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Beginner Modular Course

Pedicure Course

Professional Pedicure Certification

Maximum 4 students total, shared with the Manicure & Pedicure course.

Schedule
2.5 days over 3 weeks
Total Cost
$1,224.15
Deposit
$400.00

Accredited professional training.

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Focus your training on one service clients return for

If pedicure is the service you want to offer, this course gives you a direct route from beginner to professionally trained. You learn the pedicure portion of Nove’s Manicure and Pedicure program on the same scheduled class days, with the same instructor and classroom standards, while keeping your time and investment focused on foot care.

This is hands-on classroom training. Your educator demonstrates each service, watches you perform it, and corrects the details that affect safety, comfort, and results. You are not left to decide alone whether your filing, cuticle care, product use, massage pressure, gel-polish application, or service flow is correct.

You will learn complete basic, spa, and specialized pedicure services, including nail and cuticle care, exfoliation, massage, hot stone massage, aromatherapy, paraffin, UV-cured gel polish, finishing, and aftercare. These practical skills give you options for building both essential and upgraded appointments.

Professional foot care requires more than a polished finish. The course develops consultation, sanitation, disinfection, equipment care, nail and skin knowledge, contraindication awareness, and introductory considerations for diabetic and geriatric clients so safer habits become part of every service.

You will also learn how to create an appointment clients feel comfortable returning to. Thoughtful positioning, communication, customization, professional flow, aftercare, rebooking, pricing considerations, and industry expectations connect your classroom work to a real pedicure service.

Your professional kit is included. After successful completion, you leave with your certification and the professional products and equipment needed to begin offering the pedicure services you were trained to perform.

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 began their professional education at Nove—the same hands-on foundation available in this focused pedicure course.

Level
Beginner Modular Course
Includes
Professional Kit
Completion
Certification

Is this course right for me?

If you want a focused entry into beauty—or one dependable service to add to work you already do—this course gives you professional pedicure training, equipment, and direct classroom support without requiring the manicure portion.

Compare Enrollment Options
  • I specifically want to offer pedicures.Put your time and investment into professional foot care without taking the manicure portion of the combined course.
  • I am completely new to professional foot care.Begin with the foundations and build each service through demonstration, guided practice, and correction.
  • I want practical skills I can use after graduation.Leave with your certification and the professional products and equipment needed to begin taking pedicure clients.
  • I learn best when someone watches me work.Receive immediate feedback on pressure, positioning, technique, cleanliness, and complete appointment flow.
  • I want a service clients regularly rebook.Learn basic care, spa upgrades, gel polish, comfort, aftercare, and maintenance-focused client communication.
  • I want a focused service to add to my business.Build a pedicure offering that can complement nail, esthetics, salon, spa, or self-employed work.

Build a professional path around foot care

Pedicures combine regular maintenance, visible results, client comfort, and room for spa upgrades. Focused training helps you turn those elements into a complete service clients understand and return for.

  1. 01

    Understand the foot

    Learn how consultation, nail and skin condition, contraindications, and client comfort shape the service you provide.

  2. 02

    Build safe habits

    Make sanitation, disinfection, equipment care, and clean workstation flow part of every appointment.

  3. 03

    Master pedicure flow

    Bring preparation, nail and cuticle care, exfoliation, massage, finishing, and aftercare into one organized service.

  4. 04

    Create a spa experience

    Add hot stone massage, aromatherapy, paraffin, and thoughtful comfort details that make an appointment feel complete.

  5. 05

    Offer lasting colour

    Learn clean, precise UV-cured gel-polish application and removal as a popular pedicure finishing option.

  6. 06

    Leave ready to begin

    Complete your certification with the professional products and equipment needed to start offering trained pedicure services.

  7. 07

    Encourage rebooking

    Use consistent results, thoughtful aftercare, and a comfortable client experience to support regular appointments.

  8. 08

    Grow from one service

    Begin with focused foot care, then add upgrades or further nail and esthetics education as your goals develop.

Focused training for a service clients return to

You are investing in more than a sequence of pedicure steps. You are learning how to assess, prepare, perform, finish, and professionally manage a complete foot-care appointment.

A comfortable pedicure can become part of a client’s regular routine. Safety, consistency, thoughtful touch, product knowledge, and client care are what turn the service into something worth rebooking.

  • One complete service foundationConcentrate on professional pedicure care without paying for manicure training you may not need.
  • Practice complete appointment flowLearn how consultation, setup, service steps, finishing, cleaning, and aftercare work together.
  • Direct correction while you workRefine filing, cuticle care, massage pressure, positioning, product use, and polish application with an educator beside you.
  • Professional products and equipmentTrain with dependable systems intended for professional pedicure and foot-care services.
  • A kit built for your first servicesLeave with the professional products and equipment needed to begin offering the pedicures you were trained to perform.
  • Popular spa upgrades includedAdd exfoliation, massage, hot stones, aromatherapy, paraffin, and gel polish to create more service options.
  • Foot-care safety and judgementBuild consultation, contraindication awareness, sanitation, disinfection, and equipment care into every appointment.
  • Client comfort and retentionLearn the communication, positioning, aftercare, and service details that support trust and repeat visits.
  • A recognized professional beginningEarn your certification after successfully completing focused, in-person Pedicure training.

Choose small-class or private training

Would you prefer to learn every pedicure technique with your educator’s complete attention? The private option gives you the same full curriculum in a classroom reserved for only you and your educator. Standard small-class training remains available for students who enjoy learning alongside others.

Standard Course

  • Maximum 4 students total, shared with the Manicure & Pedicure course
  • 2.5 days over 3 weeks
  • Tuition $595.00 plus GST
  • Kit $540.00 plus GST & PST
  • Total course cost $1,224.15
Enroll in Standard Course

Private Course

  • Private 1-on-1 training with your educator
  • Same Pedicure curriculum
  • Tuition $795.00 plus GST
  • Kit $540.00 plus GST & PST
  • Total course cost $1,434.15
Enroll in Private Course

Curriculum

The course combines structured theory with guided practical training for complete professional pedicure services.

Theory

  • Sanitation, disinfection, and infection prevention
  • Nail anatomy and physiology
  • Nail and skin diseases, disorders, and contraindications
  • Client consultations and communication
  • Problem-solving and service customization
  • Professional standards and client care
  • Introduction to business and industry expectations
  • Foundational reflexology concepts
  • Introductory diabetic and geriatric foot-care considerations

Practical Training

  • Basic pedicure techniques
  • Spa and specialized pedicure services
  • Nail and cuticle care
  • Exfoliation and massage techniques
  • Hot stone massage and aromatherapy
  • Paraffin treatments
  • UV-cured gel-polish application and removal
  • Client service flow and finishing
  • Client aftercare
Upon successful completion, you receive a Nove Academy Pedicure Certification recognizing your focused, in-person professional pedicure training.

Prepare for today’s pedicure client

Modern pedicure services bring together foot and nail care, spa treatments, gel polish, sanitation, comfort, and professional judgement. Strong education helps you understand how those pieces work together—not simply memorize a list of steps.

A well-organized appointment feels effortless to the client because every tool, product, position, and comfort check has a purpose. Building that rhythm in class helps prevent inconsistent results and habits that are difficult to correct later.

Clean tools and equipment matter

Pedicure tools can accidentally break the skin, and foot-care equipment requires careful cleaning and disinfection. Students learn why infection prevention must be built into every appointment.

Consultation guides the service

Nail and skin condition, contraindications, client comfort, and special considerations help determine when to adapt, postpone, or decline a service.

Professional products support consistency

Gel polish, lamps, exfoliants, callus products, paraffin, and spa products all have intended uses. Training teaches students to choose dependable products and follow professional systems.

Comfort is part of professional technique

Thoughtful positioning, water temperature, pressure, communication, and service flow help clients feel cared for and confident returning.

Frequently asked questions

Before choosing your training, it helps to understand how this focused course differs from the combined option, what you receive, and how classroom practice prepares you to offer pedicure services professionally.

Choosing your training

Is the Pedicure course suitable for beginners?

Yes. No previous nail or esthetics experience is required. The course begins with professional foot-care foundations and teaches complete pedicure services step by step. It is suitable for someone starting in beauty or adding a focused service to an existing business.

What is the difference between this course and Manicure & Pedicure?

This focused course teaches the pedicure portion only. It runs on the same scheduled class days and is taught by the same instructor as the combined course, but Pedicure students do not complete the manicure training. Choose this option when foot care is the service you specifically want; choose Manicure & Pedicure when you want both hand and foot services.

Is Nove Academy accredited?

Yes. Nove Academy is accredited to provide Pedicure training.

What makes Nove Academy different from other training options?

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 service 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.

Why is in-person training important for pedicure?

Pedicure work depends on touch, pressure, positioning, timing, and noticing what is happening on a real foot. In class, your educator can see whether your filing, cuticle work, massage pressure, product use, and sanitation flow are controlled and appropriate. Those details cannot be fully evaluated through an online video.

The learning experience

What will I learn in the Pedicure course?

You will build a professional foundation in foot and toenail care. Training includes consultation, sanitation and disinfection, anatomy, contraindications, basic, spa, and specialized pedicures, nail and cuticle care, exfoliation, massage, hot stones, aromatherapy, paraffin, gel-polish application and removal, finishing, aftercare, client communication, and business foundations.

Will I learn both basic and spa pedicures?

Yes. Students learn complete basic service flow and then build on it with spa and specialized elements such as exfoliation, massage, hot stones, aromatherapy, paraffin, and elevated client comfort.

Will I learn how to keep foot-care services safe?

Yes. Safe professional habits are integrated throughout the course, including consultation, sanitation, disinfection, infection prevention, equipment care, clean workstation flow, contraindications, and knowing when a service should be adapted, postponed, or declined.

Will I learn about diabetic and geriatric client considerations?

The course includes introductory theory for thoughtful diabetic and geriatric foot-care considerations. This helps students recognize the need for added caution and professional boundaries; it does not replace medical assessment or advanced clinical foot-care education.

Will I learn gel-polish application and removal?

Yes. UV-cured gel-polish application and removal are included so you can offer a popular, durable finishing option within your professional pedicure service.

Why do professional pedicure products and equipment matter?

Professional systems provide dependable instructions, intended uses, compatible equipment, and consistent performance. You train with products and tools selected for professional service work instead of relying on unknown marketplace products with uncertain formulation, performance, or support.

What comes with my Pedicure training?

Your course includes in-person instruction, supervised practical training, a professional kit, and certification upon successful completion. The kit contains the products and equipment needed to begin offering the pedicure services you were trained to perform.

Your professional path

Can I begin offering pedicure services after the course?

After successfully completing the course, you leave with your certification and the professional products and equipment needed to begin offering the pedicure services you were trained to perform. Your speed, confidence, and consistency will continue developing through responsible practice and experience.

How does the course help me build repeat appointments?

Pedicures are often maintained on a regular schedule. The course teaches consistent service flow, client comfort, customization, communication, aftercare, and rebooking habits that help make the appointment feel professional and worth returning for.

How much could I make as a self-employed pedicure technician?

Nove’s Career Opportunities example uses five $55 gel-polish pedicures per day, five days per week. That equals $1,375 in weekly service sales or $5,500 over four weeks. After an estimated $1,200 in supplies, the example leaves $4,300 before other business expenses and tax. It illustrates an established, fully booked schedule and is not a promise of income. View the complete assumptions and calculation.

Enrollment and cost

How much does the course cost, and how do I reserve my place?

The standard course total is $1,224.15, including tuition and the professional kit with applicable taxes. A $400 deposit secures your place. Choose an available course date during checkout, and Nove will contact you to confirm placement before charging the deposit. You can also call 306-975-3773 to enroll by phone.

Enrollment note: view the current Pedicure course dates here on the Nove Academy website, then choose your preferred start date during checkout. Nove will contact you to confirm your placement before charging the deposit. You can also call 306-975-3773 to enroll by phone.

Explore related nail courses

Compare this focused foot-care course with the combined Manicure and Pedicure option or continue building your nail-service menu.

Ready to turn your interest in foot care into a service you can offer?

Choose your preferred course date online. Nove will confirm your placement before charging the $400 deposit, or you can call 306-975-3773 for help enrolling.

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