Level 3 Nail Technician Course in Selby. Classes run at Nail Flairs Training Academy, part-time during the day. An Advanced Learner Loan can fund the course, with registration and kit included. Fees may apply depending on your circumstances. You'll cover manicures and pedicures, nail enhancements, health and safety, and client care. Optional units include nail art, airbrush designs, electric file techniques, and product promotion. The course takes around 5 months to complete. You'll start with a short initial assessment in English and maths to confirm the level is right for you.
Who this course is for
The diploma will prepare you for a career as a nail technician, and all the units relate directly to the role of a nail technician. it includes: providing manicures and pedicures, applying and maintaining nail enhancements, maintaining personal health and well being, health and safety and client care. There are a range of optional units including applying nail art, air brush designs, enhancing nails with electric files, promoting products and displaying stock.
You will develop your knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology, health and safety, client care and nail products and equipment.
Completion of the course can lead to: working in a commercial nail salon, working in a retail concession, working independent/self-employed/mobile/home-based.
Entry requirements
Learners will have to complete a basic initial assessment in English and maths to demonstrate principle understanding which is required for the course.
What you will learn
You'll learn how to provide manicures and pedicures to a professional standard.
You'll apply and maintain nail enhancements.
You'll develop client care skills, including consultation and aftercare advice.
You'll understand health and safety requirements in a nail salon environment.
You'll learn how to maintain your own personal health and wellbeing at work.
You'll apply nail art and airbrush designs (optional unit).
You'll use electric files to enhance nails (optional unit).
You'll learn how to promote products and display stock (optional unit).
How you will learn
You'll learn through practical, hands-on sessions in the classroom at Nail Flairs Training Academy. Assessment covers both your practical skills and your knowledge of nail technology. Units are assessed individually, covering core areas such as manicures, pedicures, and nail enhancements, as well as any optional units you complete.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Nail Flairs Training Academy will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Nail technician: work in a salon or as a mobile technician.
Manicurist: specialise in nail care and treatments.
Nail artist: focus on nail art and creative designs.
Beauty therapist assistant: support wider beauty treatments in a salon.
Self-employed nail technician: run your own mobile or home-based nail business.
What you could study next
Level 3 Diploma in Beauty Therapy (VTCT or City and Guilds): broadens your skills into skincare, waxing, and other treatments if you want to work across a wider range of beauty services.
Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training: if you want to teach nail technology or beauty subjects yourself.
NVQ Level 3 in Beauty Therapy: an alternative route that may suit work-based assessment.
