Bartending is a great skill to have as it can lead to lucrative jobs or be used for entertaining friends and family. Memorization and coordination skills, however, are a must. Bartending school can be completed in as little as a week if attending classes full time, but many such schools offer scheduling options for you to work with. Sometimes it is actually better to space out courses, as this is less stressful and allows more study and practice time. Completion of bartending school consists of both a written test and a mixing test; specific requirements vary by state.
If you like attention to detail, have artistic skills and do not mind the smell of nail polish, rubbing alcohol and similar substances, becoming a certified nail technician may be a great option. It can also be handy if you just want to make your own nails look professionally done (because once you are certified, they will be). Nail technician courses can take up to six months, but some can be completed in three. At the end of training, you will have to successfully pass the board exam for your state. Nail technician courses are offered by most cosmetology schools.
Getting a license to drive a truck is another skill you can learn over the summer, and many truck schools will then help you find future employment with a trucking company. There are different kinds of trucking jobs and companies; some allow to you to stay close to home and work on day trips while others allow you to travel all over the country. Trucking school does, however, have many requirements, including an entrance exam. To successfully get your license, you must pass multiple written exams, perform a safety inspection and demonstrate good driving skills on the road.
If you like helping people, working in a relaxing environment, enjoy studying health and have good communication skills, massage therapy school may be a good option. Massage therapists can specialize in many different areas and techniques of massage, and can use their skills to help people recover from injuries or muscle-related problems. Massage therapy school requirements vary by state and locality, and classes can take up to 500 hours. As with most trade schools, passing a final exam is required before certification is awarded.
Whether you want to learn the skill of card dealing or just want to learn how different card games are played, card dealers' school helps with both. While it is not necessary to learn from a school, an education in dealing can help with future employment as a card dealer. Most schools teach different games, some of which take several weeks to learn.