June 2, 2011
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You’ve graduated from nail school! But before you can start working in a salon you have to pass your state board exam. Here are 21 tips to prepare you for the big day.
Keywords: career handbook exams licensing national licensing newbie
May 30, 2011
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Call them ongles or uñas, nägel or negle, they’re still nails and they deserve the attention of a skilled professional — no matter where you live. These international techs share what life is like in the nail industry in their slice of the world.
Keywords: international licensing nail technician nail trends
December 30, 2010
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the practice of reviewing and evaluating the need for a state’s licensing regulations, which occurs every few years in most U.S. states; most states periodically review the need for regulating certain industries (not just cosmetology) and may decide to change the oversight of the industry, deregulate the industry, or keep all regulations in place
Keywords: legislation licensing state boards
December 30, 2010
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from the word “reciprocal,” this is the practice of U.S. states allowing nail professionals educated and licensed in one state to practice in another; usually involves passing the exam of the host state
Keywords: legislation licensing reciprocity
December 30, 2010
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the act of granting permission by a governing authority to engage in a business or occupation (usually regulated at the state level); a license is required to do nails in almost every U.S. state
Keywords: legislation licensing reciprocity
December 27, 2010
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a training method whereby the trainee learns while working with a professional already licensed in nail care; not all states allow nail technicians to earn their training via an apprenticeship program; some states allow a combination of school training and in-salon training
Keywords: apprentice programs licensing schools
December 27, 2010
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recognition by an authorized organization or agency that a school meets certain acceptable standards in its education programs, services, and facilities; regional accreditation usually applies to a school as a whole; accreditation of specific types of schools, such as trade and technical schools, may also be determined by a national organization (NACCAS is an organization that accredits cosmetology schools)
Keywords: licensing schools
December 22, 2010
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Legislation that affects nail technicians tends to be in the realm of licensing, reciprocity, sanitation guidelines, and public safety. There have been several laws in the past decade surrounding pedicure safety (especially as it relates to certain kinds of equipment) and chemicals in products.
Keywords: legislation licensing Professional Beauty Association Professional Beauty Federation reciprocity
December 19, 2010
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the governing and oversight body for the cosmetology industries in each state; the composition of state boards vary by state, and authority varies widely
Keywords: inspections legislation licensing salon inspections state boards
May 1, 2010
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Scams in at least two states make it clear that nail and cosmetology licensees should be on the alert to avoid being defrauded.
Keywords: California state regulations licensing state boards
March 1, 2010
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Surprise! It’s often said that school does little to prepare techs for the salon environment. And it’s not only the technical challenges that may come as a surprise to the newly minted nail tech.
Keywords: building your clientele cosmetology schools education finding a job learning new techniques
December 22, 2008
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From sometime in 2000 through August 2008, Lynda Dieu Phan and Duc Cao Nguyen, both of New Cumberland, Pa, and Justin Phan, of Tennessee, conspired for Lynda Dieu Phan to travel to Vietnam to recruit victims to work in her York, Pa.-area nail salons, according to a federal indictment released last week.
Keywords: crime legislation licensing
February 6, 2008
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Effective March 1, the California Board of Barbering & Cosmetology is raising its renewal fee to $50 for all manicurists, cosmetologists, estheticians, electrologists, and barbers.
Keywords: California state regulations licensing state boards
February 1, 2008
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Houston's Victorian Beauty College was fined and permanently closed for allowing individuals to pay for a cosmetology license without attending the required school training.
Keywords: licensing
December 12, 2007
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The Tennessee State Board of Cosmetology recently put into effect an amendment that allows licensed estheticians and nail manicurists to enroll in instructor courses.
Keywords: licensing state boards
