensure Through School or Through Apprenticeship, Examinations, and Licensing › Section SPS 50.310 - Licensure through apprenticeship

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPRENTICESHIP
					 APPLICATIONS AND PERMITS.
(a) The owner of an
					 establishment seeking to train an apprentice shall contact the department of
					 workforce development or the department of safety and professional services for
					 an apprenticeship application. The application shall be submitted to the
					 department of workforce development.
Note:
The apprenticeship application form is
						available on the Department's Web site at
http://dsps.wi.gov
. After receiving and
						processing the application form, the DWD sends the form to the Department of
						Safety and Professional Services.
(b) An initial apprenticeship permit shall be
					 issued by the department for a period of 3 years. The permit shall be
					 extendable for one additional 1-year period upon submittal of all of the
					 following:
1. Payment of a $10 fee.
2. Notification to the department of safety
					 and professional services from the department of workforce development of
					 acceptable progress by the apprentice in theory instruction and practical
					 training.
(c) An
					 apprentice may not engage in any barbering work or attend school until a permit
					 has been issued.
(d) Each
					 apprentice shall enter an apprenticeship contract with an establishment owner
					 or his or her designated agent who shall employ and make arrangements for
					 training of the apprentice in accordance with subch. II of ch. 454, Stats., and
					 the rules of the department.
Note:
Under section
						454.26 (1) of
						the Statutes, every barber apprentice is also governed by section
						106.01 of the Statutes and
						chapters
						DWD
						295 and
						296. Section
						106.01 of the Statutes requires
						the Department of Workforce Development to also be a party to any contract
						under this paragraph.
(e)
					 The owner or his or her designated agent shall provide the apprentice with the
					 equipment necessary to learn all phases of practical barbering as listed in
					 sub. (3) and keep records of all apprentice practical work hours.
(f) An apprentice seeking to transfer his or
					 her apprenticeship contract to another establishment owner shall contact the
					 department of workforce development or the department safety and professional
					 services for transfer procedures. An apprentice may not transfer without prior
					 approval of the department.
(g)
					 Cancellation of an apprenticeship contract by the department of workforce
					 development shall result in an automatic suspension of an apprenticeship
					 permit.
Note:
The Department of Workforce
						Development (DWD) informs the Department of Safety and Professional Services
						(DSPS) whenever an apprenticeship contract is cancelled, and DSPS informs DWD
						whenever an apprenticeship permit is suspended.
(h) An apprentice who has failed to complete
					 an apprenticeship within 4 years from the date of issuance of his or her
					 initial permit may apply for reentry into the apprenticeship program. Upon its
					 review of the applicant's apprenticeship records, the department may deny the
					 application or issue another apprenticeship permit under specified terms and
					 conditions. The department may allow an apprentice credit for theory and
					 practical training actually obtained under a previous permit.