Mrs.Clooney
Positive Geek
As some of you may already know, I have decided to train in Beauty Therapy. The big question is Where and How? Exploring and researching this is huge. There are courses with and courses without NVQ's.
I don't want to study full time at college for a whole year as this really won't be possible with my family commitments. Like Sassy Hassy said in an earlier thread, college is not necessarily all it's cracked out to be. There's good ones, bad ones and quite frankly the thought of college day in and day out for me does my head in. I also have a limited buget.
I have the option of training for an Independent Beauty Diploma with the person with whom I did my bridal training. I enjoyed my bridal training enormously and it is recognized by the Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists. However, the beauty diploma is very intensive over 6 days and does not carry an NVQ. Is an NVQ absolutely essential if I never plan to work in a salon?
The Carlton Institute offers an NVQ level 2 course over 6 days which can be covered in your own time and the NVQ completed post training. However, why are courses like this available if other peeps have to go to college full time to study?
I really don't want this thread to turn into a slinging match about who & what offers better training and prospects, but could I have some advise please? From my research, in the nicest possible way, I get the impression that short intensive courses are frowned upon by the idea of how can one learn so much in such a short period of time when others train for longer?
As a former nurse I have already studied anatomy and Physiology. I have some cosmetics and skin care experience so feel I could become just as qualified with a short course. Constuctive comments please peeps!
I don't want to study full time at college for a whole year as this really won't be possible with my family commitments. Like Sassy Hassy said in an earlier thread, college is not necessarily all it's cracked out to be. There's good ones, bad ones and quite frankly the thought of college day in and day out for me does my head in. I also have a limited buget.
I have the option of training for an Independent Beauty Diploma with the person with whom I did my bridal training. I enjoyed my bridal training enormously and it is recognized by the Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists. However, the beauty diploma is very intensive over 6 days and does not carry an NVQ. Is an NVQ absolutely essential if I never plan to work in a salon?
The Carlton Institute offers an NVQ level 2 course over 6 days which can be covered in your own time and the NVQ completed post training. However, why are courses like this available if other peeps have to go to college full time to study?
I really don't want this thread to turn into a slinging match about who & what offers better training and prospects, but could I have some advise please? From my research, in the nicest possible way, I get the impression that short intensive courses are frowned upon by the idea of how can one learn so much in such a short period of time when others train for longer?
As a former nurse I have already studied anatomy and Physiology. I have some cosmetics and skin care experience so feel I could become just as qualified with a short course. Constuctive comments please peeps!