hi im a stutent and also do volentry in a shop 1 day a week.I agree there are all different ways of working. I believe you get trained at college a certain way which is good as it gives you a foundation to build on.Once you are working in the big wide world however you use these skills as a base and find different ways which work for you.I defenately think you should try and get a little bit of hands on experience too.I have learned so much from the shop,things that i havnt done in college.