There's nothing worse than leaving the nail salon only to put a dent in your freshly painted nails the minute you dig through your handbag to check your phone. That was one of the reasons gel manicures became an instant beauty phenomenon: They're quick, they're practically bulletproof, and the shiny, glossy colour won't budge for at least two weeks.
This Gel Polish course gives you all the skills you need to be able to perform gel polish application to both manicure and pedicure treatments whilst learning techniques used by three of the most popular brands OPI, Jessica and CND Shellac.
Health and safety and preparing the client for the service.
A range of gel polish finishes.
Hands and feet application techniques.
Manual and chemical removal techniques.
Home care for your client.
For the knowledge and understanding of this course. In most cases this can be done by professional discussion and/or oral questioning. Other methods, such as projects, assignments and/or reflective accounts may also be used. There will be no external papers for this course.
For the assessment of practical skills, you must demonstrate competent gel polishing skills to your assessor/observer on at least two occasions whilst covering all the range.
Please see the rest of our short courses, all of which can help enhance your Beauty career, strengthen your professional profile and help you reach your full potential.
Formal qualifications are not required to study the VTCT Level 2 Award in Gel Polishing techniques; however, it is desirable to have achieved four/five GCSE’s at grade C or above.
Mobile, Salons, Spas and Independently.