the argument of which is best _ college or private course_ has been going for a long time.
im going to take off my educator hat and put on my salon owner of 20 yrs hat.
if a prospective member of staff came to me for a place in my salon, i would of course look at their C.V., but more importantly, i would get them to do a trade test.
the results of the trade test would carry more wieght than the info on the C.V.
when interviewing, i combine several aspects, as i said, as well as C.V and test, i would b looking at their personality and their appearance, all that u would expect in an interview.
in my experience, over the last 5-10 yrs as nail education has evolved, i have witnessed a lot of students leaving college apparently qualified, but give up very quickly because of a lack of post graduate training and support. also, as previous posts have pointed out, the teachers in some colleges are beauty therapists that can assess the theory of nails, but struggle to give decent demos as they havent worked commertially as a nail tech.
also, the classes can reach numbers as high as 30 pupils.
all of these points are made from personal knowlege as i have visited local colleges at their request to beef up the knowlege of the tutors.
i could go on and on about negatives of learning in a college envoirment, but ultimately, not all colleges are the same and not all students come out lacking in skills and confidence.
all i do know is there are definate advantages and disadvantages of taking the longer route rather than the intense one.
if you add up the hours that a stand alone nail course gives you and when you take into consideration that the no's in the classroom differ by up to 5 times the amount in private courses., it can explain why most students feel as thou they have had equal amounts of education.
we are not all the same, we all need to research the best route for us as an individual.
