I'm sitting here wanting to give you a hug and say 'don't worry'
things will be OK.
There are only a very few professional companies out there who are 'bothered' about training, all the other ones that jump on board just see $signs and don't care how their teks perform as long as they sell product! THAT IS WHAT GIVES NAIL ENHANCEMENTS A BAD REPUTATION - GIRLS OUT THEIR DOING NAILS WITH NO TRAINING.
I think the difference between CND & other companies, is that from the VERY BEGINNING we took the stance NOT to sell to the non-professional; this was also 'A WAY' of regulating the industry somewhat because anyone knew that if you used CND at least you had a certificate behind you. Creative have always said 'Education is not a program with us, it's a Culture' - we firmly beleive that to be the best, you need to learn from people who have proven their abilities - hence we have Ketan Patel, Jacqui Jefford, Marianne Manley, Jane Cook, Gigi Rouse, Diane Plummer etc.
We didn't take on these Ambassadors after they had all won competitions, they were Ambassadors BEFORE they ever won anything so it is great for our reputation.
Equally NSI pay Denise Wright to endorse their product as she too is an excellent nail artist.
I have heard on the grape-vine, sometime ago that Tom Holcombe has left EZ Flow and our very own Tom Bachik (Beachneck as the Geek calls him) is with Young Nails. Both stars in their own right but wanting to get on in their own right.. we win some and lose some too (we love you Beachneck).
Anyway, I digress - :? Personally I don't think it is as hard now to find a reputable company to train with as Yellow Pages, Trade Mags ect are full of info; but money always dictates - do what you can and when you can do something a bit better, continue on!! I think that is why this message board is cool. I know that I represent CND but I would be happy to help anyone no matter what product they are using. A great nail tech can make almost any product look great too, it's how that product stands up to the test of time on clients and I think that's why we have such a following with Radical & R+;