Training Question for complete newbie!

[bevos]

Hello to all of you!

I am currently in the process of beginning a foundation nail technician course with the hope of eventually working with Creative nails.

My question is, do i attend a course at my local college which last 30 weeks and then train with Creative, or do i go straight to Creative and do their foundation course?

Sorry if this sounds a stupid question!

 

[Zingara]

In all honesty only you can answer that question. People can and will tell you what their preference is/was, but what suits one person won;t be right for the next.

You need to look at your circumstances, finances, plans, the reputation of the local college...and find out where your nearest Creative Ambassador is (check with Sweetsquared for this...they are the ONLY people who can advise you on accredited Creative training in the UK), and then take into account all these fators and make your decision based on them.

Good luck....I'm sure you'll make the right decision!

 

[Karen Minx]

You can just go straight onto Creative if thats what you mean. You dont need to go to college then on a 5 day foundation, you can do 1 or the other or both hth. Dont be sorry either its not stupid question x

 

[Gail_316]

Hi Bevos
That was one of my questions too and I searched this site and theres loads of helpful advice about college courses and creative courses. I have decided to do creative (awaiting course details in the post as we speak so I can book it ASAP!) as I have a full time job and the college course is nearly 1400 quid and is 2 nights a week for a year which realistically I cannot do and it will impact my actual job and I will be tired a lot! It worried me that I would lose my motivation because of all the money but more importantly the time spent every week doing it!
The other thing is that if you want to work with creative you have to have a course with them (sweetsquared can advise as mentioned above) so if you do a college course then you will have to do some sort of creative course, I think its a conversion course, with creative anyway.
Lots of people on the forum here say creative all the way so thats what I am going to do!
Hope that helps and to be honest as someone else said only you can decide what is right for you
Gail
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[Doorie]

Hi Bevos
That was one of my questions too and I searched this site and theres loads of helpful advice about college courses and creative courses. I have decided to do creative (awaiting course details in the post as we speak so I can book it ASAP!) as I have a full time job and the college course is nearly 1400 quid and is 2 nights a week for a year which realistically I cannot do and it will impact my actual job and I will be tired a lot! It worried me that I would lose my motivation because of all the money but more importantly the time spent every week doing it!
The other thing is that if you want to work with creative you have to have a course with them (sweetsquared can advise as mentioned above) so if you do a college course then you will have to do some sort of creative course, I think its a conversion course, with creative anyway.
Lots of people on the forum here say creative all the way so thats what I am going to do!
Hope that helps and to be honest as someone else said only you can decide what is right for you
Gail
x

good point for the CND training requested.
BUT, a college course, lasting one year, allow you to practice, and the more you practice (assuming you take pict that you can show your tutor, etc) the better you will be AFTER one year. doesn't mean that the CND course sucks, FAR FROM THAT, but imho one week is a bit short to learn a JOB.

so yes, take many things into consideration, but also add to what's been listed that after the CND one you will still lack experience of difficult nails, and all these things that come with practice.
so don't expect it to be easy, cuz it's not, whatever you decide.

 

[Vetty]

good point for the CND training requested.
BUT, a college course, lasting one year, allow you to practice, and the more you practice (assuming you take pict that you can show your tutor, etc) the better you will be AFTER one year. doesn't mean that the CND course sucks, FAR FROM THAT, but imho one week is a bit short to learn a JOB. The CND Foundation Course is not intended to be a stand-alone training course - it's a foundation to build on. The intention is that you do Foundation and then move on through Skill-Building into the Masters program, and if you did that within one year you would be better than from the College course.

so yes, take many things into consideration, but also add to what's been listed that after the CND one you will still lack experience of difficult nails, and all these things that come with practice.
so don't expect it to be easy, cuz it's not, whatever you decide.

Completely agree with your last sentence - it's not easy, but with the right education and loads of practice you will get there!

 

[Doorie]

thank you for clearing it up with "the way to go" throught CND educational programm.

so now that it's all obvious...
if I lived in the UK and were a newbie, and wanted CND or college... I'd save up to buy all the WAY THROUGH CND.

it certainly has a price, but then you are a master and can do anything. whereas I don't think you could reach the same level (master level) thanks to a college course.