Online Dry Manicure & Gel Polish Training Course
Our Online Dry Manicure & Gel Polish Course will teach you how to safely and successfully carry out dry manicure (basic manicures tailored to gel application) and the application of gel polish. These are such popular treatments, with demand for gel polish now overtaking demand for nail extension treatments as more people learn the benefits of natural nail care.
Guided by our comprehensive study materials and video tutorials, this online course will take you through the process to carry out dry manicure and gel polish treatments, as well as learning the theoretical knowledge and safety procedures involved in practicing these treatments to an industry-standard
Study from the comfort and convenience of home, with an experienced course tutor on-hand to help by email. Ideal for those who wish to learn treatments for personal interest or to provide pampering to friends, family and to paying clients.
Fully accredited by IPHM to allow you to gain insurance to work from home or mobile upon completion!
Below is a short extract from our gel polish training video:
IPHM Accredited Course. Recognised & Insurable through:
Q Who accredits the Online Courses?
The majority of our online courses are accredited by IPHM (International Practioners of Holistic Medicine) which carries international accreditation. All are accepted by leading insurer’s including Insync, Radius and many others. Accreditation means the certificate you receive is well recognised within the beauty industry and will allow you to gain insurance to work from home or mobile.
Q Who are Online courses best suited to?
Online courses are ideal for anyone, of any age, gender or background who wishes to learn a new skill from the comfort and convenience of home. Our Online courses are suitable for complete beginners and no previous knowledge of beauty is required for the vast majority of courses as the courses cover all aspects of the treatment process including health & safety, consultation and client care to enable you to perform treatments to industry standard.
The Online courses are designed to work seamlessly with PCs, laptops and most mobile devices including tablets and smart phones so you can study at your own pace, wherever you may be. Easy to follow online study materials are provided along with video tutorials filmed with professional therapists making learning engaging and straightforward. Following completion of the quick, multiple choice tests to check your understanding and a small number of case studies provided to friends or family at home, you will achieve your certificate, recognising your learning and achievement. The quick knowledge tests can be retaken as often as you require to reach the pass mark of 70% or above on each test, so no exam panic!
On completion of your course, you can gain insurance to work freelance from home or mobile delivering your treatments.
Free access is available by email to our in-house expert Support team, throughout your studies and beyond.
Q How long will I have to complete an Online Course & access the Student Portal?
You will have 12 weeks access from date of enrolment, to our online student portal to study the online learning resources at your own pace, complete the quick knowledge tests and download your practical assignment (case studies pack). You then have up to 12 months from date of enrolment to practice your treatment skills and work on the case studies. Case studies can quickly and easily be submitted to our team by email once complete. Most students complete our online courses typically within 2-6 weeks so you are given ample time to study at your own pace. The portal is available 24/7 online, allowing you to study at times and from locations to suit you – whether while commuting, during work breaks or around childcare.
If you do find you require additional time to complete your online course, this can be purchased for just £25 per course, following your initial enrolment expiring. Please note: Once your certificate has been issued all work submitted will be destroyed. We do not keep students portfolios for Online courses.
Q How can I access the Student Portal? Do I need a computer?
Our Student Portal is entirely online based and can be accessed quickly and easily from any mobile device connected to the internet including smart phones, tablets, laptops & PCs. It can be accessed at any time, anywhere in the world so you can work through the course at a pace to suit you, around any existing commitments you may have.
For those using a mobile device or tablet, you may wish to search for the free SAP Litmos app from your device app store. Once downloaded, enter domain name: thebeautyacademy and login using the login details you’ve already set up. This will give you a mobile friendly way to view the online portal and avoid any compatibility issues for all resources on mobile devices. A great way to study on the go!
Q What do I need to do to complete an Online course?
If you book your course through our website, you’ll receive details to instantly begin accessing the online portal through self-sign up. These details will be within your automatic payment confirmation email. If you have difficulties or prefer not to self-sign up, our team will process your booking within 24 working hours and send you a welcome email to set up your login details directly.
Once logged into the portal, you will find your dashboard where you can view all your active courses. You will be guided through your online course(s) so you are clear what is required at each stage. You will work through the comprehensive study materials online at your own pace; including training manuals, video tutorials and multiple choice tests to help demonstrate your understanding. You must achieve 70% on each online theory test but can retake the tests as many times as you need.
You will need to complete a small number of treatments at home on friends or family and submit evidence of these treatments to complete your course. This is approximately 3-6 treatments depending on the course, although we recommend you complete as many treatments as you need to build your confidence before submitting your practical assignment. You will need basic products and tools at home to complete these treatments so you may wish to consider our optional starter kits or you can purchase any brand from your chosen supplier to practice with.
Once all assignments are complete, submit these to [email protected] for evaluation. You will receive feedback and/or your certificate by email within 7 days. We also highly recommend the purchase of Student Insurance to cover you during your studies.
Q Do I need to purchase a starter kit to complete the course(s)?
You will need to have basic products/tools to allow you to complete a small number of treatments on friends and family, for the majority of courses. You will submit evidence of these treatments towards achieving your certificate. A selection of starter kits are available to purchase online through The Beauty Academy. Alternatively you can purchase products or kits of any brand, from your chosen supplier. Our courses are not brand specific so you are not tied to any expensive kits!
Q How can I book my online course?
It is quick, easy and secure to book onto any of our online courses through our website. You’ll receive an automatic payment confirmation email which includes a unique code for self-sign up to get instant access to your course. Alternatively if you prefer not to self-sign up or have difficulty, our team will process your booking within 24 working hours and provide a welcome email with a direct link to set up your login details and begin learning.
Q Can I attend any face to face training?
Our Online courses are very comprehensive and ensure you will learn best practice and acquire the skills required to deliver treatments to an industry standard so you are fully supported to achieve the certificate through distance learning only. However, if at any time during your 12 week online course access, you feel you would benefit from attending some face to face training*; we are happy to arrange this and we will offset the price paid for your online course against the applicable, corresponding classroom based course fee. Subject to availability, training sessions run across our training centres with attendance from 10.00am – 4.00pm and would be provided on set dates from our training schedule(s).
*This option is only available for selected courses/centres. We do not offer a face to face option for all online courses. If face to face training is an option you are considering, please contact our team to discuss this before enrolling for an Online course, to ensure you begin with the best training route for you, from the start!
Q What are the advantages of an online course?
- You can study online anytime or anywhere using most mobile devices, laptop or pc.
- You can study at your own pace around other commitments you may have, such as childcare or long working hours.
- Ideal for those who do not live local to one of our 10 training centres, or even live outside the UK.
- Ideal for those who would prefer to study over a longer duration versus classroom training, learning over 12 weeks access, with time to reflect and revisit any aspects as you prefer during your enrolment.
- Online courses can be studied either instead of attending our face to face intensive training courses or in addition to face to face training courses, as additional learning support.
- Option to arrange a face to face training session at 1 of our 10 training centres, is available when you pay the top-up to classroom fee for those who feel they would benefit from further tuition, guidance and feedback in person from a professional tutor (selected courses only, subject to availability).
- Following completion of our Online courses, you can gain insurance to work from home or mobile with your certificate. Learn more here about insurance scheme for Online courses. Recommended insurers for online courses are Radius, Insync and IPHM, with policies from around £70 per year.
What this Online (Home-study) course covers
- Health, safety & hygiene
- Consultation techniques
- Contraindications
- Dry manicure procedure to prepare the natural nail
- Shaping the nail and cuticle work
- Painting techniques with gel polish
- Application of gel polish
- Removal procedure
- Aftercare advice
Course benefits
Gel polish is an essential skill for anyone interested in nail treatments; all of us want attractive hands but we don’t always have the time to maintain them. It is one of the most in-demand nail treatments throughout the country, specifically because of the high-gloss shine finish, zero-drying time along with no edge-wear, chips, scratching or dulling; ideal for those who lead a busy lifestyle. Our online course will teach you to perform dry manicure & gel polish treatments with confidence.
Course entry requirements
Our online courses are suitable for complete beginners and do not require any prior learning to be able to train with us; many of our students are not yet beauty trained and are looking to start up a business in the industry. We welcome students of all abilities, whether you are looking to learn a new skill from scratch or currently working as a therapist and looking to refresh your knowledge of particular treatments.
What qualification will you receive?
When you have successfully completed your training course(s), you will receive a certificate issued by The Beauty Academy recognising your achievement on the Online course. These are great to support applications for further training courses, entering employment or indeed may be considered CPD for existing therapists. You will be able to provide treatments on yourself, to friends, family and clients.
You should purchase our student insurance policy (£20) while studying and then our professional insurance package (£70) before you offer treatments to paying clients. Remember to follow closely what you have learned on your course and to always adhere to best practice. You can find out more and purchase insurance online by visiting the page for Information on Insurance Scheme for online courses.
What will your career opportunities be?
The online courses are an excellent starting point for those who have a passion for beauty and wish to learn new skills. Completion of the online courses will equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to provide pampering on yourself and also to friends, family and paying clients.
Upon successful completion of your online course, you will be issued with a certificate from The Beauty Academy which is recognised by Radius, the leading provider of professional beauty insurance. This will allow you to gain Therapist Insurance for just £70 (plus tax) to cover you when working from home or mobile providing your treatments. Find out more at our Insurance for Online Courses
Why choose The Beauty Academy?
Our online courses have been designed following over 29 years experience in delivering private beauty training. We understand the requirements of our students and online courses are delivered in an easy to follow way, accessible on your computer or mobile device.
Comprehensive course manuals written to the highest industry standards accompanied by video tutorials produced with our professional tutors allow you to develop the required knowledge and skills to be successful within beauty.
Our in-house Support team is available through your studies and beyond.
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Chantelle – :
Brilliant online course, easy to follow and so informative! Will be booking more courses in the very near future!
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Really straightforward course. Easy to follow and enjoyable to do. Will definitely be booking further courses with The Beauty Academy.
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Karen Christopherson – :
Really enjoyed this course, first time for me doing an online course, I found it very factual and informative, with easy to follow instructions.
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Bethany – :
It was great working with the beauty academy, the support team would always get back to me straight away on anything I needed help with and I can’t wait to continue to train in more areas of the beauty industry with the beauty academy!
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Jackie Niland – :
I did the package of nail courses (5). Enjoyed working through them all. Excellent online tuition with clear explanations and demonstrations This is Something I’ve always wanted to do but wasn’t able to give my job up to do the training. This online learning from the comfort of my own home, at a time that suits me has been Brilliant to achieve my goals. Best of all im now qualified ?. Huge Thank you to the beauty academy.
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Julie Whiting – :
I have been interested in doing an online gel polish course for a while now. So glad I did this course. Easy to follow. The instructions are laid out very simply and just a great course to choose. I would definitely recommend to anyone.
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Maxine Dadoush – :
Amazing course so happy with my results and knowledge
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Millie – :
This course was great!
Easy to follow, fun to do and always help there if needed. Will be doing my other courses here 😄
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Ellie – :
Highly recommend this course!! The team were so helpful and taught me everything I needed to know.
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Claire Cofield – :
I’ve always had an interest in nails and beauty. This course was absolutely brilliant. I’ve enjoyed it from start to finish, very easy to follow, and I’ve learnt so much.
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Megan McMullan – :
What an amazing way to get a qualification and further yourself in life. Absolutely fab and any help needed through email the girls were there. Helpful and extremely detailed course. Thank you all x
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Georgia – :
Loved doing this course so I started another, I will continue to do more after that to learn more and gain more qualifications. If I ever had any questions someone’s emailed me back really fast with the information I needed, I recommend!
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Holly – :
Really easy course to learn from home, easy for people with children to learn when they can. 100% recommend
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Jodie Wilson – :
It’s a well laid out course. You learn the basics with great tests to help retain the knowledge. It’s easy to pick up and complete at any time so it fits well in any schedule.
Overall it was a great online course.
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Kathryn – :
Loved the course, very thorough and well designed. I would definitely recommend this course and may think about further courses in the future.
The support was great and a member of the team always replied to queries really quickly.
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Sarah – :
Very much enjoyed this course, I purchased the starter kit for this course aswell and the products are really good quality, would definitely do another course in the future.
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Natalie Gardner – :
I had already found the basic mani and pedi course really easy to follow, so I was excited to move onto gel nails. The videos are incredibly professional and offer close-up views for the more challenging stages of a treatment.
For an online course, this program is so detailed and even though I am not attending a study centre, I found that the assessment process is very robust and has high standards.
I highly recommend The Beauty Academy and can’t wait to get started with my next course!
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