Rainbow Bright
Well-Known Member
Sorry it's going to be a long one......
So I've been reading some threads for the Biz section debating the validity of short courses V's NVQ. I can understand both sides of the argument and agree with a lot of the points made, but now its left me feeling under educated and doubting whether I should be working mobile.
I trained with Bio Sculpture a couple of years ago, and have done the Shellac & Minx classes, after feeling I'd gotten enough practice in I started advertising and propery working mobile about 7 months ago. It's going well, at the moment I only work part time to fit around my children (which was the whole aim in the first place). I feel I do a good job and my clients are happy.
Additionally I have been studying books such as 'Encyclopedia of Nails', 'The complete Nail Technician' by Marian Newman & Doug Schoons Nail structure book and sucking in as much info as I can (also from this wonderful site!) - I was never naive enough to think I would know it all after just doing the few courses that I've done. I know there is always loads more to learn and techniques to perfect, and was planning to further my education by training with CND (when I can afford it!).
But having read the above mentioned threads, and seeing how majority of people think that an NVQ level 2 should be done as a basis and then topped up with short courses, I'm now wondering should I be looking at doing an NVQ instead? Another factor is that we may be emigrating to Oz at the next year and I'm worried that I should have a recognised qualification to be able to set up when we've moved.
What are your thoughts or experiences, any comments greatly received!![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So I've been reading some threads for the Biz section debating the validity of short courses V's NVQ. I can understand both sides of the argument and agree with a lot of the points made, but now its left me feeling under educated and doubting whether I should be working mobile.
I trained with Bio Sculpture a couple of years ago, and have done the Shellac & Minx classes, after feeling I'd gotten enough practice in I started advertising and propery working mobile about 7 months ago. It's going well, at the moment I only work part time to fit around my children (which was the whole aim in the first place). I feel I do a good job and my clients are happy.
Additionally I have been studying books such as 'Encyclopedia of Nails', 'The complete Nail Technician' by Marian Newman & Doug Schoons Nail structure book and sucking in as much info as I can (also from this wonderful site!) - I was never naive enough to think I would know it all after just doing the few courses that I've done. I know there is always loads more to learn and techniques to perfect, and was planning to further my education by training with CND (when I can afford it!).
But having read the above mentioned threads, and seeing how majority of people think that an NVQ level 2 should be done as a basis and then topped up with short courses, I'm now wondering should I be looking at doing an NVQ instead? Another factor is that we may be emigrating to Oz at the next year and I'm worried that I should have a recognised qualification to be able to set up when we've moved.
What are your thoughts or experiences, any comments greatly received!