COURSE CODE: 8693

Nail Technician II

SCED Code: 19105
Virginia Extended Description: II
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 280
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Nail Technician I
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: SkillsUSA
Non-Traditional?: M

Students learn to perform spa manicures and pedicures, apply and maintain artificial and gel nails, and apply concepts associated with nail disorders and physiology while adhering to safety guidelines. Students also explore the necessary components of salon ownership. Program completion prepares students for the Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology Nail Technician licensing examination. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Notes

Nail Technician students must satisfy a minimum of 150 hours of instruction to be eligible to take the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology licensing examination. Upon successful completion of the program, students may earn the Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology license. For more information, see Superintendent’s Memo 072-17.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

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