Thanks for your replies.
I just dont know how I am going to find a college course I can actually attend. I work day and night shifts and even when I am dayshift I finish at 7.15 so to late for everything I can find. On my days off my H works, he works around me for childcare reasons.
I would like to do the VTCT Swedish massage course my Husband did, but he did it before we had the babies and had some free time.
Something will turn up, be positive, good luck 🙂
The problem is if I am going to retrain I need to do it now as I am being made redundant this time next year so my plan was to find a course asap and train now so that when the time comes I can start working in Hollistics.
We cant really relay on my parents anymore than we do at the moment. They do alot of childcare for us when H has a client and I am working.
Do you think it would work if I did the short course and then practised/learned from my Husband until I felt comfortable and able/confident enough to do a massage myself?
I am confused because with all the short courses I can find they say you recieve their own Diploma and you are able to obtain public liability insurance, so I take it legally you can work with just those? And its only to keep up with the industry standard that VTCT etc are regarded as the proper qualification?
Hi there
Surely it's not just about getting insurance? We're in an increasingly competitive market and these days you have to be very good to make a half decent living in complementary therapies.
If you want clients to love what you do & keep coming back then you need to be properly trained. Remember you'll be competing with therapists who have spent anything up to a year learning each of the disciplines outlined above.
I sent one of my beauty therapists (who has a HND at level 5), to do some additional training there, in electricals, and she was so appalled she complained to the company and was offered some other course free of charge, which she declined!
The tutor literally read everything from a book, didnt know about contra-indications and other serious issues. When she was asked a question, she couldnt answer.
If you look at their website, you can do sports massage in one day....and again I know someone who was fooled into doing this, and felt cheated (well she was really).
Just because a course is insurable doesnt make it good, if you look at course in question, it isnt recognised by any of the major (genuine) professional associations, and isnt recognised by the complementary therapy regulator, so whilst you could legally work, would you really want to work knowing that you have done a course that doesnt meet any UK standards?
Davec
I too work shifts and have similar problems I notice theres a lot of posts stating what not to do but not many offering positive help.Is there anyone out there able to help the likes of MrsJKN and myself:(:confused::mad: