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Manicuring Course Curriculum


Course title: MANICURING

Type of Course: Manicuring

The Manicuring course of study is approximately a four month program, consisting of 650 clock hours.
Each of the subjects listed below will be covered in theory and practical work.

Theory 105 hrs
Artificial Nails 250 hrs
Manicuring
(cleaning, shaping, and polishing nails)
105 hrs
Pedicuring
(cleaning, shaping, and polishing nails)
105 hrs
Sanitation
10 hrs
Safety 10 hrs
First Aid 5 hrs
Nail Disease and Disorder 10 hrs
Salon Management 50 hrs
Total Hours 650 hrs


PREREQUISITES:

  1. Meet state requirements as students in the Washington Cosmetologist, Barbers, and Manicurist Act.
  2. Meet admission requirements of Total Cosmetology Training Center.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The basic course in Manicuring introduces and prepares the students for the job entry level as mandated by the Washington State Department of Licensing. The course will prepare the student with the background in Manicuring, Salon (business) Management, Sanitation, and Salesmanship.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the completion of this course, the student will:

  1. Have knowledge and understanding of the basic principals relating to the Manicuring profession.
  2. Be able to perform all the tasks taught in this course, following proper procedures.
  3. Be capable of advancing to the clinical practice level of learned information and skills.
  4. Be prepared for the Washington State Manicuring Exam.

REQUIRED TEXTS

Standard Textbook of
Manicuring, Milady Publishing Corporation, Albany, New York.

MANICURING FORMAT

The first 175 hours will be spent learning the basic mechanical skills of each course, such as methods and procedures of practical operation (as well as practice), implement safety, sanitation, ethics, and law. Classes are conducted Tuesday through Saturday. The student will then have one hour of theory class each day. Class demonstrations and lectures on various subjects are held throughout the course.

The clinic is a departmentalized laboratory where the student rotates through the assigned areas of manicuring. The students take assignments at the reception desk as well as the dispensary laboratory to learn safety in storing, mixing and applying product chemistry. Students working in the clinical area are given individual classes while being actively engaged with the public. All subjects taught shall be tested by a series of written and practical exams designed to measure student’s knowledge and skills at 40 and 550 hours. 25% of work is done on mannequins, 75% on live services.

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