iHobbs Academy | Professional Hair Extension Education
Nano Extensions Training
Professional Nano education built around suitability, precision placement, responsible weight and natural movement.
Learn to plan the complete service with professional judgement — from consultation and controlled installation through blend, maintenance, removal and reassessment.
Course Overview
More Than Attaching a Nano Strand.
The programme prepares students to assess suitability, plan around the client’s natural hair and deliver the complete Nano service responsibly. Professional work depends on understanding support, positioning, movement, concealment, aftercare and when not to proceed.
The purpose is informed practice and demonstrated competence, not a promise of quick commercial readiness.
Who This Training Is For
The standard small-group format is for students with an existing hairdressing or hair extension background and is limited to a maximum of four students.
Private one-to-one training is available to experienced professionals who prefer individual tuition. Complete beginners are trained strictly one to one because they require additional educator time for foundational sectioning, tool handling and controlled placement.
Beginners can be introduced to Nano Extensions over the two days, but continued practice is required before working independently on paying clients.
What You Will Learn
Principles for the Complete Nano Service.
These high-level themes describe the learning journey. Detailed hand movements and technical sequences are taught through demonstration and directed practice.
Nano foundations, professional tools and hair quality
Understanding the individual-strand method, professional tool use and the hair-quality considerations that inform responsible product selection.
Consultation, suitability and contraindications
Assessing the natural hair, scalp, client goals, maintenance commitment and reasons to modify, postpone or decline a service.
Tail Comb Visibility Assessment
Using the approved coverage test as one part of a complete suitability assessment before considering placement.
Colour matching and installation planning
Planning colour, length, volume and distribution around the individual client rather than relying on one universal map.
Support, sectioning, placement and movement
Considering supporting natural hair, controlled tension, attachment position, concealment and natural movement throughout the installation.
Full-head mannequin installation
Developing the complete installation through educator demonstration, directed practice, observation, feedback and correction.
Blending, finishing and aftercare
Creating an appropriate finished result and giving responsible guidance for ongoing home care.
Maintenance, removal, refit and troubleshooting
Removing and reassessing professionally, planning responsible refits and investigating slippage, tension or breakage concerns.
Professional boundaries and continued development
Working within professional competence, keeping records, approaching problems responsibly and building consistency before commercial speed.
Tail Comb Visibility Assessment
The Tail Comb Visibility Assessment is a coverage test. The tail end of a tail comb is placed underneath the natural hair in the area where Nano placement is being considered, and the remaining hair is allowed to fall naturally over it. If the tail comb remains visible, a Nano attachment is also likely to be visible and placement should be avoided in that area. Full concealment indicates greater visual coverage, but it does not replace the full suitability assessment.
How the Training Works
Two Days, Face to Face.
Training combines the approved Nano Student Training Manual and Supporting Resource Pack with educator demonstration, directed practice, observation, feedback and correction.
Students learn and are assessed on a human-hair mannequin head. The practical competency assessment requires a complete full-head Nano installation. No live clients or live models are used.
What’s Included
- Two days of face-to-face training
- Standard small group of up to four for students with relevant experience, or private one-to-one tuition
- Human-hair mannequin practice and full-head mannequin assessment — no live clients or live models
- A human-hair mannequin head
- Approved Nano Student Training Manual and Supporting Resource Pack
- Core training tools and consumables required for supervised training
- Six months of structured post-training support; any assistance beyond that period is discretionary and is not a lifetime contractual promise
Course Details
Training, Certification and Investment.
Nano Extensions Training is a Hair Extension qualification. It is not a Hair Loss qualification.
- Nano Extensions Training is professional training from iHobbs Academy.
- Certification follows successful demonstration of the required Nano competency standard and completion of other course requirements. Students must demonstrate knowledge, practical skill and professional judgement through assessment that includes a complete full-head Nano installation on a mannequin. Attendance alone does not establish competence. Further evidence, practice or reassessment may be required.
- A competent assessment confirms the standard demonstrated under assessment conditions. It does not guarantee that every student is ready to work independently on paying clients immediately.
- Please contact the Academy for current course fees and training options. Every iHobbs Academy Face to Face course must be paid in full to secure the place. A Face to Face training place is not confirmed until the applicable course fee has been received in full. Academy Training Terms apply.
Course-Specific FAQs
Before You Enquire.
Can complete beginners enrol?
Yes. Complete beginners are trained strictly through the private one-to-one pathway because they require additional educator time for foundational sectioning, tool handling and controlled placement. The two-day course introduces the method, but continued practice is required before working independently on paying clients.
Which training format should I choose?
The standard small-group format, limited to four students, is for students with an existing hairdressing or hair-extension background. Private one-to-one training is required for complete beginners and is also available to experienced professionals who prefer individual tuition.
Are live models used?
No. Practical learning and assessment use a human-hair mannequin head. No live clients or live models are used.
What does the practical assessment involve?
The practical competency assessment requires a complete full-head Nano installation on a mannequin. The assessor considers the complete installation and the professional decisions demonstrated throughout the work.
Is the course accredited?
Nano Extensions Training is professional training from iHobbs Academy. Please contact the Academy for current course information before enrolling.
Does course attendance guarantee certification?
No. Certification is competency based. Attendance alone does not establish competence, and further evidence, practice or reassessment may be required before certification can be approved.
What support is available after training?
Structured post-training support is provided for six months. Any assistance beyond that period is discretionary and is not a contractual promise of lifetime educator support.
Nano Extensions Training
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