Pedicurist (vocational competence)

Studiespesialisering

1. år

Vg1

2. år

Vg2

3. år

Vg3

Healthcare, childhood and youth development

Pedicure and orthopaedics

Pedicure

1. år - Vg1

Velg programområde

Healthcare, childhood and youth development

2. år - Vg2

Velg programområde

Pedicure and orthopaedics

3. år - Vg3

Velg programområde

Pedicure

Aktuelle arbeidssteder

Potential workplaces for a pedicurist are hospitals, nursing homes, home-based services, the school health service, in sports, at private foot clinics, or self-employed (running one’s own clinic).

Sentrale arbeidsoppgaver

The pedicurist’s most important job is to treat and prevent foot-related problems. Key tasks include:

treatment of and guidance on foot problems and foot conditions in women, men and children
recordkeeping
gait analysis, shoe theory and shoe analysis
conducting joint tests, relief techniques (felt, silicone, soles)
clipping, correcting and filing of nails
removal of callouses and thorns, as well as treatment of warts

Personlige egenskaper

It is important that you are skilled and knowledgeable in your subject. You should be independent and consciencious, and good at interpersonal relationships.

Formelle krav

To use the occupational title pedicurist, you need authorization, see helsedirektoratet.no

1. år

Vg1

2. år

Vg2

3. år

Vg3

Healthcare, childhood and youth development

Pedicure and orthopaedics

Pedicure

1. år - Vg1

Velg programområde

Healthcare, childhood and youth development

2. år - Vg2

Velg programområde

Pedicure and orthopaedics

3. år - Vg3

Velg programområde

Pedicure

Aktuelle arbeidssteder

Potential workplaces for a pedicurist are hospitals, nursing homes, home-based services, the school health service, in sports, at private foot clinics, or self-employed (running one’s own clinic).

Sentrale arbeidsoppgaver

The pedicurist’s most important job is to treat and prevent foot-related problems. Key tasks include:

treatment of and guidance on foot problems and foot conditions in women, men and children
recordkeeping
gait analysis, shoe theory and shoe analysis
conducting joint tests, relief techniques (felt, silicone, soles)
clipping, correcting and filing of nails
removal of callouses and thorns, as well as treatment of warts

Personlige egenskaper

It is important that you are skilled and knowledgeable in your subject. You should be independent and consciencious, and good at interpersonal relationships.

Formelle krav

To use the occupational title pedicurist, you need authorization, see helsedirektoratet.no