Essential Nails Gel Nails

Essential Nails Gel Nails

Gel nails are extremely popular with beauty practitioners and clients alike. Our Gel Nails course explains how to apply gel nails and how to get the best out of them for your clients. There's a great demand for trained professionals who can provide a range of nail services, and nail extension courses are a great boon whether you are already in the beauty industry or hoping to enter it, and gel nail extensions are perfect for the beginner as they involve less buffing and no chemicals in the hardening process. Our Gel Nails course is the perfect place to start exploring the range of nail enhancement techniques available.

Gel nails are extremely popular with both clients and beauty practitioners, because they are hard-wearing and require fewer chemicals in their application.

The Gel Nails course will guide you through the process, showing you how to apply and blend tips in order to extend the length of the nails. You will learn to apply the bonding, building and finishing layers of gel, and to perfect the chemical-free hardening process to complete the gel nail extensions.

As an aid to your gel nails training, you will be provided with a study DVD and a professional Nail Trainer - a lifelike hand with fully movable fingers and removable nails. Using the Nail Trainer, you'll be introduced to the tools and products you need and be given the opportunity to practice the nail enhancement knowledge you've gained.

With the Gel Nails course you will also look at the nail industry in general, and gain an insight into current and upcoming trends.

Entry Requirements

You don't need any previous experience or qualifications to enrol in our Gel Nails course. That's because we believe in making home study - and a rewarding future - as accessible as possible. However, you will need access to a DVD player.

Where will I go from here?

A thorough knowledge of and proficiency in fitting gel nails will add to your employability. Should you have a business of your own, you can expect your client base to increase due to the addition of this popular product to your range of services.

What will I gain?

On completion, you'll receive the Essential Nails certificate.

This certificate is recognised by the following organisations:-

  • Habia - the government recognised standards setting body for hair, beauty and body art & nails
  • The British Learning Association,  
  • The Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists,  
  • Professional Beauty Direct  
  • Forum Distance E-Learning (Europe)

Assessment

Assessments are a great way of checking your progress. At the beginning of your Gel Nails course you will be issued with unique progress cards. As you progress through the course, you will create sample nails, attach these to a progress card, and then send the progress card away for assessment. You will also be required to complete a number of question papers - up to a maximum of eight - which will also be sent away for assessment.

Each nail you submit will be carefully examined, and you will receive a report on your work and a grade of distinction, credit, pass or fail. Should you not pass the first time, you will receive suggestions on how you might improve your work - and you will be able to submit work for reassessment without charge.

On successful completion you'll gain an industry recognised Essential Nails Certificate.

What will I get?

Because we're experts in home learning, ICS knows about and offers all the support you need along the way.

You'll receive study materials that have been specially designed for distance learning by experts in your chosen field.

As a Gel Nails student, you'll receive a training DVD, and the Nail Trainer - a life-like hand with fully movable fingers and removable nails which will enable you to practise the methods you have learned.

You'll also receive the complimentary textbook.

You'll have access to an experienced personal tutor both online and over the phone, ready to help you with guidance and motivation.

You'll also be part of the ICS Online Student Community, where you'll have access to library materials and your account information, as well as vital links with your fellow students, with the chance to discuss your work, ask questions and make new friends.

Study Period

12 months

Hours of study

60 hours

(That's the equivalent of just a little over one hour of study a week over the 12-month support period)

Support period

12 months

Course code

D43

Course cost

£389.00

Additional fees

There are no examination or registration fees for our Gel Nails course.

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Key Topics

Salon Life, Procedures and Products

  • Explore the nail industry. Examine the tools and products you'll use to apply gel nails.

Essential Techniques in Gel Overlay

  • Learn the best techniques for applying and blending tips in order to extend the length of nails. Discover how to apply the 'bonding', 'building' and 'finishing' layers of gel to nails. Examine the hardening process.

Practical Skills

  • Gain practical experience of applying the above techniques to create fantastic looking gel nails. Gel nails are easier to apply than acrylics, and they are hard wearing and odour free.

 

 

You can either pay for your Gel Nails course in full or opt for a monthly payment plan.

Course fee: £389 (excluding discounts)

Or speak to one of our course advisors now for payment plans.