Sorry this is a very very long moan!
Started NVQ 2 hairdressing back in September 2006 at a private college obviously paid a lot of money although fortunately not as much as some! At the time of starting my youngest was just one year old. I felt along with others on my course (some were on apprenticeship and a few others paid privately like me) that things werent great and we never seemed to progress. The head of the college was insistent at the time of booking onto it that you didnt need to work in a salon but obviously I soon realised that this isnt really the case where hairdressing is concerned and when I met the tutor that was one of her first questions she asked as to whether you worked in a salon. I stuck it out until about the March time but didnt really feel I was getting anywhere and often felt I might as well be at home. One of the girls complained but just got attitude. I was paying monthly and to be honest wasnt really motivated to keep paying but oh yes they were quick enough to send me a letter threatening court action if I didnt complete my payments!!!!!
I eventually went back in November but everybody feels the whole place is a bit of a joke often turning up and the college isnt even open!!!! We never seem to progress and my one example is the fact they have never even registered me with VTCT but of course have had an adequate amount of money out of me to cover the £15 registration fee! I am qualified in beauty and wanted to add to my treatments so did an IHM course in March at a really great college but as it turned out had to pay £15 to them to get registered because the other place has never bothered! Did phone VTCT but they just said it is up to the college to register you within 7 weeks and if they dont then they dont penalise the college or anything.
So my question is do I have a leg to stand on in complaining to somebody or are these shoddy colleges just allowed to take your money and we dont have anywhere to turn. Surely these colleges are governed by somebody other than VTCT?!!
I would be grateful for any advice anyone has to offer as I know there are also quite a few other people angered by this at college and they would also appreciate your advice.
Started NVQ 2 hairdressing back in September 2006 at a private college obviously paid a lot of money although fortunately not as much as some! At the time of starting my youngest was just one year old. I felt along with others on my course (some were on apprenticeship and a few others paid privately like me) that things werent great and we never seemed to progress. The head of the college was insistent at the time of booking onto it that you didnt need to work in a salon but obviously I soon realised that this isnt really the case where hairdressing is concerned and when I met the tutor that was one of her first questions she asked as to whether you worked in a salon. I stuck it out until about the March time but didnt really feel I was getting anywhere and often felt I might as well be at home. One of the girls complained but just got attitude. I was paying monthly and to be honest wasnt really motivated to keep paying but oh yes they were quick enough to send me a letter threatening court action if I didnt complete my payments!!!!!
I eventually went back in November but everybody feels the whole place is a bit of a joke often turning up and the college isnt even open!!!! We never seem to progress and my one example is the fact they have never even registered me with VTCT but of course have had an adequate amount of money out of me to cover the £15 registration fee! I am qualified in beauty and wanted to add to my treatments so did an IHM course in March at a really great college but as it turned out had to pay £15 to them to get registered because the other place has never bothered! Did phone VTCT but they just said it is up to the college to register you within 7 weeks and if they dont then they dont penalise the college or anything.
So my question is do I have a leg to stand on in complaining to somebody or are these shoddy colleges just allowed to take your money and we dont have anywhere to turn. Surely these colleges are governed by somebody other than VTCT?!!
I would be grateful for any advice anyone has to offer as I know there are also quite a few other people angered by this at college and they would also appreciate your advice.
