Lynne Baker
Lynne The Skin!
One question I do have about short training courses like this is are people sufficiently confident to understand their clients' medical histories, medications and contras?
It was you who first tried to jump!
I won't back down on this topic - I have know of a number of people who know next to nothing about the treatments they do.
Another girl did a few hours of a hair extension course (had no hair experience before) bought some hair and went off to her client - complained the hair extension took 3 hours and wanted to increase the cost of the treatment as she spent 'overtime'! And to make thing worst the hair soon fell out!
And yes, she undercut professional hairdressers
These courses are awful and should not be allowed! A few hours and days does not help, you can't covered everything especial when you no pervious experience. These course make fools out of people.
True professionals suffer, clients lose confidence and are left out if pocket.
Its Awful - to think some people only spend a few hours to gain a qualification & could start a business the same day.
With a qualification that takes 3 plus months to complete the student has plenty to time to ask questions, practice in the lessons and at home. They try different techniques, build a portfolio ect...
But attending the course would make them a professional.
I have read this thread with interest!
At the end of the day, nobody can seriously doubt in any way or form that somebody who studies or practices something for 3 years, 5 days per week, will obviously have more underlying knowledge than somebody fresh from a 2 day training course. Is everyone agreed on that? I hope so.
I think that the OP's point was this...If she advertises as "TO Certified" what difference does that make in the consumer's eyes if TO are now possibly 'certifying' people to the same level after just 2 days in training, and whose previous beauty experience might have been simply selling make-up in Boots the Chemist?
Perhaps the answer here would be different levels of "TO certified" such as Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum?
2 day course = Bronze.
Level 2 + 2 day course = Silver.
Level 3 + 2 day course = Gold.
Level 4 + 2 day course = Platinum.
That way everyone would be happy?
You know, I have read every reply here with interest and have come to the conclusion that if I am happy with myself and my business and how I got there then why would I care what other people do. There will always be competition in this industry and clients may come and go but I will continue to make my clients feel valued and hopefully most of them will feel that.
Who would this be for though- to placate the therapist who has trained for x number of years or Jo public?
I think this thread is about something else - the OP has an issue with this specific course allowing attendees to be eligible to 'treat' public after 2 days (and possibly with no other experience).
In all honesty, I don't think most people would care about bronze, silver or gold. They just want to be slimmer, lifted, plumped etc etc...
As a personal thought I wouldn't think that would be the case though as they have approached the Sweets and secured UK distribution through them - and the Sweets have managed to keep CND strictly professional?
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