Manicure & Pedicure Course

Yes. No previous nail experience is required. The course begins with the foundations and teaches complete professional services for both hands and feet step by step. It is suitable for someone beginning a beauty career, adding services to an existing business, or turning an interest in nail and spa care into a professional skill.

Yes. Nove Academy is accredited to provide Manicure and Pedicure training.

Nove combines accredited education, small-class hands-on teaching, direct correction, professional-grade products and equipment, and a kit that prepares you to begin offering the services you learned. Nove Academy has taught professional esthetics courses for more than 11 years and trained over 600 graduates. Some of Saskatoon’s most respected nail artists received their initial professional training at Nove. You are choosing an established local school with a proven history—not simply purchasing access to course information.

Manicure and pedicure work depends on touch, pressure, positioning, timing, and noticing what is happening on a real hand or foot. In the classroom, your educator can see whether your filing angle is correct, whether your cuticle work is controlled, whether your massage pressure is appropriate, and whether your workstation remains clean throughout the service. Those details cannot be evaluated by an online video. Immediate correction helps you understand the difference between simply following steps and performing a service professionally.

You will build a professional foundation in natural-nail, hand-care, and foot-care services. Training includes consultation, sanitation and disinfection, nail and cuticle care, filing, basic and spa manicure and pedicure services, exfoliation, massage, paraffin treatments, gel-polish application, finishing, aftercare, client communication, and business foundations.

Yes. Students learn the complete flow of basic services and then build on that foundation with spa elements such as exfoliation, massage, hot towels, paraffin or cooling-mask options, and elevated client care. This gives you more flexibility when creating a future service menu.

Safe professional practice is taught throughout the course. Students learn sanitation and disinfection, cross-contamination prevention, responsible product and tool handling, foot-care equipment care, client consultation, and how to recognize when a service should be adapted, postponed, or declined.

Yes. The course introduces nail diseases and disorders, contraindications, consultation, and thoughtful considerations for diabetic and geriatric clients. The goal is to help you recognize limitations, stay within your professional scope, and make responsible service decisions.

Yes. UV-cured gel-polish application and paraffin treatments are included alongside natural-nail care, exfoliation, massage, and complete service flow. Students learn how these popular upgrades fit into a professional manicure or pedicure appointment.

A manicure or pedicure may involve gel polish, lamps, exfoliants, callus products, paraffin, implements, and foot-care equipment. Professional systems provide clear directions, dependable performance, and knowledgeable supplier support. Training with them teaches you how the products are intended to work together and gives you a reliable standard to carry into client services—something unknown marketplace products cannot always provide.

Your educator first explains and demonstrates the service, then guides you as you perform it yourself. Small classes make it possible to correct the details that matter in manicure and pedicure work, including hand position, filing, cuticle care, massage, polish control, client comfort, and workstation organization. A private one-on-one option is also available if you prefer the entire class with only you and your educator.

You receive in-person instruction, practical manicure and pedicure training, your professional product and equipment kit, and a certificate after successful completion. A textbook is required. The kit is selected around the services taught in class so you can leave equipped to continue practising and begin offering those services to clients.

Yes. After successfully completing the course, you will have trained through complete manicure and pedicure appointments rather than learning disconnected steps. You will leave with your professional kit, service procedures, consultation and sanitation habits, and the foundation to begin taking clients. Your speed, confidence, and personal service style will continue developing with every appointment.

Manicure and pedicure clients often return for ongoing maintenance, so the experience surrounding the service matters. You will learn consultation, professional communication, appointment flow, service customization, aftercare, pricing considerations, and rebooking habits that can help you build lasting client relationships.

Nove Academy’s published manicure example uses six $45 gel-polish manicure appointments per day, five days per week. That represents $270 in service sales per day, $1,350 per week, or $5,400 over four weeks. After an estimated $840 in supplies, approximately $4,560 remains before other business expenses and taxes.

The published pedicure example uses five $55 gel-polish pedicure appointments per day, five days per week. That represents $275 per day, $1,375 per week, or $5,500 over four weeks. After an estimated $1,200 in supplies, approximately $4,300 remains before other business expenses and taxes.

These are fully booked, established-technician self-employment examples—not guaranteed income. Actual results depend on your service mix, bookings, pricing, timing, expenses, and developing clientele. Review the full career examples and assumptions.

The current standard course package is $1,503.00, including tuition, the professional kit, and applicable taxes. A $400 deposit is required to reserve your place. Private one-on-one training is also available for $1,760.25. You can view current course dates directly on the Nove Academy website, then choose your preferred start date when enrolling. Nove will contact you to confirm placement before charging the deposit.