Of course...it's really embarrassing now, looking back I can't believe how naive I was!
The company had a fairly decent webpage, they had a Facebook/twitter presence but still seemed fairly new which is apparently why they had 25% off all courses. The courses were all fairly highly priced in comparison to other local trainers so it seemed like such a good deal with the 25% off - I though well they have to be higher priced for a reason, they are obviously good quality.
The morning of my course I just so happened to check my emails and had an email from the trainer saying her printer was broken and could I print the manual she sent and bring it along with me. Alarm Bella started to ring but as I had paid over £600 I didn't want to feel a fool and so convinced myself that it would all be ok and really printers were easily broken (how naive!) I turned up and it was just in her house, no seperate room, just at her kitchen table with pets/kids/friends running around, got me to practice on her friend as she was going out and wanted her nails done for free! She spent far more time on the phone or chatting to her friends than she did training me. The brands she used were some of the lowest quality products on the market, available to the general public.
Obviously being the timid person I was I completed my full week nail training which carried on in much the same manner, practicing on her kids, friends, her smoking all over the area we were working in.
When I rang BABTAC to get insurance they informed me that her training was not insured with them.
I contacted another trainer who has been brilliant, provided me with the correct training, supported me to make a complain and report the bad trainer and has spent 1-1 time with me covering area's that the initial course did not. Apparently I was qualified to complete a luxury manicure but had not training on parafin wax or arm massage on the original course.
I now see this company posting all over Facebook all the time and they just look desperate. Word has gotten around about their poor standards and every time I see them post I really have to hold back to not put a comment! But hopefully others can learn from my mistakes!
