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Level 3 Nail Services Course in Camborne

Cost£2,583.00
Duration1 year
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body
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About this course

Level 3 Nail Services Course in Camborne. Classes run at Cornwall College Camborne, full-time during the day.

The course builds on Level 2 skills and takes you into specialist territory. You'll develop advanced nail enhancement systems and creative nail art, practising in an industry-style nail bar. As your skills grow, you'll provide treatments to paying clients. The course runs over one year.

You'll finish with a City and Guilds NVQ Diploma in Nail Services.

Who this course is for

This Level 3 course is ideal when you want to upgrade from Level 2 and offer more specialist services. You will develop creative nail art and advanced enhancement systems while working to high professional standards in an industry-style nail bar. As your skills grow you will provide treatments to paying clients and build confidence for employment or freelance work.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for external applicants and school leavers

  • Four or more GCSEs at Grade 4 or above including English and/or Maths, or successful completion of a relevant Level 2 qualification AND a grade 4 or above in English and/or Maths.
  • Functional Skills Level 2 in English and/or Maths will be considered as alternatives to GCSE, but a GCSE resit may be required depending on grade.

What you will learn

  • You'll apply advanced nail enhancement systems to a professional standard.
  • You'll create nail art designs using specialist techniques.
  • You'll carry out treatments on paying clients in a salon environment.
  • You'll work to professional industry standards throughout.
  • You'll develop skills for employment or freelance nail services work.

How you will learn

You'll learn through hands-on practice in an industry-style nail bar at the college. As your skills develop, you'll work with real paying clients. Assessment is practical and competence-based, as required by the NVQ Diploma format. You may also complete written or knowledge-based tasks to support your practical work.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Cornwall College Camborne will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Nail technician, providing nail treatments in a salon or mobile setting.
  • Nail bar technician, working in a dedicated nail bar environment.
  • Freelance nail artist, running your own client base independently.
  • Beauty therapist, working across nail and beauty services in a salon.

What you could study next

  • A Level 3 Diploma in Beauty Therapy, if you want to broaden into wider beauty treatments.
  • A business or self-employment course, useful if you plan to work freelance.
  • An apprenticeship in beauty or nail services, combining work and further study at a higher level.
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