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M.J.
Afternoon all,
I've been lurking around these forums for a while now and thought it was the right time to make an account. I'm approaching a juncture now where I need to make a decision about changing my career path, so I thought I'd seek the advice of some of the more seasoned sparks on here. The people down at my local job centre are about as useful as a chocolate teapot with all of this, so I really do need some solid advice.
The title is a slight embellishment. Bit of context; I'm a bog-standard 20-something who graduated from university within the last few years with a degree in Economics & History, for all the good that has done me so far. You know the type, and unfortunately there are more of us being churned out every year.& Unsurprisingly, employers have a hard time imagining how someone with such a limited skill set can add value to their organisation and I've been working the last couple of years in sales/retail.
I'm currently unemployed (going on 10 months) after I made the easy decision to quit my last job. I'm growing sick of jumping through hoops to land another white-collar job I'll hate, and each of these jobs now has a 5-7 stage recruitment process because the unskilled labour market is so competitive nowadays. My worked 40+ years in construction until retirement (bricklayer and the like) and never tires of telling me that "if you don't have a skill, you don't have a value to the world".
Teenage me thought he was talking out his a**e but now I see what he was saying all this time. Time for a career change. I've done my research so I'm not entirely clueless, I know I need G 2365 (Level 2 & 3)
I've found a few providers which offer for around £7,000 for Levels 2 & 3. Is it a good idea to pursue these qualifications? Some are spread out over 1-2 years whilst others say they can train you up in 14 weeks (7 weeks for each) and provide accommodation for the duration (I'll be travelling from up North). Are these 14 week ones a gimmick, or are they worth it??<
Any recommended providers?? If I get C & G 2365 (Level 2 & 3) do I still have to work as an apprentice? I can't afford to take the apprentice route as it's criminal what they get paid and I won't be able to support myself for 3+ years on £3.60 an hour. Is there a job out there for me when/if I get C & G 2365 (Level 2 & 3) I don't want to get my qualifications, pay £7000...then struggle to land a job like I am now; I need to know if there's a good market out there for willing, able-minded people with freshly minted C & G quals.?
What do you do after C & G 2365? Go straight into paying & learning for AMC2 AND NVQ3? Look for work? I do want to work towards AMC & NVQ3 but I know less about them and am hoping someone can clear that up for me. I've had my fingers burnt with these 'qualifications' that cost a lot of money and aren't worth much. I paid over a grand for a PRINCE2 Project Management qualification as I thought it would help me get into that sector, but employers aren't interested and there was no job waiting at the end of it...or 10 months later.
I just want the simple life and a bit of money at the end of each month, I'm not bothered about being a Master Electrician. It would be nice to one day set up a business, who knows? I'd like to be the man that my family & friends can come to if they want patio lighting fitted or favours done, you know? It seems like there's about a dozen different types of electrician job titles so I can't even wrap my head around those. I think I want to be in "installation" of some sort?
Sorry if this is a bit long, I appreciate any help you're able to give me as this is doing my nut in now.
Cheers!
I've been lurking around these forums for a while now and thought it was the right time to make an account. I'm approaching a juncture now where I need to make a decision about changing my career path, so I thought I'd seek the advice of some of the more seasoned sparks on here. The people down at my local job centre are about as useful as a chocolate teapot with all of this, so I really do need some solid advice.
The title is a slight embellishment. Bit of context; I'm a bog-standard 20-something who graduated from university within the last few years with a degree in Economics & History, for all the good that has done me so far. You know the type, and unfortunately there are more of us being churned out every year.& Unsurprisingly, employers have a hard time imagining how someone with such a limited skill set can add value to their organisation and I've been working the last couple of years in sales/retail.
I'm currently unemployed (going on 10 months) after I made the easy decision to quit my last job. I'm growing sick of jumping through hoops to land another white-collar job I'll hate, and each of these jobs now has a 5-7 stage recruitment process because the unskilled labour market is so competitive nowadays. My worked 40+ years in construction until retirement (bricklayer and the like) and never tires of telling me that "if you don't have a skill, you don't have a value to the world".
Teenage me thought he was talking out his a**e but now I see what he was saying all this time. Time for a career change. I've done my research so I'm not entirely clueless, I know I need G 2365 (Level 2 & 3)
I've found a few providers which offer for around £7,000 for Levels 2 & 3. Is it a good idea to pursue these qualifications? Some are spread out over 1-2 years whilst others say they can train you up in 14 weeks (7 weeks for each) and provide accommodation for the duration (I'll be travelling from up North). Are these 14 week ones a gimmick, or are they worth it??<
Any recommended providers?? If I get C & G 2365 (Level 2 & 3) do I still have to work as an apprentice? I can't afford to take the apprentice route as it's criminal what they get paid and I won't be able to support myself for 3+ years on £3.60 an hour. Is there a job out there for me when/if I get C & G 2365 (Level 2 & 3) I don't want to get my qualifications, pay £7000...then struggle to land a job like I am now; I need to know if there's a good market out there for willing, able-minded people with freshly minted C & G quals.?
What do you do after C & G 2365? Go straight into paying & learning for AMC2 AND NVQ3? Look for work? I do want to work towards AMC & NVQ3 but I know less about them and am hoping someone can clear that up for me. I've had my fingers burnt with these 'qualifications' that cost a lot of money and aren't worth much. I paid over a grand for a PRINCE2 Project Management qualification as I thought it would help me get into that sector, but employers aren't interested and there was no job waiting at the end of it...or 10 months later.
I just want the simple life and a bit of money at the end of each month, I'm not bothered about being a Master Electrician. It would be nice to one day set up a business, who knows? I'd like to be the man that my family & friends can come to if they want patio lighting fitted or favours done, you know? It seems like there's about a dozen different types of electrician job titles so I can't even wrap my head around those. I think I want to be in "installation" of some sort?
Sorry if this is a bit long, I appreciate any help you're able to give me as this is doing my nut in now.
Cheers!
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