Nail Technology

No more COVID-19 "Traffic Light System"

COVID-19 Update — End of Remaining COVID Mandates: 14 August 2023

The New Zealand Government has announced at 4 PM today (Monday, 14 August 2023) that all remaining COVID-19 mandates will end at 11:59 PM tonight. Changes include, but are not limited to: At The National School of Aesthetics / Te Kura Whakaoho ā Roto ā Waho, we encourage you to: You will still need to …

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No more COVID-19 "Traffic Light System"

COVID-19 Update — End of Traffic Light System: 12 September 2022

The New Zealand Government has announced at 4 PM today (Monday, 12 September 2022) that the COVID-19 Protection Framework will end at 11:59 PM tonight. The COVID-19 Protection Framework is also known as the “Traffic Light System”. Changes include, but are not limited to: Only people who test positive for COVID-19 must isolate at home …

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Beauty students studying anatomy and physiology in the New Zealand Certificate in Beauty Therapy course at The National School of Aesthetics

Beauty Qualifications Need Industry Feedback

This story is no longer valid. Kia ora koutou katoa. My name is Scott Fack, and I’m the Director of Operations at The National School of Aesthetics, New Zealand’s oldest beauty therapy education organisation. NaSA’s been qualifying beauty therapists and nail technicians for over 37 years now, and I’ve been a part of that for …

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COVID-19 Update — COVID-Positive Case Confirmed at School

This story is no longer valid. Updated Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 12:30 PM. We have struck through outdated information (like this) and added updated information in the updated information section. We have confirmation a student in the intermediate beauty therapy classes has tested positive for COVID-19. From what we understand, this student was asymptomatic …

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Welcome to Our New Students – February 2020 Orientation

Welcome to our new students! Glad to have you here studying with us. Here are our lovely beauty tutor team at orientation with our new students.

NaSA Student Jordan Taylor Talks About Her Diploma in Beauty Therapy Course

Jordan Taylor likes, “the sense of mastering the art of beauty.” Currently studying the Diploma in Beauty Therapy at The National School of Aesthetics, she feels she, “enjoys the practical application of ideas,” and the beauty programme is an outlet for these strengths. She’s passionate about make-up, waxing, manicure and electrology. Despite holding no formal …

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Why Recognised and Approved Training is Important

Thursday night, 20/20 reported on the incidence of medical issues arising from poor hygiene and sterlisation (amongst other things) in some clinics in the Auckland region.  It’s interesting to note that some (if not all) of these nail bars seemed to be run in malls.  I would wager that some of the operators did not …

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2014 Interview Changes for NaSA Courses

This story is no longer valid. In my last post about Application and Interview Changes, I wrote about the application changes happening at NaSA for 2014 courses.  In this post, I’ll continue this by writing about changes in the interview process for 2014. Changes in the Interview Process As I explained in my last post, …

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2014 Application Changes for NaSA Courses

This story is no longer valid. In my last post, I wrote about a major change at the National School of Aesthetics in 2014 by offering a concurrent Diploma in Beauty Therapy and Certificate in Nail Technology course.  Now that we’ve updated our Web site with a fresh new look and uploaded our 2014 course …

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A Sneak Peek at a Major Change at NaSA in 2014

This story is no longer valid. “But Scott,” I hear you say, “we’re only a little beyond halfway through 2013!  And you want to talk about 2014?!?” I think a lot of people don’t quite understand how much forward planning goes into tertiary education.  We’re lucky that Private Training Establishments (PTEs) like ours respond to …

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