VTCT LEVEL 1 (MANICURE LEVEL 1) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT RATIONALES

VTCT LEVEL 1 (MANICURE LEVEL 1)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
RATIONALES




1. Describe chow cto cprepare cyourself cfor ca cmanicure ctreatment cin cline cwith csalon
crequirement. c(3Mrks)
 Complete ca cconsultation cfor ca cmanicure ctreatment. cThis cenables cone cto cknow cthe
cproducts cand cequipment’s cto cbe cused cduring cthe cservice csanitize. c
 Personal chygiene cmake csure call cwounds cand ccuts con cyour cbody care cwell ccovered
cthis chelps cone cmaintain cgood chygiene. c
 Sanitization cas cthe ctherapist csanitize cyour chands cbefore cand cafter cthe cservice cthe
ctools cand cequipment’s cto cuse cand cthe carea cthe cservice cis cgoing cto ctake cplace.
cSimply cto cavoid cgerms. c
2. Describe chow cto cprepare ca cclient cfor cmanicure ctreatment cin cline cwith csalon
crequirement c(2Mrks)
 Ensure cthe cclient cis ccomfortable. cThe cchair cthe cclient cis csitting con cshould cbe cstable
cto cavoid cfalling, calso ccreate ca cfriendly cenvironment cwith cthe cclient cto cmake chim/
cher cfeel copen. c
 Always cprotect cthe cclients cclothing cto cbe cprotected cfrom cgetting cdirt ce.g cexcess coil
cduring cmassage. c
3. Describe chow cto cprepare csalon carea, cproducts, ctools cand cequipment cfor cmanicure
ctreatment cin cline cwith csalon crequirement c(5mrks) c
 Cleaning call cworking csurfaces cremove cstains con cfloors c& ctables cso cas cclean cthe
csalon carea cto cbecome cneat cand chygienic cto cboth cclient cand ctherapist. c
 Sanitization cof ctools cand cequipment’s. cAll csmall cused ctools cshould cbe cplaced cin ca
ccotton cwool cwell cwrapped cto csoak cin ca cdisinfectant cto cremove cgerms cwhich ccan
ccause cinfection cto cclient. c

,  Good cventilation cdoors cand cwindows cshould cbe copened cthroughout cday cto callow
cfree cair ccirculation. cThis calso cprevents csuffocation. c
 Adequate clighting cin cthe croom cto callow cgood csight cfor cboth ctherapist cand cclient. c
 Tools cand cequipment’s cto cbe cused cshould cbe cplaced cin ca cface cworking cposition
cwith cno cobstacles. cIt cmakes ca cclient cto cunderstand cand cknow cmore cabout ctherapist.
c
4. Describe cconsultation ctechnique cto cmeet cindividual cheed cof ca cclient cand cto cidentify
cthe ctreatment cobjective c(4 cMrks) c
 Listening c– cpaying cattention cto cthe cclient’s canswers cto cfind cout cwhat cthey cwant
cfrom cthe ctreatment. c
 Questioning- copen cand cclosed cquestions cto cget canswers cto chelp ctailor cthe ctreatment
cto cthe cclient’s cneeds. c
 Writing cinformation- cusing cquestions, cvisual caids cand cinstructions cincluding cadvice
cand crecommendations. c
 Visual c– clooking cat cthe ctreatment carea csometimes cwith cmore cconcentration cto callow
cknowing cwhich ctype cof cservice cto cgive ce cclient. c
 Manual c– ctouching cthe ctreatment carea cand cdemonstrating cproducts con ce cclient’s cskin
cas cthe ctherapist. c
5. Describe cthe cmethod cused cto cremove cnail cfinishes c(4mks) c
 Polish cremove cthe cpolish cusing ca cnail cpolish cremover. c
 Apply cthe cpolish cremover con cthe ccotton cand clater crub cit con cthe cnail cplate. c
 French- cremove cit cusing ca cnail cpolish cremover. c
 Apply cthe cnail cremover con cthe ccotton cwool cand crub cit cover cthe cnail cplate. c
 Gel- cremove cusing ca cfoil csoak ccotton cwool cinto cthe csolvent cplace cacross cthe cnail
cplate cwrap cit cin cthe cfoil csoak cto cthe clength caccording cto cthe cmanufacturers
cinstruction. cSoft cfile cto cremove cexcessive carticle, cfile cand cdehydrate cskin cand cnail. c


6. Describe chow cperform cnail cand cskin canalysis. c
 Analys cthe cskin ctype c– cthe ccondition cpresent cand cthe cappearance calso ctouch cthe
cclient’s cskin cwith cthe cfinger ctips cto cfeel cits ctexture. c
 Therapist cshould cbe cable cto cselect cthe cbest cproducts cand cequipment’s cto cbe cused
caccording cto cthe cskin ctype cof cthe cdiet cthis cavoids cinfection. c
 If cthe cskin chas ccoatra- cindications csome cclients ccan chave cinfections cor cinjuries
cwhich ccan cprevent cthe cservice cto ctake cplace. c


7. Explain cthe cimportance cof cperforming ca cnail cand cskin canalysis cbefore cperforming
ca cmanicure ctreatment c(4Mrks) c
 Identify cof ccontra-indication ctherapists care cable cto cmake cthe cclient cunderstand cand
cknow cmore cabout ctheir cskin cand cnail cconditions.
 Avoid callergies c– cusing cof cgood cproducts con cthe cskin cand cequipment’s cwhich care
cwell cdisinfected cimproves cthe cskin cand cnail. c