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In the Scratch mag there was a letter from Anonymous Veteran Nail tech about the NSS etc. I dont know who wrote it but I want them to know that I agree.
The gist of the letter was to suggest we had a board of examiners and a committment oath which we could all sign up to.
I think that there has been so much discussion over the years about the NVQ and how we all may need to have this piece of paper. How many of you out there have done your NVQ and feel it is not worth the paper it is written on. I know there will be lots of you who had great teachers and greatly value your qualification but unfortunately you will be in the minority rather than the majority. If the NVQ is to be the be all and end all then why are we expected to still also immediately do further training to buy products. Because the NVQ in a lot of places is not good enough - yes.
I just feel that there have been so many people who have said they went to college to get their NVQ or VTCT and feel they really have not learnt enough to get out there. But at the end of the day, if the legislation was in place tomorrow then these techs would be granted licences before someone who has been in the industry for many years and has say a Creative Master Cert or EZ Flow Master Artist. Does this make sense? I know that the NVQ was written based round these courses but it comes down to each teachers interpretation of the words. They are not all singing from the same hymn sheet, I fear. To have knowledge of something will mean different things to different people LOL
I for one would be all for an Association which we join and make it very "in the public eye" to look for a technician who was a member of this Association.
If you were looking for a tradesman, it is preferrable to seek one with a trade membership.
I dont know how it could work from a logistical or financial point of view but, it could be linked with our insurance possibly. The Association should have a list of acceptable training. For private trainers, they could submit their course criteria and if it meets the spec then they would be on the list.
I just feel there are so many great techs out there that for whatever reason may not be able to find somewhere suitable to do their NVQ.
I have put my tin hat on to receive all the flack for this but I think we need to all be more proactive and raise the standards in our industry.
This is certainly the place to start.
The gist of the letter was to suggest we had a board of examiners and a committment oath which we could all sign up to.
I think that there has been so much discussion over the years about the NVQ and how we all may need to have this piece of paper. How many of you out there have done your NVQ and feel it is not worth the paper it is written on. I know there will be lots of you who had great teachers and greatly value your qualification but unfortunately you will be in the minority rather than the majority. If the NVQ is to be the be all and end all then why are we expected to still also immediately do further training to buy products. Because the NVQ in a lot of places is not good enough - yes.
I just feel that there have been so many people who have said they went to college to get their NVQ or VTCT and feel they really have not learnt enough to get out there. But at the end of the day, if the legislation was in place tomorrow then these techs would be granted licences before someone who has been in the industry for many years and has say a Creative Master Cert or EZ Flow Master Artist. Does this make sense? I know that the NVQ was written based round these courses but it comes down to each teachers interpretation of the words. They are not all singing from the same hymn sheet, I fear. To have knowledge of something will mean different things to different people LOL
I for one would be all for an Association which we join and make it very "in the public eye" to look for a technician who was a member of this Association.
If you were looking for a tradesman, it is preferrable to seek one with a trade membership.
I dont know how it could work from a logistical or financial point of view but, it could be linked with our insurance possibly. The Association should have a list of acceptable training. For private trainers, they could submit their course criteria and if it meets the spec then they would be on the list.
I just feel there are so many great techs out there that for whatever reason may not be able to find somewhere suitable to do their NVQ.
I have put my tin hat on to receive all the flack for this but I think we need to all be more proactive and raise the standards in our industry.
This is certainly the place to start.