Fundamentals: Nails – Pivot Point International
BUILT FOR CLASSROOM CONSISTENCY
Gone are the days of combining content from multiple places sources to create a comprehensive curriculum. Fundamentals: Nails has combined licensure requirements and need-to-know market trends to provide your students with the skillset needed in today’s market.
INFUSED WITH MARKET-DRIVING TRENDS
The nail industry is booming with new techniques and products. Fundamentals: Nails was based on comprehensive research on student, instructor and market requirements and developed in partnership with top industry experts to identify the foundational skills your students need to be successful in today’s nail market.
FUNDAMENTALS: NAILS - 7 AREAS OF STUDY
101N LIFE SKILLS
Features 6 lessons on the skills that will create a personal foundation for career success.
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102N SCIENCE
Presents 14 lessons focused on infection control, anatomy, electricity, chemistry, nail theory and diseases.
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103N BUSINESS
Offers 7 lessons that cover goal setting, the job search, nail salon/spa ownership and retailing.
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- Healthy Body and Mind
- Ergonomics
- Basic Communication
- Communicate With Confidence
- Human Relations
- Resilience
Lessons include:
- Transmission of Infection
- Infection Control
- Safety and First Aid
- Building Blocks of the Human Body
- The Skeletal System
- The Muscular System
- The Circulatory System
- The Nervous System
- Skin Theory
- Skin Diseases and Disorders
- Nail Theory
- Nail Diseases, Disorders and Conditions
- Chemistry in Nails
- Electricity in Nails
Lessons include:
- Goal Setting
- Job Search
- Professional Relationships
- The Nail Salon/Spa Experience
- Nail Salon/Spa Ownership
- Nail Salon/Spa Operations
- Retail Products
104N CLIENT-CENTERED EXPERIENCE
Consists of 4 lessons focused on using 4 Service Essentials.
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105N NATURAL NAILS
Features 14 theory and workshop lessons focused on the care and service execution of natural nails.
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106N NAIL ENHANCEMENTS
Presents 16 theory and workshop lessons that focus on various nail enhancement skills.
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- Connect Service Essential
- Consult Service Essential
- Create Service Essential
- Complete Service Essential
Lessons include:
- Natural Nail Theory
- Natural Nail Products, Tools, Supplies and Equipment
- Natural Nail Skills
- Natural Nail Guest Experience
- Examine Natural Nails Skills Workshop
- Shape Free Edge Skills Workshop
- Remove Cuticles Skills Workshop
- Nail Treatments Skills Workshop
- Massage Skills Workshop
- Buff or Polish Skills Workshop
- Gel Polish Skills Workshop
- Manicure Service Workshop
- Pedicure Service Workshop
- Gel Polish French Manicure Service Workshop
Lessons include:
- Nail Enhancement Theory
- Nail Enhancement Products, Tools, Supplies and Equipment
- Nail Enhancement Skills
- Nail Enhancement Maintenance, Repair and Removal Skills
- Nail Enhancement Guest Experience
- Nail Plate Preparation (E-File) Skills Workshop
- Wrap Overlay Skills Workshop
- Gel Overlay Skills Workshop
- Liquid and Powder Overlay Skills Workshop
- Dip Powder Skills Workshop
- Nail Enhancement Removal Skills Workshop
- Nail Tips Skills Workshop
- Sculptured Nails Skills Workshop
- Hard Gel Overlay With Tips Service Workshop
- Liquid and Powder Sculptured Nails (French) Service Workshop
- Hard Gel Maintenance Service Workshop
107N NAIL ART
Offers 11 theory and workshop lessons on nail art theory, products, skills, and techniques.
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FUNN Study Guide
Helps improve retention and deepen understanding of the fundamental principles of nails.
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FUNN Exam Prep Book
Consists of practice tests to help prepare students for the licensure exam.
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- Nail Art Theory
- Nail Art Products, Tools, Supplies and Equipment
- Nail Art Skills
- Nail Art Guest Experience
- Freehand: Dotting and Marbling Skills Workshop
- Freehand: Painting and 3-D Sculpting Skills Workshop
- Embellishment: Glitter, Foil and Striping Tape Skills Workshop
- Embellishment: Pigments, Charms and Rhinestones Skills Workshop
- Ombré Skills Workshop
- Inlay/Encapsulation Skills Workshop
- Nail Art Service Workshop
The Pivot Point Fundamentals: Nails Study Guide is a companion workbook where students can rewrite the coursebook in their own words, improve retention and deepen their understanding of the fundamental principles of nails. This is where students are encouraged to write or draw thoughts and transform what they’re learning into thoughts that make sense to them. A notetaking system called SmartNotes provides a method to manage, personalize and prioritize the information being learned. Lesson Challenges offer the opportunity to display knowledge and comprehension of the lesson afterwards.
The Pivot Point Fundamentals: Nails Exam Prep Book is a small, powerful print tool designed to prepare students directly for the licensure exam. Comprised of practice tests subdivided by subject, this valuable guide helps students identify what they know and what they still need to know. Closely mimicking the professional licensure exams, test questions use similar industry terminology and styles to help students be better prepared. The exam prep also contains a final exam that covers the entire coursebook, as well as answer keys for all tests in the back of the book. In addition, a section titled, “Did You Know?” provides summary statements organized by practice test that incorporate the correct answer to every question, providing a great source for reviewing key points.








