Lynne Baker
Lynne The Skin!
I have done a couple of short courses. I'm a registered general nurse by trade so had the anatomy and physiology knowledge, but learnt some pretty specific stuff on the courses.
I think that short courses are ok for those people who realise that these are purely foundation courses, and that they will need to do further reading and additional training in the future. There are those of us who are intelligent, professional, ethical and principled; we're not all naiive, dim, unscrupulous.
I too think the insurance companies need to take a look at what courses they're prepared to accept. I'm with BABTAC and they're jolly picky about what course they accredit, and rightly so. One particular makeup school was outraged that their so called professional (and eyewateringly expensive) course wasn't accredited with BABTAC.
Invariably those people who do a short course and aren't actually any good will be a victim of their own stupidity because clients won't go back. Except of course for the NSS salons when clients are daft enough to risk their nails.
It's an education thing, all round. Therapists need educating that you can't learn nails/facials/waxing in a day, clients need educating in recognising a poorly trained therapist, training providers need educating in setting realistic expectations for the trainees.
I think that short courses are ok for those people who realise that these are purely foundation courses, and that they will need to do further reading and additional training in the future. There are those of us who are intelligent, professional, ethical and principled; we're not all naiive, dim, unscrupulous.
I too think the insurance companies need to take a look at what courses they're prepared to accept. I'm with BABTAC and they're jolly picky about what course they accredit, and rightly so. One particular makeup school was outraged that their so called professional (and eyewateringly expensive) course wasn't accredited with BABTAC.
Invariably those people who do a short course and aren't actually any good will be a victim of their own stupidity because clients won't go back. Except of course for the NSS salons when clients are daft enough to risk their nails.
It's an education thing, all round. Therapists need educating that you can't learn nails/facials/waxing in a day, clients need educating in recognising a poorly trained therapist, training providers need educating in setting realistic expectations for the trainees.