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VTCT Skills Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Nail Services

Train as a nail technician: manicure, pedicure, nail art and natural-finish enhancements.

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Price

£1,599.00

Before you buy

Buying the whole pathway in one go costs less than buying its units one at a time, because each unit price includes its own tutoring and assessment. You can also study unit by unit. When the centre's assessor records that you have achieved a unit, it counts as credit towards every qualification that includes it. Once you have achieved enough units for a qualification, the centre submits your results to VTCT Skills, which awards the qualification. You do not need to buy the pathway as well. If you buy the whole pathway, you pay the full price shown. Units you bought earlier are not deducted.

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Includes all 8 units

About this qualification

This NVQ diploma covers manicure and pedicure services, nail art, and applying and maintaining nail enhancements for a natural finish. You also learn salon reception duties, how to promote services and products, and how to reduce health and safety risks at work. VTCT Skills product code AB20028. Ofqual qualification number 500/8840/3.

Course content

When you enrol now, you receive the VTCT Skills Record of Assessment Book as soon as your access opens, so you can read every assessment criterion and range item before your first lesson, and you get access to each unit as it is released, at no extra cost. Practical observations are booked with your assessor.

Awarding body: VTCT (UK)

This is a regulated qualification. VTCT (UK) issues your certificate once you have achieved every credit the qualification requires and the centre has claimed it for you. Taitam-D does not issue its own certificate for this qualification.

Courses on this path (8 courses)

1
Provide manicure services
Mandatory
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2
Provide pedicure services
Mandatory
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3
Carry out nail art services
Mandatory
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4
Apply and maintain nail enhancements to create a natural finish
Mandatory
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5
Fulfil salon reception duties
Mandatory
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6
Develop and maintain effectiveness at work
Mandatory
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7
Promote additional services or products to customers
Mandatory
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8
Ensure responsibility for actions to reduce risks to health and safety
Mandatory
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Frequently asked questions

Are the online courses suitable for beginners?▾

Yes — courses across the Taitam-D network span every skill level, and each course page lists what you'll learn before you enroll.

Will I receive a certificate upon completion?▾

It depends on the course. Some courses lead to a qualification awarded by an external awarding body such as VTCT — the course page says so where that is the case. Other courses are Taitam-D Academy London courses: you receive a course completion certificate issued by us, with an online page where it can be checked. That certificate is not a regulated qualification and is not awarded by an external awarding body. The conditions for issuing a certificate are set out on each course page.

Do I need special equipment to take the courses?▾

It depends on the course — check the course's own overview and curriculum for any tools or equipment it calls for.