laurakate
Well-Known Member
I'm not really a fan of the carlton institute. I did some of my earlier courses with them and found them to be unhelpful and overpriced for what it was. Some of the customer service practices come across as quite arrogant and therefore alienating. You have to pay a fee if you need to retake an assessment and assessment dates are not always readily available locally.
Despite the above, as a now experienced therapist who knows what to expect I am very tempted by their sports massage vtct because it is mega reduced to the extent that I could afford to do it at the carlton institute but absolutely not afford it without a loan anywhere else.
I've worked in a spa, I do deep tissue massage, I'm a good independent learner who is confident with understanding a vtct workbook once left alone with it (this is what I expect from tci). It's rare to see a vtct level three in sports massage going at an affordable price so I'm thinking of just taking the gamble on it. What are your thoughts?
I'm sure that if I shop around I could go straight onto a level four rather than level three but I've never seen a level four course that I would be willing to pay for either myself or through a loan. I'm not seeking to specialise because I do beauty and nails and massage and ultimately want to be versatile with the view to teaching once confident and I'm thinking that even just level three would be beneficial in this respect.
Advice please!
Edit: I understand that I won't necessarily leave the course with a thorough and expert grasp on the treatment. I would see it as an introductory thing where at minimum I just learn some new moves and get a qualification that I would seek to build on. So I'm realistic about the limitations that come with learning at tci and I'm just questioning whether to go with that as it is.
Despite the above, as a now experienced therapist who knows what to expect I am very tempted by their sports massage vtct because it is mega reduced to the extent that I could afford to do it at the carlton institute but absolutely not afford it without a loan anywhere else.
I've worked in a spa, I do deep tissue massage, I'm a good independent learner who is confident with understanding a vtct workbook once left alone with it (this is what I expect from tci). It's rare to see a vtct level three in sports massage going at an affordable price so I'm thinking of just taking the gamble on it. What are your thoughts?
I'm sure that if I shop around I could go straight onto a level four rather than level three but I've never seen a level four course that I would be willing to pay for either myself or through a loan. I'm not seeking to specialise because I do beauty and nails and massage and ultimately want to be versatile with the view to teaching once confident and I'm thinking that even just level three would be beneficial in this respect.
Advice please!
Edit: I understand that I won't necessarily leave the course with a thorough and expert grasp on the treatment. I would see it as an introductory thing where at minimum I just learn some new moves and get a qualification that I would seek to build on. So I'm realistic about the limitations that come with learning at tci and I'm just questioning whether to go with that as it is.
