What You’ll Learn
Prepare for licensure and a career in barbering with training that blends artistic skill, technical technique and professional knowledge.
The Barbering program prepares you for employment in the field and for the Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber examinations through classroom instruction and practical shop experience. You’ll develop hands-on skills in haircutting, shaving, styling and grooming while also learning the safety, sanitation and business practices needed in a professional barbershop.
You will learn how to:
- Cut, shape and style hair using clippers, shears and razors
- Perform shaving techniques and hot towel services
- Trim and shape beards and mustaches
- Shampoo, rinse and provide hair and scalp care
- Apply hair coloring, lightening, relaxing and permanent wave techniques
- Perform facial treatments and basic grooming services
- Understand hair, skin and scalp anatomy and physiology
- Practice sanitation, sterilization and infection control
- Use barbering tools, implements and equipment safely
- Build customer service and communication skills
- Learn business management and employment practices for barbershops
- Prepare for state practical and written licensure examinations
The program is designed to help you gain the technical ability, creativity and professionalism needed to enter the barbering field with confidence.
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What You Can Do
Barbering can prepare you for careers in grooming, hair care and barbershop services.
Clients look for barbers who combine precision, style, professionalism and strong customer care. If you enjoy hands-on creative work, personal service and helping people look and feel their best, this program can help you build a strong path into the profession.
