nail tutoring

[looby4444]

ok

sorry for all the questions today but ive been off line for ages and now im back im exploding!

just wondered how much experience you need to teach nails in college and what courses are available?

i want to teach eventually when i have the experience but dont really know where to begin!

any help will be appreciated-promise i have no more q's!

lou x

 

[scattyfox]

you need five years industry experience a alvel3 qualification in the subject you want to teach and this is being lifted to level 4 soon and a teaching qaulification, start with city and guilds 7407 then move on to certificate in education.

a lot of years work sadly

 

[looby4444]

is this just for creative hun or does this apply for all? as im sure my tutor at my old college didnt have 5 yrs experience?

xx

 

[scattyfox]

this should apply to all FE college tutors this is the stipulation guidleines set out by governement for teachers in a colleges.

 

[looby4444]

Teaching beauty...

I have already gained an ITEC Beauty Specialist Diploma, but I now would like to know how I can teach this to 16- to 18-year-olds?

Joyce.
Career Doctor says...

If you want to award a nationally-recognised qualification from an awarding body such as ITEC, you must contact the awarding body, which will check your premises to give centre approval and details on how the course should be structured. Alternatively, you may work for a college that has gained centre approval. Either way, you will also need sufficient work experience (ITEC ask for 2 years' experience) and teaching qualifications.
Teaching qualifications include:
Edexcel (BTEC) Certificate in FE Teaching. To find out about this course, look at the Edexcel website at www.edexcel.org.uk/qualifications, click on BTEC short courses, then Teaching and Learning.
OCR Certificates in FE Teaching. They are designed for those who intend to become teachers and those who are already employed in a teaching position (either full-time or part-time). To find out more go to www.ocr.org.uk and use the Qualification Finder to search for Teaching qualifications.
PGCE or Certificate in Education in post-compulsory education. To find out about these courses, go to http://www.fento.org/staff_dev/update_endorse_itt_table.html
City & Guilds Certificate in FE Teaching. To find out about this course, go to www.city-and-guilds.co.uk and use the qualification search to look for teaching qualifications.
Verifying and Assessing Units are also run by local colleges. Contact City and Guilds and Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) for a list of colleges that run these courses.


Hi im not doubting you but just found this on the web-is this just for beauty or does this apply to nails aswell?? or am i just clutching at straws hoping i wont be 30 before i can teach!!!

thanks for the information anyways im probably just keeping my fingers and toes crossed!

 

[scattyfox]

You need different qualifications to teach under 16's to over 16 and dont know how beauty works just know in conjunction with nails.
If you work for a product company i dont think you need these qualifications but you do need to reach educator standard.

The qaulifications you ahve quoted up the top are the city and guilds 7407 and the certificate in education if you already ahve a degree then it is upgraded to a PGCE.

At my college although we are accredited they still ask for 5 years experience both in beauty and nails although i would imagine if they do not ahve a teacher to teach a course in your local college then they would bend a little.

why not contact your local FE college and speak to the personnel section and ask what they would ask for then you know what you are working towards.

HTH

 

[looby4444]

Thanks hun i will do!

im hoping its like 3 years experience or something then its not too far away to work towards! i really really want to do it but ive got along way to go yet but it would be nice to know what im working towards!

my old tutor said i could go train with her so maybe ill give her a bell and see what advice she has.

thank you for the advice

Loux

 

[scattyfox]

thats a good idea if you could do that as you could be working towards your teaching qualifications as you need a a teaching position even if voluntary to be able to complete your assessments on your course, at least you could be workign towards it all then

good luck hun
x

 

[dee]

hi hun can i just ask where did you do your itec?? was it in yeadon ?? or leeds ,
i know my tutor at leeds is only 23 and shes got her 7407 and all that, plus a teaching degree , she asked her college if she could teach voluntary classes then went onto paid , and when she did her degree she was employed full time , shes been teaching 4 years , but she did beauty & full massage and everything in a year :Scared: (christ knows how!!)

 

[Urban Geek]

A fellow technician (and Geek) who is doing their ITEC at the local FE college said that her tutor is not very good, ie she doesn't know how to blend a tip and can't sculpt! Our fellow Geek has to go through the paces of this course since she needs the certificate going forward.

To make matters worse, I was asked by the Geek if I would go along and give the class and the tutor a demo on how to apply a tip properly and how to do a sculpt.

Bearing in mind the tutor is paid a princely some for being so ignorant, I said I'd only be happy to show the tutor if she came to me for a 1-2-1 and paid - just like her students pay for her services.:Scared: