Student Learning Area
The student learning area is your learning hub for all of the courses that you are enrolled onto. Once you enroll onto a course you will automatically become registered on to the student learning area, your username is your email address that you use during the booking process. You will receive an email to this email address confirming your enrollment, along with a password for your account. The password is a randomly generated password, and we would recommend that you copy and paste it when using it. Once you have received this email you can login and update your personal information, we would also recommend that you change your password to something more memorable. Be aware that if you change your email address it will also change your username that you use to login. It is important that you keep your information up to date and ensure the spelling of your name is correct as this is what will be put onto your certification. Replacement certificate are available at a cost of £5.
Online Learning
An important difference of our courses is that the theory aspect of the course is completed online. This enable you to start your training straight away, and you should allow 2 -3 hours for this aspect of your course, but take your time and enjoy your learning. Within your student area you will find all the learning materials you need to complete the theory section of your course. When you are confident, please complete the online test. We do require you to complete the online test a couple of days prior to the start date of the course, this allows time for certification. Late submission of your test could hold up your course certification. Even once your course is completed you will still have access to your learning area and the learning material, so please feel free to revisit your learning materials at anytime.
Once you have completed the test you will have an instant result and you will also receive an email with a more in-depth result. We would recommend looking through this email before moving on to the next test or retaking the test. The pass mark for all the tests are 75%, you are able to retake the test, Kent School of Beauty will also receive a confirmation email of every attempt.
Practical Session
During the courses you will normally give and receive treatments. This enables you to feel what it is like to have the treatment performed on you and acts as secondary demonstration. With this in mind, you will need to prepare yourself for the treatments, please refer to the client preparation guidance in the handbooks. This is also a good learning exercise, this method demonstrates what you need to tell your client before they attend their session.
If for any reason you do not wish to have a treatment performed on yourself, you can bring a model with you but please keep us informed of your choice. Unlike other companies we do not cancel courses because of low numbers. In the rare occasion that you are the only student booked on to the course we will ask you to bring a model or offer to rebook you onto another date.
If you are enrolled onto the Acrylic or Gel Nail course you will need a model for the afternoon sessions and for the 2 day courses this needs to be the same model. If you are unable to find a model we do have trainer hands available, but we would recommend training with a model as this is more realistic, but please keep us informed of your choice.
Models
Students learn best if they perform and receive treatments. It reinforces learning and by experiencing the treatment you know how it feels ie massage pressure. If you have any contra-indications, then you will be required to bring a model (however, please note your model may be practised on by other students as well.) If models are staying for lunch then a £5 charge is applicable and can be paid on the day. Acrylic and gel complete nail courses require you to bring a model. More information available on the specific course pages.