Want to start training - what should i do?

[Violet Star]

Hi geeks,

Im already doing the spray tanning training which is going fab! Ive trained 6 people so far and they are getting on great and loved their training. And I, myself enjoy training people.

I would like to go onto training other treatments i.e Lash/brow tinting, make-up, manicure and pedicure.

Where or what do i have to do to get the training qualification? Does it cost anything to get this qualification?

Thanks
:hug:

 

[del3]

I would have thought unless you have trained with a company, like you did with the tanning, and then moved forward within that company,working your way to being a trainer, the only other option would be to do the PGC, (teacher's training cert) and hopefully obtaining a post in a college.
I'm guessing you allready have your NVQL3 beauty.
Not quiet as simple as I've said but you get my drift :lol:
:hug:

 

[Violet Star]

I would have thought unless you have trained with a company, like you did with the tanning, and then moved forward within that company,working your way to being a trainer, the only other option would be to do the PGC, (teacher's training cert) and hopefully obtaining a post in a college.
I'm guessing you allready have your NVQL3 beauty.
Not quiet as simple as I've said but you get my drift :lol:
:hug:

Ahh i see. I dont actually have any NVQ'S as i did all my training with private companies. Would i need NVQ3 before i start the teaching?
:hug:

 

[del3]

If you were to be teaching NVQ in college then yes you would need this qualification yourself.

For what it's worth, when I was in collage, as a mature student, I had a few young tutors and a few more experienced tutors.
I have to say that the young tutors (newly qualified) didn't have the industry experience to be able to answer all the questions put to them.
I guese what I'm trying to say is that in order to be a good teacher you need to have gained a fair bit of experience in your chosen field.
Don't take me what i say as a critisism,I admire your enthusiasm, I just feel you are wanting to run before walking (again) :lol:
:hug:

 

[loubylou]

If you were to be teaching NVQ in college then yes you would need this qualification yourself.

For what it's worth, when I was in collage, as a mature student, I had a few young tutors and a few more experienced tutors.
I have to say that the young tutors (newly qualified) didn't have the industry experience to be able to answer all the questions put to them.
I guese what I'm trying to say is that in order to be a good teacher you need to have gained a fair bit of experience in your chosen field.
Don't take me what i say as a critisism,I admire your enthusiasm, I just feel you are wanting to run before walking (again) :lol:
:hug:

They also require 5 years industry experience, hth

 

[hippy-chick]

yes, but violet star has asked about being a private trainer NOT a tutor in a college.
If you are to become a trainer in your own right you will need to do a teaching certificate, it used to be a year long course, but now they've condensed it to 10 weeks, couple of hours per week.

You would then need to write up your course manuals, get them through accreditation (I use the Guild for my accrediation). This costs money per year, and manuals take time to write.

You will also need teaching insurance, I've just had a notice from my insurers that I may need to class myself as a training school if I qualify over a certain amount of people a year, so another additional cost!

In theory you could possibly teach many of the courses that you are qualified in, you will need to check that everything you put in your manuals is your own work, nothing is copied and pasted from books, other manuals, etc.

some therapies are heavily copyrighted and trademarked, so you may find yourself landing in very hot water if you try and teach someone elses therapy or methods, so what you need to remember is, why are you wanting to become a trainer? Is it to copy what you have learn't and make some money, or is is to impart your increasing knowledge and show someone the Violet Star method of doing a treatment.

 

[del3]

yes, but violet star has asked about being a private trainer NOT a tutor in a college.

Since Violet Star didn't specify which route she was thinking of, I took a guess that she was either thinking of becoming a college tutor or becoming an educator with a private company....got that one wrong then didn't I :lol:
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[loubylou]

I have to be honest here, as much as i like violet,

you are only 17 hun and i think people would have more confidence in parting with their hard earned money to you if you had more industry and life experience behind you if you are wanting to teach privately,
this comment is meant with the best of intentions :hug:

 

[Blue Rose]

I have to be honest here, as much as i like violet,

you are only 17 hun and i think people would have more confidence in parting with their hard earned money to you if you had more industry and life experience behind you if you are wanting to teach privately,
this comment is meant with the best of intentions :hug:

Another comment here that is made with the best intentions - it wasn't so long ago you wanted to train in hairdressing. You are still very young, enjoy the present, and get experienced in doing what you're doing at the moment.

 

[tonilee]

Hi geeks,

Im already doing the spray tanning training which is going fab! Ive trained 6 people so far and they are getting on great and loved their training. And I, myself enjoy training people.

I would like to go onto training other treatments i.e Lash/brow tinting, make-up, manicure and pedicure.

Where or what do i have to do to get the training qualification? Does it cost anything to get this qualification?

Thanks
:hug:

Hippychick has given you all the information you need chuck, if you need any info about the 7303 course pm me by all means.

Voilet star may only be 17 but she is recently trained so full of new knowledge and drive and enthusiam which is exactly what this industry needs. The post here was about advise in HOW she went about training not whether or not geeks thought she should At no pont has she said she wants to do this next week......next month whatever just that it is something she would like to do, and how would she go about it.......

 

[Violet Star]

Thanks guys, Will give u a pm lee. Thanks Hippy chick for your great advice so i know what route to go down.

Also thanks to others i do appreciate your concerns but i wouldnt do something if i knew i wouldnt put 110% into.
xx

 

[hippy-chick]

Since Violet Star didn't specify which route she was thinking of, I took a guess that she was either thinking of becoming a college tutor or becoming an educator with a private company....got that one wrong then didn't I :lol:
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no offense meant del, it was the way I read the post. VS had said she had recently become a spray tan trainer and would like to start teaching something such as eye treatments, that is why I assumed it was a freelance private trainer not as a college lecturer.

yes, if she wanted to teach in colleges, she would have to be NVQ3.

Also, VS may only be 17 but has been 'in the trade' for a few years now.

 

[del3]

I still feel that 17 is very young,and experience is a key ingredient to good teaching,however, who's to say it can't be done.
Good luck Violet with whichever path you choose.
You have drive and enthusiasm,something that is very much needed(and admired) these days.
:hug:

 

[Lynne Baker]

Also, VS may only be 17 but has been 'in the trade' for a few years now.

How can you be "in the trade"for a few years if you're only 17. Even if she started on her 16th birthday and she's now about to turn 18 that's a maximum of 2 years.
If I turned up for a training session and found that my trainer was 17 I fear I wouldn't have a great deal of confidence in them. I want my trainer to have seen every problem, dealt with every shi*tty customer, worked in every possible circumstance so that I can be sure that they can guide and educate me properly.
I'm almost 46, have been qualified for a maximum of 15 years, and have been self employed for just about a year. No way would I feel equipped to answer all the weird questions a student is likely to ask.

I think Violet Star should get her head down, work for a good 5 years, find out where her forte lies and then think again about training.

 

[collin]

Also, VS may only be 17 but has been 'in the trade' for a few years now.

Oh to be 17 again :hug:

VS..you have lots of passion and determination.....success will come in time..it does take time..oh and a lot of hard work..be patient and you will undoubtably get there :hug:

 

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[Violet Star]

In all fairness you cant underestimate someone because of their age, ive come across trainers in their 20s -40s who do a total useless job at training.
Age is nothing but a number is about the individual.
x

 

[Lynne Baker]

Age is nothing but a number is about the individual.

Age tells me how much life experience someone has had. Purely from the fact that I've lived for nearly 30 more years than you means that I've had 30 years more trials, tribulations, & experiences of life in general, all of which equip me to deal with whatever my job throws at me.
True, there will always be people who are graduates of the Basil Fawlty School of Management and Customer Service, but the chances are that they won't last that long.
I think anyone aged 17 is too young to be taken seriously as a trainer.

 

[Violet Star]

Age tells me how much life experience someone has had. Purely from the fact that I've lived for nearly 30 more years than you means that I've had 30 years more trials, tribulations, & experiences of life in general, all of which equip me to deal with whatever my job throws at me.
True, there will always be people who are graduates of the Basil Fawlty School of Management and Customer Service, but the chances are that they won't last that long.
I think anyone aged 17 is too young to be taken seriously as a trainer.

Fair enough thats just your opinion, others may feel different i certainly know the people i have trained ( who know my age) have total confidence in me and were extremely happy with their training.

I know in myself that i can do it because im doing it already. Just because other 17 year olds are too busy out on the streets with their mates and getting drunk doesnt mean to say you can paint everyone with the same picture.

 

[Lynne Baker]

Just because other 17 year olds are too busy out on the streets with their mates and getting drunk doesnt mean to say you can paint everyone with the same picture.

Where did I mention anything about living it up! There's one thing you can't buy from any course and that's experience. You have to live for a few years to gain it.
And if you think that I think that all 17 year olds are out on the lash you can bet your bottom dollar I'm not the only one who thinks that. So you'll have to work so much harder to overcome those prejudices.