1. Apply and review
Choose the occupation, submit the application, and review eligibility, tuition, documents, and scheduling with Elevate.
DOL Registered Apprenticeship
DOL Registered Apprenticeship. 2,000 OJL hours of supervised training in a licensed salon. Manicure, pedicure, acrylics, and gel nails. Earn wages from day one.
Earn while you learn
Apply first. Elevate confirms program requirements, Host Site or employer placement, schedule, related instruction, wages, and any available funding before training begins.
Registered Indiana Manicurist apprenticeship: complete 19 verified occupational competencies and 210 RTI hours through supervised host-site training. Work hours are maintained as auditable training evidence under the competency-based standard.
Delivered by an approved training partner.
Your next step starts here
Explore the training, then apply or ask admissions a question.
Review funding and costs ↓New Applicant
Apply NowTalk to an AdvisorView Course Details →Learn new nail designs and professional techniques with guidance shaped by JoZanna’s 14 years of teaching experience, plus paid, supervised practice at an approved Host Salon.
Learn new designs
Explore current design techniques including clean shaping, fine line work, encapsulated details, crystal placement, and balanced finishing.
Instruction and supervised practice vary by training phase, placement, and applicable licensing requirements.
Everything you need to know
This is an earn-while-you-learn pathway combining supervised work at an approved Host Site with required related instruction, progress tracking, and completion documentation.
Nail Technician Apprenticeship — program guide
This is the complete enrollment flow. Follow the steps in order so you know who is responsible, when payment is selected, and what must be completed.
Choose the occupation, submit the application, and review eligibility, tuition, documents, and scheduling with Elevate.
A qualified employer provides paid work, licensed supervision, and hands-on training. Placement depends on approval and current capacity.
Complete supervised on-the-job learning and Related Technical Instruction while hours, competencies, attendance, and documents are recorded.
Complete required hours and competencies, resolve program balances, and follow the applicable testing or licensing process.
Apply first. After your program and enrollment details are confirmed, choose pay-in-full, an available installment plan, employer sponsorship, or an available Buy Now Pay Later option. BNPL is reviewed by an outside payment provider, is not guaranteed, and is not workforce funding.
The Host Site employs, pays, and supervises the apprentice. Tuition is paid through Elevate’s approved enrollment checkout—not to the Host Site.
Limited-time enrollment promotion
Nail Technician Apprenticeship. First come, first served.
Deposit promotion
$600 deposit
$300 to start
Coupon code: OCT300
Pay in full & save $600
$6,000 tuition
$5,400 pay in full
Coupon code: PAYFULL600
FREE to those who qualify
Eligible workforce funding may cover approved training costs. Funding is based on participant and program eligibility and agency authorization.
Promotional codes cannot be combined. OCT300 applies only to the starting deposit. PAYFULL600 applies only when tuition is paid in full. Offers are subject to enrollment requirements and availability and end October 31, 2026.
Know Before You Apply
Combine approved employment, supervised practice and technical instruction. Track your progress toward completion.
Submit the apprenticeship application and select the occupation you want to pursue.
Complete required identity, eligibility, enrollment, and program documents.
Confirm how Related Technical Instruction and other training costs will be paid before enrollment is finalized.
Use an approved Host Shop, bring a qualifying employer for review, or join the placement waitlist.
The employment, supervision, wage arrangement, and apprenticeship agreements must be confirmed before approved OJL begins.
Complete Related Technical Instruction while building skills through supervised on-the-job learning with the employer.
A clear path from enrollment through training, credential, and career support.
Step 1
Program selection, readiness review, and the published self-pay enrollment path.
Step 2
Structured modules, lessons, and checkpoints in a tracked LMS path.
Step 3
Industry credential completion plus verifiable training records.
Step 4
Placement support through named employer partners and matching workflow.
Step 5
Target entry wages aligned to $18,000–$80,000+.
Select a module to see its topics. Details stay available without crowding the page.
How You Can Start
This program is presented as self-pay. Review the published price and available payment options before applying.
$5,000tuition
Review the published tuition and currently available checkout options. Provider-specific installment terms are shown at checkout.
Approved self-pay students receive a secure QuickBooks invoice.
Questions about self-pay or payment plans? Talk to an advisor about self-pay and payment plan options — we'll map the right next step in about 10 minutes.
Next Step
This pathway is aligned to active hiring demand. Placement follows intake profile matching, employer-ready credential completion, and supported introductions.
Named Employer Partners
Placement Pipeline
Free to apply · No payment required · An advisor will contact you within 1 business day
Application
Complete one application record for contact information, program selection, funding, background questions, support needs, acknowledgements, and program-specific documents.
Regular self-pay program. Review the published price and payment options before applying.
Your path from application to career
Apply
2–3 min form
Approved
24–48 hrs
Enrolled
Advisor call
Trained
Program runs
Placed
Career launch
Program Authority & Host-Site Pathway
Elevate separates the training model, funding status, host-site relationship, and licensing requirements so applicants and workforce partners can see exactly what applies to this track.
Listed in Elevate’s canonical RAPIDS program registry.
Funding is never represented as guaranteed without current program and participant authorization.
2090CB V1 • Competency-Based • 19 verified Appendix A competencies • 500-hour probation
DOL Registered Apprenticeship
DOL Registered Apprenticeship. 2,000 OJL hours of supervised training in a licensed salon. Manicure, pedicure, acrylics, and gel nails. Earn wages from day one.
Earn while you learn
Apply first. Elevate confirms program requirements, Host Site or employer placement, schedule, related instruction, wages, and any available funding before training begins.
Registered Indiana Manicurist apprenticeship: complete 19 verified occupational competencies and 210 RTI hours through supervised host-site training. Work hours are maintained as auditable training evidence under the competency-based standard.
Delivered by an approved training partner.
Your next step starts here
Explore the training, then apply or ask admissions a question.
Review funding and costs ↓New Applicant
Apply NowTalk to an AdvisorView Course Details →Learn new nail designs and professional techniques with guidance shaped by JoZanna’s 14 years of teaching experience, plus paid, supervised practice at an approved Host Salon.
Learn new designs
Explore current design techniques including clean shaping, fine line work, encapsulated details, crystal placement, and balanced finishing.
Instruction and supervised practice vary by training phase, placement, and applicable licensing requirements.
Everything you need to know
This is an earn-while-you-learn pathway combining supervised work at an approved Host Site with required related instruction, progress tracking, and completion documentation.
Nail Technician Apprenticeship — program guide
This is the complete enrollment flow. Follow the steps in order so you know who is responsible, when payment is selected, and what must be completed.
Choose the occupation, submit the application, and review eligibility, tuition, documents, and scheduling with Elevate.
A qualified employer provides paid work, licensed supervision, and hands-on training. Placement depends on approval and current capacity.
Complete supervised on-the-job learning and Related Technical Instruction while hours, competencies, attendance, and documents are recorded.
Complete required hours and competencies, resolve program balances, and follow the applicable testing or licensing process.
Apply first. After your program and enrollment details are confirmed, choose pay-in-full, an available installment plan, employer sponsorship, or an available Buy Now Pay Later option. BNPL is reviewed by an outside payment provider, is not guaranteed, and is not workforce funding.
The Host Site employs, pays, and supervises the apprentice. Tuition is paid through Elevate’s approved enrollment checkout—not to the Host Site.
Limited-time enrollment promotion
Nail Technician Apprenticeship. First come, first served.
Deposit promotion
$600 deposit
$300 to start
Coupon code: OCT300
Pay in full & save $600
$6,000 tuition
$5,400 pay in full
Coupon code: PAYFULL600
FREE to those who qualify
Eligible workforce funding may cover approved training costs. Funding is based on participant and program eligibility and agency authorization.
Promotional codes cannot be combined. OCT300 applies only to the starting deposit. PAYFULL600 applies only when tuition is paid in full. Offers are subject to enrollment requirements and availability and end October 31, 2026.
Know Before You Apply
Combine approved employment, supervised practice and technical instruction. Track your progress toward completion.
Submit the apprenticeship application and select the occupation you want to pursue.
Complete required identity, eligibility, enrollment, and program documents.
Confirm how Related Technical Instruction and other training costs will be paid before enrollment is finalized.
Use an approved Host Shop, bring a qualifying employer for review, or join the placement waitlist.
The employment, supervision, wage arrangement, and apprenticeship agreements must be confirmed before approved OJL begins.
Complete Related Technical Instruction while building skills through supervised on-the-job learning with the employer.
A clear path from enrollment through training, credential, and career support.
Step 1
Program selection, readiness review, and the published self-pay enrollment path.
Step 2
Structured modules, lessons, and checkpoints in a tracked LMS path.
Step 3
Industry credential completion plus verifiable training records.
Step 4
Placement support through named employer partners and matching workflow.
Step 5
Target entry wages aligned to $18,000–$80,000+.
Select a module to see its topics. Details stay available without crowding the page.
How You Can Start
This program is presented as self-pay. Review the published price and available payment options before applying.
$5,000tuition
Review the published tuition and currently available checkout options. Provider-specific installment terms are shown at checkout.
Approved self-pay students receive a secure QuickBooks invoice.
Questions about self-pay or payment plans? Talk to an advisor about self-pay and payment plan options — we'll map the right next step in about 10 minutes.
Next Step
This pathway is aligned to active hiring demand. Placement follows intake profile matching, employer-ready credential completion, and supported introductions.
Named Employer Partners
Placement Pipeline
Free to apply · No payment required · An advisor will contact you within 1 business day
Application
Complete one application record for contact information, program selection, funding, background questions, support needs, acknowledgements, and program-specific documents.
Regular self-pay program. Review the published price and payment options before applying.
Your path from application to career
Apply
2–3 min form
Approved
24–48 hrs
Enrolled
Advisor call
Trained
Program runs
Placed
Career launch
Program Authority & Host-Site Pathway
Elevate separates the training model, funding status, host-site relationship, and licensing requirements so applicants and workforce partners can see exactly what applies to this track.
Listed in Elevate’s canonical RAPIDS program registry.
Funding is never represented as guaranteed without current program and participant authorization.
2090CB V1 • Competency-Based • 19 verified Appendix A competencies • 500-hour probation
Clock in and out, complete assigned work processes, and maintain accurate progress records.
The Host Shop reviews hours, supervision, attendance, and required competencies.
Finish the registered program requirements, required instruction, work processes, and completion documentation.
Complete any separate state examination, licensing, credential, or post-completion steps required for the occupation.
The employing Host Shop pays your compensation. Tuition and related instruction costs are separate; self-pay or approved funding arrangements must be confirmed. Paid apprenticeship does not mean all training is free.
A listing does not guarantee employment or placement. Shop capacity and approval must be confirmed. You can suggest a licensed shop for review or join the placement waitlist.
No. You can apply first. If you already know a qualifying shop, you can suggest it for review. If no approved shop is available near you, you can join the placement waitlist.
No. A listing shows that the business participates in the network. Placement and current capacity must be confirmed during enrollment.
The employing Host Shop is responsible for the apprentice compensation arrangement. Elevate administers the apprenticeship and training components; it is not automatically the apprentice employer.
Wages and training costs are separate. Apprentices may earn wages from their employer while tuition or RTI costs are paid through self-pay, an approved funding source, or another authorized arrangement.
Yes, but the business must complete the Host Shop review and meet the applicable licensing, supervision, employment, documentation, safety, and program requirements before apprenticeship hours are approved there.
OJL means supervised on-the-job learning. RTI means Related Technical Instruction: the structured technical instruction that supports the occupation.
Only approved apprenticeship hours count. The Host Shop, employment relationship, supervision, program enrollment, and required agreements must be in place.
Use the dashboard correction process and provide the information needed for review. Host Shop approval may be required before corrected hours are accepted.
Not necessarily. Registered apprenticeship completion and state licensing are related but separate requirements. The page for your occupation explains the applicable licensing pathway.
Nail Technician Host Shops
No public Host Shop is currently assigned to this pathway. Elevate confirms occupation approval, supervisor qualifications, location, and available placement before presenting a shop to an applicant.
Host-site availability changes by region. Applicants can select an active approved location when available or ask a preferred licensed business to apply to the Elevate Host Site network.
Start-to-finish process
Follow these steps in order. Your portal shows the records, signatures, hours, and approvals still required at each stage.
Choose the track, submit the application, and provide the identity, eligibility, and enrollment information requested in your portal.
Staff verifies self-pay, an approved payment option, or current workforce funding authorization before enrollment is finalized.
Select an available approved nail salon or spa, request placement help, or invite a preferred licensed business to apply. Capacity is confirmed individually.
Review the handbook, sign the required apprenticeship and host-site documents, and complete safety and program orientation before training begins.
Learn in the nail salon or spa under qualified supervision while completing the required technical instruction for this pathway.
Use the portal to enter attendance, hours, skills, milestones, and supporting documents. The assigned supervisor reviews and verifies progress.
Complete the registered competencies and required RTI, resolve missing records, complete sponsor closeout, and then follow the applicable Indiana examination and licensing process.
Completes instruction, attends scheduled training, logs work and hours, uploads requested records, and responds to corrections or missing-item notices.
Provides qualified supervision and real work opportunities, teaches the registered work processes, and verifies demonstrated competencies and work records. Do not treat the 500-hour probation period as program completion.
Provides related instruction and portal tools, reviews required documentation, monitors progress, supports compliance, and coordinates program closeout.
This is a registered competency-based occupation. Complete 19 verified Appendix A competencies plus 210 verified RTI hours. RAPIDS displays a 2,000-hour term value for this occupation, but the approved Appendix A completion model is competency-based. The 500-hour figure is probation, not graduation.
No verified WIOA/WRG public funding record for this program.
Yes. This track is listed in Elevate’s canonical RAPIDS program registry under the registered Sponsor of Record. Completion and licensing still require satisfying the applicable program and Indiana licensing requirements.
This pathway is structured around supervised training in a real nail salon or spa plus related technical instruction and digital progress tracking. Employment, wages, placement, funding, and licensing outcomes depend on the applicable host-site arrangement and program requirements and are not guaranteed by the website.
For Indiana employers and Host Shops
It is free to apply to join Elevate’s Host Shop network. Approved employers can grow service capacity by hiring and training apprentices, developing future licensed talent, and earning revenue from the apprentice’s supervised work in accordance with wage, licensing, supervision, and program requirements.
Eligible employers may also qualify for workforce reimbursement or training-cost support through WorkOne, WIOA, on-the-job training, or another workforce partner. Reimbursement is not automatic or guaranteed; the employer, apprentice, occupation, costs, and funding authorization must be approved by the responsible workforce agency before costs are incurred.
Clock in and out, complete assigned work processes, and maintain accurate progress records.
The Host Shop reviews hours, supervision, attendance, and required competencies.
Finish the registered program requirements, required instruction, work processes, and completion documentation.
Complete any separate state examination, licensing, credential, or post-completion steps required for the occupation.
The employing Host Shop pays your compensation. Tuition and related instruction costs are separate; self-pay or approved funding arrangements must be confirmed. Paid apprenticeship does not mean all training is free.
A listing does not guarantee employment or placement. Shop capacity and approval must be confirmed. You can suggest a licensed shop for review or join the placement waitlist.
No. You can apply first. If you already know a qualifying shop, you can suggest it for review. If no approved shop is available near you, you can join the placement waitlist.
No. A listing shows that the business participates in the network. Placement and current capacity must be confirmed during enrollment.
The employing Host Shop is responsible for the apprentice compensation arrangement. Elevate administers the apprenticeship and training components; it is not automatically the apprentice employer.
Wages and training costs are separate. Apprentices may earn wages from their employer while tuition or RTI costs are paid through self-pay, an approved funding source, or another authorized arrangement.
Yes, but the business must complete the Host Shop review and meet the applicable licensing, supervision, employment, documentation, safety, and program requirements before apprenticeship hours are approved there.
OJL means supervised on-the-job learning. RTI means Related Technical Instruction: the structured technical instruction that supports the occupation.
Only approved apprenticeship hours count. The Host Shop, employment relationship, supervision, program enrollment, and required agreements must be in place.
Use the dashboard correction process and provide the information needed for review. Host Shop approval may be required before corrected hours are accepted.
Not necessarily. Registered apprenticeship completion and state licensing are related but separate requirements. The page for your occupation explains the applicable licensing pathway.
Nail Technician Host Shops
No public Host Shop is currently assigned to this pathway. Elevate confirms occupation approval, supervisor qualifications, location, and available placement before presenting a shop to an applicant.
Host-site availability changes by region. Applicants can select an active approved location when available or ask a preferred licensed business to apply to the Elevate Host Site network.
Start-to-finish process
Follow these steps in order. Your portal shows the records, signatures, hours, and approvals still required at each stage.
Choose the track, submit the application, and provide the identity, eligibility, and enrollment information requested in your portal.
Staff verifies self-pay, an approved payment option, or current workforce funding authorization before enrollment is finalized.
Select an available approved nail salon or spa, request placement help, or invite a preferred licensed business to apply. Capacity is confirmed individually.
Review the handbook, sign the required apprenticeship and host-site documents, and complete safety and program orientation before training begins.
Learn in the nail salon or spa under qualified supervision while completing the required technical instruction for this pathway.
Use the portal to enter attendance, hours, skills, milestones, and supporting documents. The assigned supervisor reviews and verifies progress.
Complete the registered competencies and required RTI, resolve missing records, complete sponsor closeout, and then follow the applicable Indiana examination and licensing process.
Completes instruction, attends scheduled training, logs work and hours, uploads requested records, and responds to corrections or missing-item notices.
Provides qualified supervision and real work opportunities, teaches the registered work processes, and verifies demonstrated competencies and work records. Do not treat the 500-hour probation period as program completion.
Provides related instruction and portal tools, reviews required documentation, monitors progress, supports compliance, and coordinates program closeout.
This is a registered competency-based occupation. Complete 19 verified Appendix A competencies plus 210 verified RTI hours. RAPIDS displays a 2,000-hour term value for this occupation, but the approved Appendix A completion model is competency-based. The 500-hour figure is probation, not graduation.
No verified WIOA/WRG public funding record for this program.
Yes. This track is listed in Elevate’s canonical RAPIDS program registry under the registered Sponsor of Record. Completion and licensing still require satisfying the applicable program and Indiana licensing requirements.
This pathway is structured around supervised training in a real nail salon or spa plus related technical instruction and digital progress tracking. Employment, wages, placement, funding, and licensing outcomes depend on the applicable host-site arrangement and program requirements and are not guaranteed by the website.
For Indiana employers and Host Shops
It is free to apply to join Elevate’s Host Shop network. Approved employers can grow service capacity by hiring and training apprentices, developing future licensed talent, and earning revenue from the apprentice’s supervised work in accordance with wage, licensing, supervision, and program requirements.
Eligible employers may also qualify for workforce reimbursement or training-cost support through WorkOne, WIOA, on-the-job training, or another workforce partner. Reimbursement is not automatic or guaranteed; the employer, apprentice, occupation, costs, and funding authorization must be approved by the responsible workforce agency before costs are incurred.
Find your training location
Search the current Host Shop network by city, ZIP code, or shop name. A public listing confirms participation in the network, not a guaranteed opening. Placement is confirmed during enrollment.
That does not end your apprenticeship path. You can suggest a licensed shop in your area for Elevate to review, or join the Host Shop placement waitlist.
Submit the business for Host Shop review. The shop must meet program, licensing, supervision, employment, and documentation requirements before apprenticeship training is approved there.
Suggest this shopTell Elevate about a licensed business near you. Suggesting a shop does not automatically approve it; Elevate must complete the Host Shop review first.
Suggest a local shopIf there is no confirmed opening, join the geographic placement waitlist so your preferred area can be considered as Host Shop capacity becomes available.
Join Host Shop waitlistImportant placement rule
You do not have to solve Host Shop placement by yourself. Elevate can review a shop you suggest or place you on the waitlist. Apprenticeship hours only count after the Host Shop, employment arrangement, supervision, and program requirements are formally approved.
Find your training location
Search the current Host Shop network by city, ZIP code, or shop name. A public listing confirms participation in the network, not a guaranteed opening. Placement is confirmed during enrollment.
That does not end your apprenticeship path. You can suggest a licensed shop in your area for Elevate to review, or join the Host Shop placement waitlist.
Submit the business for Host Shop review. The shop must meet program, licensing, supervision, employment, and documentation requirements before apprenticeship training is approved there.
Suggest this shopTell Elevate about a licensed business near you. Suggesting a shop does not automatically approve it; Elevate must complete the Host Shop review first.
Suggest a local shopIf there is no confirmed opening, join the geographic placement waitlist so your preferred area can be considered as Host Shop capacity becomes available.
Join Host Shop waitlistImportant placement rule
You do not have to solve Host Shop placement by yourself. Elevate can review a shop you suggest or place you on the waitlist. Apprenticeship hours only count after the Host Shop, employment arrangement, supervision, and program requirements are formally approved.