I have recently discovered that there is a college just outside London that offers a 5 day NVQ beauty therapy course for each level and it is accredited by the VTCT, I've looked on their website. I recently interviewed a candidate who attended this college and I was horrified to discover how they are practising. How is this even allowed to happen? Am I being completely naïve or is this "college" bending the rules rather drastically. The VTCT state that there is a minimum of 540 guided learning hours required for accreditation yet this place seems to offer level three with only 35 hours of teaching. How is this possible? I'm utterly disgusted at the ethics and bad practise.