KOKOIST Certification Course

Online with Paola Ponce

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Maximize your use of the KOKOIST Brand by getting to know its core products thoroughly during this week-long virtual group class event.

New students of this certification also get to pre-enroll into our November Nail Thoughts Online Certification Class! 

 
 
 
 
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Key Details At A Glance:

  • Enrollment Period: September 11- October 1st 
  • CERTIFICATION WEEK: October 5th- October 13th
  • A nail tech license is not required, but knowledge and experience in gel nails is
  • There are 2 Levels in the KOKOIST Certification Training: Premier & Excel Certification
  • One real hand (yours or model) free of product is required
  • The class fee does not include products (To view products list, click here.)

To receive certification, students must submit their assignments by the deadline of October 13th,  @ 11:59pm ET..

KOKOIST Products are required, and must be bought separately. A 20% class code is issued for individual items after enrollment.

Course Description:

PREMIER LEVEL 1

The course material is available to watch, starting Sunday, October 5th @ 8am ET.

Level 1 includes 8 lessons and we’re kicking things off by taking you through the founding of KOKOIST, a KOKOIST Products debrief and some important gel nail fundamentals.

Then you’ll be off to step-by-step instruction of:

➢Manual Nail Prep

➢Caring For Your Gel Nail Brushes

➢Mega Stick Base Gel Manicure 

➢Full Coverage Tips (Gelip) Application

➢French Tip

+ and a few more tips and lessons I’ve learned after working with this brand for 8+ years!

EXCEL LEVEL 2

The course material is available to watch, starting Monday, October 6th @ 8am ET.

Level 2 includes 8 lessons, and in this second day of training your gel nail skills will be leveled-up!

We’ll go all in learning:

➢ Rebalancing Gel Nails

➢Platinum Filler Base Structured Overlay

➢Excel Builder Structured Overlay

➢Free-Form Extensions

➢ Japanese Gel Removal

➢Various step-by-step lessons of advanced nail art techniques 

+ troubleshooting tips on how to master common issues with gel.

 

How Do I receive Certification?

You will receive two physical certificates, a Premier Certificate and an Excel Certificate upon completion of the following: 

  • Submitting a portfolio assignment by the deadline of October 13th @11:59pm ET 
  • If you do not complete a portfolio, you do not qualify to receive your certificates, and there’s a $50 fee to rejoin next season and complete one.
We will make an attempt to print & ship international student’s certificates, however, under some circumstances beyond our control this may not be possible. Neither KOKOIST or Paola offer digital certificates for this program.

This Certification Is For You If:

  • You want to specialize in using KOKOIST!
  • You want to maximize your use of the KOKOIST Brand by getting to know all of the core products well
  • You want to learn this brand together with a group of highly-enthusiastic nail artists
  • You are continuously having lifting issues using KOKOIST products, and want to master them
  • You want to be part of one of the funnest online learning experiences within our industry!

What happens During Certification Week?

During certification week you give yourself time to review the trainings and complete your portfolio assignment by the deadline. Every student will have their own unique login to access the course lessons.

Our courses will be pre-recorded for the convenience to join at any time, and from any place. This also allows for the convenience to watch and re-watch in high quality video and audio! (You have 30 day-access to watch, and re-watch at your convenience!)

However!… I’m super excited to meet you all in  a LIVE Q&A session scheduled for October 9th @ 7:00 pm ET. (Video on please! I want to see you, and of course… class photo! Replay available.)

We had a blast last time being live with our students and we cannot wait to jump on LIVE for Review + Q&A again!

Last Few details:

Here’s everything included in your class fee:

  • Detailed education of KOKOIST products with an educator with years of use
  • Certificate processing
  • Detailed portfolio feedback
  • 30-day access to the program
  • One LIVE Q&A + community group support
  • 20% off regular priced KOKOIST Products, and 
  • The opportunity to win awesome prizes!

Class fee is fully refundable before October 5, 2025. Absolutely no refunds, on or after October 5th. Email us at support [at] paolaponcenails.com

Please visit kokoistusa.com directly for any  product concerns, replacements, or refunds related to products.

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