Nail Technician (Level 2), Home Study, Distance Learning Course

Nail Technician (Level 2)

The Nail Technician course is divided into seventeen comprehensive modules:

1. Your professional image
- Health and safety
- Professional salon conduct towards client and colleagues
- Professional ethics
- Professional ethics towards clients and colleagues
- Your professional appearance

2. Bacteria and other infectious agents
- Bacteria – types
- Nail fungal infections
- Sterilisation
- Sanitation
- Disinfection

3. Safety in the Salon
- Chemicals used by Nail Technicians
- Overexposure to chemicals
- Eye protection
- Cumulative Trauma Disorders
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

4. Understanding Chemicals
- Matter and energy
- Properties of matter
- Energy
- Element, atom, compound and molecule
- Vapours
- Chemical reactions
- Catalysts
- Adhesion
- Primers
- Monomers and polymers
- Light and energy

5. Anatomy and Physiology
- Cells, tissues and membranes
- Cell structure and function
- Cell membranes
- Nucleus and nucleolus
- Cytoplasm
- Cell functions
- Cell division
- DNA
- Body tissue
- Epithelial
- Muscle
- Nervous
- Membranes
- Skeletal system
- Muscular system
- Nail Anatomy

6. Nail Anatomy
- Nails and disorders
- Symptoms

7. Skin and its disorders
- Function of the skin
- Skins structure
- Epidermis
- Dermis
- Nourishment
- Nerves
- Skin glands
- Skin disorders

8. Client Consultation
- Clients’ needs
- Clients’ lifestyle
- Client record card

9. Manicuring
- Supplies
- Sanitation of implements
- Materials and containers
- Nail cosmetic supplies
- Table top set up
- Nail shape
- Plain manicure
- Finishing the nails
- Male manicure
- Paraffin wax treatment
- Hand massage

10. Basic Pedicure
- Supplies
- Pre-service
- Performing a pedicure
- Foot massage

11. Advanced Nail Techniques
- Nail Tips
- Application

12. Acrylic Overlay Tips
- Acrylic powers
- Supplies
- Pre-service
- Application
- Refills
- Maintenance
- Removal

13. U.V Gel System
- Preparation
- French manicure
- Gel maintenance
- Gel removal

14. Nail Wraps
- Supplies
- Pre-service
- Application
- Maintaining,
- Removing
- Repairing fabric wraps
- Nail art

15. Areas of Nail Technician Work
- Mobile
- Home-based
- Salon-based

16. Safety at Work
- Control of substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Electric files

17. Aromatherapy recipes for Manicures and Pedicures
- Cuticle softening treatment
- Nail strengthening treatment
- Tired, swollen feet
- Cracked and dry feet

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following standard guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

RESOURCES

Every student who orders this course will receive an excellent new DVD created by the author of the course.

DVD: Acrylic Nails and Tip Application
■ Tips and Techniques from a professional Nail Technician
■ Follow the step-by-step instructions contained on this DVD by one of the country’s greatest ever nail technicians
■ A leading Nail Technician, will show you step by step how to perform Acrylic Nail Application

The DVD covers:
Getting to know your kit and supplies
■ Client consultation
■ Nail preparation
■ Tip application
■ Finishing
■ End result- you will have a beautiful set of acrylic nails.

We also provide a Level 2 Manicure & Pedicure Kit
■ Cuticle Nipper
■ Nail Scissors - Straight Shank 9cm
■ Cuticle Knife - Stainless Steel
■ Thick Emery Boards (10)
■ 6" Manicure Sticks (10)
■ Rubber Ended Hoof Stick
■ Plastic Nail Brush
■ Nail Buffer Chamois, 12cm
■ Concave
■ Manicure Bowl
■ Nail Clipper 80mm
■ Big Foot File
■ French Manicure Kit
■ Cuticle Oil 15ml
■ Base Coat 15ml
■ Quick Dry Top Coat 15ml
■ Nail Varnish - Classic Red
■ Nail Varnish - Pink Pearl
■ Nail Varnish - Chocolate Pearl
■ Clear Spatula 15cm
■ Paraffin Wax Brush 2"
■ Skintruth Nail Buffing Cream
■ Cuticle Massage Cream
■ Creamy Cuticle Remover

COURSE DURATION

We recommended you spend approximately 60 hours of your time studying for the Level 2 Nail Technician course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 1 hour a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 2 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 2 ABC Award as a Nail Technician in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours.

Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore the registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you. The enrolment fee for the Nail Technician home study course is £550 (inc VAT), though for a limited time we are offering you the opportunity to pay only £440 (inc VAT) which is a 20% discount if you enrol online and pay in full.

You can also opt for our Easy Payment Plan and enrol online today by paying a deposit of £110 and then 4 equal payments of £110 per month. The first instalment is paid about a month after you receive your course.

For International Students who wish to enrol - click here
(Additional £60 postage / packing & administration)

I found the nail course a lot more interesting and detailed than I initially thought. Qualified nail technicians deserve a lot more credit than they receive and I realised this after I took the course. This is a great course jam packed with information and I would highly recommend it to anyone considering a career in this area. The tutor's support throughout the course couldn't have been better and I couldn't have asked for more. She was quick to reply to any questions I had and provided detailed feedback to each of my assignments that I submitted. I also received the course within days of ordering (and I lived abroad when I first started the course) so you can get started immediately. Good luck to all you future nail technicians out there! - Clare Shirley