by donald dusinberre imartsyfartsy@gmail.com
Do you want to make more money? Sure, we all do. But most jobs require a certain level of training, and most people don’t realize that there are training schools for careers you’d never expect. In fact, there are even pole dancer schools, though Jacksonville isn’t home to any that I could find. I guess you’d have to go a bigger sleazy city to get your degree in stripology.
We discovered some truly interesting and strangely specific schools out there, and we decided to let you know about a few of them.
Hairstyling shops don’t hire just anyone off the street, although I wouldn’t have believed it after my last haircut. Maybe I should have first checked to make sure my hairstylist graduated from Riverside Hairstyling Academy.
Hairstyling is a profession that will always be in demand. Training Jacksonvillians since 1962 in the constantly changing field of cosmetology, the Riverside Hairstyling Academy fully equips their students with all necessary skills and even helps them find a job upon completion of their nine-month training. A cosmetologist usually works on commission from their employer, though many go on to start their own business.
Riverside Hairstyling Academy
3530 Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville
904-398-0502
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make a Rum and Coke or a Whiskey Sour, then ABC Bartending School is the school for you. If you’ve ever wanted sex on the beach, then…oh, nevermind. Normally, those beverages would take years to master, but ABC Bartending School can make you an expert in as little as one week. After you complete your training, you’ll be slinging the bottles just like Tom Cruise.
Well, Tom Cruise probably doesn’t mix good drinks because the aliens told him not to, but you certainly can. Since 1977, ABC Bartending School has been training bartenders from dozens of locations all over the country. They offer job placement and free refresher courses.
ABC Bartending School
11757 Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville
888-COCKTAIL (262-5824)
Learn to play Crazy Eights and Go Fish with the big boys. You see, with card games, it’s not just about knowing the rules of the game. You have to be fast and confident.
If you’re interested in working one of the countless casinos here in Jacksonville, then check out the Professional Dealer and Player School, Inc. They can prepare you for a career as a Blackjack or Poker Dealer.
Their intensive Poker Dealing course lasts six weeks, and their Blackjack Dealing course takes three weeks to complete.
Professional Dealer and Player School, Inc.
1233 Lane Avenue South in Jacksonville
904-317-6537 or 904-783-2006
Reach out and touch someone. After completing your training at the Alpha School of Massage Therapy, you’ll be able to put your hands all over anyone who asks you to. Well, not all over them.
The Alpha School of Massage Therapy trains their students in careers that improve the physical health of their clients in a number of ways. Upscale resorts and spas are among the most glamorous of employment opportunities, and the popularity of massage therapy has skyrocketed in the last few years.
After you complete your Professional Massage Certification program, you’ll be able to pass the National Certification Exam and become a licensed Massage Therapist.
Alpha School of Massage Therapy
4642 San Juan Avenue in Jacksonville
904-389-9117
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