Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 2 is the most recognised.
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
You can start without qualifications - direct entry/volunteering; a qualification improves your chances
Qualifications employers recognise (Level 2)
Any of these strengthens your application.
- Level 2 Certificate in Nail Technology L230 courses
- Level 2 Nail Technician Diploma L220 courses
- Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Nail Services L29 courses
- Level 2 Award in Nail Technology L28 courses
- Level 2 Diploma in Nail Technology Enhancement L27 courses
- Level 2 Award in Nail Technology L27 courses
Add-on certificates
Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.
- LED Gel Polish Techniques Award 13 courses
Where this can take you
With experience, you could manage a salon or start your own business. You could work with photographers, fashion designers or TV companies, preparing nails for photo shoots or fashion shows. You may want to take further training to learn other beauty techniques or to teach nail art. You might also move into product sales, selling nail equipment and materials to salons and nail bars.
- Level 3 Diploma in Nail Technology L336 courses
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Nail Services L318 courses
- Level 3 Nail Technician Diploma L313 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Nail Technology L38 courses
Courses for this career
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Level 2
- Level 2 Certificate in Nail Technology L230 courses
- Level 2 Nail Technician Diploma L220 courses
- Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Nail Services L29 courses
- Level 2 Award in Nail Technology L28 courses
- Level 2 Diploma in Nail Technology Enhancement L27 courses
Level 3
- Level 3 Diploma in Nail Technology L336 courses
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Nail Services L318 courses
- Level 3 Nail Technician Diploma L313 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Nail Technology L38 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Nail Technology L35 courses