Scared!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[newbieclare]

I have just finished a short course on acrylic nails and after reading some of the posts that say short courses are rubbish its quite scary! I understand that in no way can i call myself a qualified nail technician because im far from it ! i think that someone who has done a short course and someone who has done a longer course if given the same amount of time to practice could be as good as each other. I think its all about practising and patience and time!!

 

[magsham]

I have just finished a short course on acrylic nails and after reading some of the posts that say short courses are rubbish its quite scary! I understand that in no way can i call myself a qualified nail technician because im far from it ! i think that someone who has done a short course and someone who has done a longer course if given the same amount of time to practice could be as good as each other. I think its all about practising and patience and time!!

Hi hun - who did you do your course with?

 

[newbieclare]

Hi ya i done the course at sallys.

 

[maguire]

The very first course I did was on a Sat & Sun, and I passed the exam. A few months later I took another course with a different company which lasted a few weeks and I must say that after finishing and passing, that I learned a lot more and that there was a lot more to being a nail tech than I knew, I am just glad I did the second and further courses, I don't think you can learn a quarter of what goes into being a nail tech in just 2 days. I am not knocking short courses I am just saying how it is for me.

 

[newbieclare]

After practising on a few people i started to get a bit panicky cause the nails i were doing were lifting after a couple of days but lucky for me i have a friend who is a qualified nail tech and she has been doing it for 9 years so i went to her and watched her with her clients i learnt a lot from her i do want to do more courses but need some pennies first as its all very expensive!!

 

[maguire]

I agree it is expensive but for me worthwhile, keep watching your freind but try not to pick up any habbits and keep practicing for all your worth, good luck

 

[newbieclare]

I agree it is expensive but for me worthwhile, keep watching your freind but try not to pick up any habbits and keep practicing for all your worth, good luck

Thanks very much i really want to do it , its hard cause i just want to buy loads of stuff and am running out of people to practice on ha ha!

 

[thg]

practice practice practice.oh and practicethg

 

[fiona wallace]

You can only practice what you have been taught...if you have only had 2 days of learning, you can practice what you have been taught on those 2 days....if you have had 5 days of learning, you can practice what you have been taught on those 5 days.

I understand that training is expensive, but you will ultimately spend more (or lose more) if you have not learned enough to make your career as a nail technician profitable, safe and ongoing.

 

[lilly]

hi, just wondering how long the creative training is ?

 

[Deena]

My foundation course with creative was 5 days long, spread over about 2 months, as I recall.

 

[blossom]

Lilly I think the Foundation course is 5 days . . . but you can take further courses from there


newbieclare . . . there's nothing to say you can't be a successful nail technician after a short course, I guess a lot depends on the quality of the tutor really, but a longer more in depth course will of course be more beneficial in the long run. As you say, it is all very expensive to start with.

This site is a godsend for us all, and especially people like yourself who may now have a few questions or need answers to probs that crop up . . . by all means do a further course or troubleshooting day when you can afford to, but of course you need to make a bit of money in the meantime, so don't be afraid to pick our brains and we'll do what we can to help :hug:

Well done for DOING a course anyway and not just trying to be self-taught like an alarming number of peeps do (it always amazes me that they can't see why they shouldn't try to teach themselves)

 

[fiona wallace]

The course is 5 days long and will normally be spread over a period of 4 - 6 weeks, dependant on the Academy's timetable.

Many one-day training days are available after Foundation to build on existing skills or to add even more skills to your repertoire

 

[newbieclare]

Thanks i wanted to do a course as i wanted to have a certificate to show people that im serious about becoming a nail technician and wanted to go the proper way about it i admire nail technicians as it may seem easy when your having them done yourself but its far from easy and so much to learn!

Lilly I think the Foundation course is 5 days . . . but you can take further courses from there


newbieclare . . . there's nothing to say you can't be a successful nail technician after a short course, I guess a lot depends on the quality of the tutor really, but a longer more in depth course will of course be more beneficial in the long run. As you say, it is all very expensive to start with.

This site is a godsend for us all, and especially people like yourself who may now have a few questions or need answers to probs that crop up . . . by all means do a further course or troubleshooting day when you can afford to, but of course you need to make a bit of money in the meantime, so don't be afraid to pick our brains and we'll do what we can to help :hug:

Well done for DOING a course anyway and not just trying to be self-taught like an alarming number of peeps do (it always amazes me that they can't see why they shouldn't try to teach themselves)

 

[NiftyNails]

I have just finished a 4 day course over a month period. I have practised on friends and have now run out of people to practise on.
I am scared to go out onto Joe Public, :Scared: but I will have to take the plunge at some point.
I feel too, that a lot of the learning comes with the working....a bit like driving, you dont actually learn until you have passed your test.
I am almost set up at home for working....just have to be brave and bite the bullet!!
I will continue to learn more, and with websites like this, how can you not!

 

[Missy G]

Your certainly right there hun,I think a lot of guys think one course and your fully qualified..uh uh, I done a 4 day intensive course 2 years ago ,and Im still learning now,there was no way they were gonna fit every thing into 4 days.

But thanks to this site and doing conversion courses ,I feel Im getting better,but still have a few obsticals to over come.It seems such a long proceedure,but hopefully one day I will be a proud nail tech.