Title: Syllabus
Course: Nail Technician I (19105-1)

Copyright: 2018

Course Code: 8692

Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11

Duration: 36 weeks/140 hours

Prerequisites: None

Course Description:

Students learn to manicure, pedicure, install, and maintain artificial nails, and apply concepts associated with bacteriology, sanitation, nail disorders, anatomy and physiology, and safety. Completion prepares students for the Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology state licensing examination in Nail Technician.

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 (http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2017/072-17.shtml).