Nail Technician - Professional

A Distance Learning Course of 12 Lessons
Course Description

Do you want to start your own business as a Nail Technician? What about working in a nail bar, department store or beauty salon? The employment opportunities for qualified nail technicians are on the increase, and the Nail Technician Professional Diploma Course is the perfect course to turn your dreams into reality.

As a nail technician your job description will be extensive. You will need to be able to apply and decorate false nails and nail extensions, whilst consulting on the general health and well being of the client's hands and feet. You will need to know the necessary procedures to carry out a manicure or pedicure for the client and you may even want to use basic massage techniques to relax the client's hands and feet.

The Nail Technician Professional Diploma Course covers all of these areas in detail. It ensures that you will be fully prepared to either set up your own business as a Nail Technician or be sufficiently qualified to work as a Nail Technician.

Included in the Nail Technician Professional Diploma Course is all you need to know about manicure and pedicure, and thus you will not be required to study for a separate manicure and pedicure qualification in order to become qualified through Stonebridge Associated Colleges.

Course Syllabus

• Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin
• Anatomy of the Nail
• Manicure
• Pedicure
• The Process of Nail Growth
• Client Consultation and Communication
• Tip Types and Tip Customisation
• The Gel System
• The Fibre System & Maintenance
• Nail Enhancement Removal
• Health and Hygiene
• Marketing and Starting your own Salon/Nail Business

Qualifications

On completion of your course, you will receive two qualifications:

Qualification 1: Nail Technician - Professional Diploma

Nail Technician - Professional Diploma entitling you to use the letters SAC Dip after your name.

Qualification 2: ASET Level 3 Nail Technician - Professional Award

This Course leads to an ASET Level 3 Award Certificate for successful learners. That means that it is independantly accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NFQ) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3).

The Award has been designed by a learning provider to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements and as such is not listed as a qualification on NQF. While the duration, content or assessment may vary from similar national qualifications, in accrediting the programme at level 3, ASET attests that its learning outcomes are at an equivalent level to a level 3 national qualification.

Study Options

In order to offer our students the most convenient and flexible distance learning courses, Stonebridge Associated College offers you the option to study for your course via two methods:

• 1. Via the traditional paper-based method.
• 2. Through the online method via ElearnUK.

When you study through ElearnUK you can quickly access your course material online and submit all of your question papers to your tutor online, using your unique student account. You have access to all of your course material immediately, and when you submit question papers, your tutor sends you an email containing your results and feedback.

Tutor Support

With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have.

You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly team of administrators and course advisors who offer sound and professional guidance and advice when you need it. This ensures that you will never feel neglected and that you will always succeed!

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 120 hrs.

Duration of learning programme 11 weeks x 10 hours

Additional Information

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

What's Included

• All study materials
• Study Guide
• Full Tutor and Admin support
• The course fee includes the NCFE registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00).

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the main functions and structure of the skin
• Summarise two main layers of the skin
• Discuss what purpose the melanoblasts serve
• Examine the anatomy and functions of the hand and wrist showing injuries that can occur in these areas
• Introduce the cause and affect of a repetitive strain injury
• Describe what the symptoms would be for the carpal tunnel syndrome
• List four main reasons for discoloration of the nail
• Describe the key aspects of manicure
• Summarise how you would perform a manicure
• Introduce and explain the various implements and materials used in pedicures
• Discuss the chemistry of:

Hand creams
Nail varnish removers

• Identify the following:

Cuticle clippers
Cuticle knife
Hoof stick
Spatulas
Corn plate

• Summarise the growth of a nail showing the treatable and un-treatable conditions
• Introduce and discuss nail technicians and enhancements
• List four untreatable nail conditions
• Definition the meaning of nail enhancement
• Examine the nail equipment and basic products used in nail enhancement
• Identify what you would use a 100/100 nail file for
• Describe the method you would use to prepare the nail bed for an enhancement
• Discuss the various Tip Types and Customisation
• Explain how to customise a tip
• Summarise the manner in which you would apply and blend a tip
• Analyse the Gel System showing its advantages and disadvantages
• Examine the advantages of the gel system
• Describe briefly the equipment you would use to apply gel enhancements
• List the steps you would take to apply gel enhancements
• Introduce the Fibre System nail enhancement giving an in depth view of maintenance
• List and outline three types of fibre enhancements
• Summarise your understanding of a catalyst
• Discuss different ways of removing nail enhancements
• Introduce the importance of safety, health an hygiene in the nail industry
• Describe what method you would use to deal with waste disposal
• Discuss how the autoclave is used for sterilising
• Summarise why you think it is important to keep premises hygienic
• Discuss how you would layout and prepare your business premises