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!
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!