Every student will also receive a Professional Starter kit consisting of the following:

• 4oz Grip Monomer
• 2oz Pink Powder
• 1/4oz Acrylic Primer
• 4oz Cuticle Oil
• 2grm Ultra Fast Glue
• 1/2oz Quick Dry Top Coat
• 100ml Hand Sanitiser
• 100 Assorted Natural White Plastic Nail Tips
• One Cut Tip Clipper
• Kolinsky Sable Professional 108 Acrylic Brush
• Black File 100/180 Grit
• Pink File 100/180 Grit

• Buffer
• Nail Prep Brush
• Cuticle Push
• Curvy Scissors
• Dappen Dish
• Material Safety Data Sheets

You will also be provided with 5 CDs containing powepoint presentations of the following procedures:

• Liquid and powder nail enhancements
• Basic wrap fibre/silk nail enhancements
• The gel nail system
• Natural nail preparation
• Tip application

Do I have to sit an exam?

Module One:

Anatomy and Physiology of the skin

• Describe the main functions and structure of the skin
• Summarise two main layers of the skin
• Discuss what purpose the melanoblasts serve

Module Two:

Anatomy of the nail

• 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

Module Three:

Manicure

• Describe the key aspects of manicure
• Summarise how you would perform a manicure

Module Four:

Pedicure

• Introduce and explain the various implements and materials used in pedicures
• Discuss the chemistry of hand creams and nail varnish removers
• Identify the following:
• Cuticle clippers
• Cuticle knife
• Hoof stick
• Spatulas
• Corn plate

Module Five:

The process of nail growth

• The process of nail growth
• 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

Module Six:

Client consultaion and communication

• 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

Module Seven:

Tip Type and tip customisation

• 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

Module Eight:

The Gel system

• 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

Module Nine:

The fibre system and maintenance

• Inrodue the fibre system nail enhancement giving an indepth view of maintenance
• List and outline three types of fibre enhancement
• Summarise your understanding of a catalyst

Module Ten:

Nail enhancement removal

• Discuss different ways of removing nail enhancements

Module Eleven:

Health and hygiene

• Introdue the importance of safety, health and hygiene in the nail industry
• Describe what method you would use to deal with waste disposal
• Discuss how the atoclave is used for sterilising
• Discuss why you think its important to keep premisies hygenic.

Module Twelve:

Marketing and starting your own salon/Nail business

• Discuss how you would layout and prepare your business premises

Is their any practical training required?

Optional training is available at the end of the course. This is not necessary to acheive ASET Certification.

What are the career opportunities and salary potential when working in this field?

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Can you send me this info in the post?

Unfortunately not, we list all our course details online including fees, duration and syllabus. By doing this we are able to keep our fees to a minimum. Please contact us if you have further questions.