Two questions to ask about accreditation

[Violet Star]

Hi geeks,

Ive been reading back and back on courses about accrediation for courses.

1. If you was to provide training courses, would you have them accredited?


2. If you are a trainer, are your courses accredited? If they arent, how comes?

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[Violet Star]

anyone?

 

[hippy-chick]

Don't really understand your questions to be honest hence not replying.

 

[Lynne Baker]

If I were to provide training in a specific skill then I would do whatever I needed to, to ensure that they were accepted by insurance companies, largely because they would then appeal to a wider audience.

 

[angel fingers]

yes, i would provide accreditation.
its benificial to the student and makes a course more desirable from their point of view and hence more in demand.

i think perhaps its not so crucial for a higher level continued learner because they will already have insurance if they are previously qualified. its just adding more indepth knowledge to what they already know.

crucial for beginers though.
i vote yes.

 

[The Guild]

Hi geeks,

Ive been reading back and back on courses about accrediation for courses.

1. If you was to provide training courses, would you have them accredited? - It depends on what you want to offer your students. For example, to be accredited by the Guild means that we can guarantee that we can accept the qualifications you give to your students for insurance purposes. There are so many private schools around the country, that we cannot possibly accept every certificate, as we have no idea what is being taught. Accreditation means we can be sure that the course reaches certain standards, and therefore we will be happy to offer insurance on this basis. This is the same for most companies, and those who do not offer accreditation themselves, accept certificates on the basis of whether they have been accredited by companies such as ourselves or BABTAC.

2. If you are a trainer, are your courses accredited? If they arent, how comes? - I'm not entirely sure what you mean. If, for example, you went to get a job with Sweet Squared (who are accredited), and you were working as an employed trainer on one of their existing courses, you wouldn't need to get accredited, as that school and course already has been.

If you want to start a private training school, then you will need to be accredited if you want to offer certificates which can be accepted for insurance purposes.
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If you want any more information on Guild accreditation, feel free to PM me, call on 0845 2177 382 or email [email protected].

 

[Violet Star]

Thanks for the replies. The reason i was asking as im aware that some training schools dont offer accredited certificates and it doesnt seem to be a problem. But when my courses are all set up, i want them to be worth the money that has been paid, so they can go on to work in a salon, or work privatly with insurance.

Once all my manuals have been done & ive completed my 7303 course i will be getting accrdited with The Guild.

xx

 

[sian1979]

i have a question..... do people have to pay to be accredited?? i fully support the accreditation of courses but just wondered this. Also if they are accreditited does that mean there courses are checked to a certain standard or can anyone just pay to be accredited?? Also (again, lol!) is it possible to get insurance if a course has not been accredited?? I appreciate it would make it more difficult...but is it still possible??
Just because a course is not accredited i would not rule out going to a particular trainer because of it. If someone had a good reputation for being an expert in their field and offered a course i would go to them because i am able to learn from them.
For instance a while back i know Kim Lawless was offering courses in waxing and was not accredited....i know she is now...... but if i was to learn waxing i would have gone to her knowing that she has a good reputation for being an expert in her field.

 

[The Guild]

i have a question..... do people have to pay to be accredited?? i fully support the accreditation of courses but just wondered this. Also if they are accreditited does that mean there courses are checked to a certain standard or can anyone just pay to be accredited?? Also (again, lol!) is it possible to get insurance if a course has not been accredited?? I appreciate it would make it more difficult...but is it still possible??
Just because a course is not accredited i would not rule out going to a particular trainer because of it. If someone had a good reputation for being an expert in their field and offered a course i would go to them because i am able to learn from them.
For instance a while back i know Kim Lawless was offering courses in waxing and was not accredited....i know she is now...... but if i was to learn waxing i would have gone to her knowing that she has a good reputation for being an expert in her field.

Yes, there is a fee involved in the accreditation process. This is because of the massive amount of work that goes into reading and checking every single course. Our accreditation is all done by the same person (Lynen Archer, our director), and they all have to be up to a certain standard for insurance purposes. If the course is not up to these standards, we couldn't offer insurance because we wouldn't feel that the student had sufficient knowledge.

We do not just accredit courses because they pay. Generally, if Lynne feels that something is missing or not right, we will go back to the school and talk them through what they can do to bring it up to the required standards. If this is done, then we will accredit them. We also do not take payment until the course has actually been accredited.

It is very difficult to get insurance without an accredited qualification. There are certain trainers who we are aware of, most of whom (not all) are accredited anyway.

 

[gillian w]

I think you have to pay a great deal, but of course it is worth it in the long run.
I believe, and im sure she will speak for herself ,when Kims courses were not accredited she was only teaching on improving peoples skills so they were already qualified and certified in waxing in the first place hence there would be no problem with them getting insured.

 

[loubylou]

i have a question..... do people have to pay to be accredited?? Yes to be accredited has to be paid for yearly, along with insurance for been a trainer or school.
i fully support the accreditation of courses but just wondered this. Also if they are accreditited does that mean there courses are checked to a certain standard or can anyone just pay to be accredited?? The Guild check out the manuals written to make sure that they are up to the standard that they need to be and follow guidelines etc as well as checking out the qualifications of the person seeking accreditation, it is not as simply as just making one payment.
Also (again, lol!) is it possible to get insurance if a course has not been accredited?? I appreciate it would make it more difficult...but is it still possible?? I'm not 100% sure but i think there are some insurance companies that will insure you without accreditation but i wouldn't think if anything ever went to court you would have the same back up as you would have with an accreditation behind you and a well known beauty insurance,
not a position i would want to be in.
Just because a course is not accredited i would not rule out going to a particular trainer because of it. If someone had a good reputation for being an expert in their field and offered a course i would go to them because i am able to learn from them.
For instance a while back i know Kim Lawless was offering courses in waxing and was not accredited....i know she is now...... but if i was to learn waxing i would have gone to her knowing that she has a good reputation for being an expert in her field.

Exactly, and if you are already accredited in that field you don't need to worry,
i myself took training with Kim before she was accredited.

 

[sian1979]

Thank you for answering my questions, they were just things that had crossed my mind. like i said previously i fully support the acreditation system.....now i just understand i bit more about what it means.
i hope kim doesnt mind me metioning her, it was just her name sprung to mind as a good example. :hug:

 

[leonnib]

habia offer accreditation and it doesnt cost that much you can pay for about 300.00 for 3 courses and cant remember how much it is for 7.

but ive sent off 3 courses to them to get it accredited to do in my salon.

they have great customer service so helpful.

but i some people will do non-accredited courses if its just to get abit more knowledge etc and they already insured etc. so will also offer non-accredited ones also. especially if its has a good reputation. i dont think accreditation means its a 'better' course. i will have 2 non-accredited ones also.
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