Just ten percent of adults in this country are pleased and contented with their working life. Inevitably, huge numbers will do nothing about it. The f...
Just ten percent of adults in this country are pleased and contented with their working life. Inevitably,
huge numbers will do nothing about it. The fact that you're reading this at least suggests that you've realised change must come.
Before we even think about individual training courses, seek out someone who will give you advice on the right type of training for you. Someone who has the ability to ask questions about your likes and dislikes, and find out what types of work suit you:
* Is it your preference to work in isolation or is being in a team environment an essential criteria for you?
* Are you thinking carefully about which sector you choose to work in? (Post credit crunch, it's even more crucial to get it right.)
* Is this the final time you imagine you'll re-train, and if it is, will this new career allow you to do that?
* Are you worried about your chances of getting new work, and being in demand in the employment market all the way until retirement?
The most significant market sector in Great Britain to tick all of the above boxes is the IT industry. There is a requirement for greater numbers of knowledgeable staff in the industry, simply have a look at a local jobs website and you'll see for yourself. Don't let people tell you it's all techie people staring at theirscreens every day - there are many more roles than that. The majority of staff in IT are just like the rest of us, and they have very interesting and well paid jobs.
If you forget everything else - then just remember this: It's essential to obtain proper 24x7 round-the-clock support from professional instructors. You'll definitely experience problems if you don't heed this. some companies only provide email support (slow), and phone support is often to a call-centre which will chat nicely with you for 5 minutes to ask what the issue is and then simply send an email to an instructor - who will attempt to call you within 24-48 hrs, when it's convenient to them. This isn't a lot of good if you're lost and confused and have a one hour time-slot in which to study.
The best training colleges offer an internet-based round-the-clock system pulling in several support offices throughout multiple time-zones. You'll have a single, easy-to-use interface that switches seamlessly to the best choice of centres irrespective of the time of day: Support on demand. Don't compromise with the quality of your support. Many students that throw in the towel, are in that situation because they didn't get the support necessary for them.
Workshop days can be offered as a great facet by a lot of training academies. After chatting with many computer industry students who've attended a few, you'll find they generally end up being seen as a mistake mainly due to the following:
* Frequent long journeys - quite a distance away most times.
* Accessibility to workshops; often Mon-Fri and 2-3 days in a row. You then have the difficulty of the time off work.
* Holiday days lost - most IT hopefuls are given only twenty days of leave annually. If half or more of that is used up by educational days, vacation time is going to be quite short for most student's families.
* With the high costs involved, most training companies have to put on larger classes - not really ideal (giving less time per student).
* Often trainees are trying to maintain a quick pace, but some need a more gentle learning curve and not be pushed beyond their comfort-zone. This generates tension a lot of the time.
* Calculate the increasing cost of all the travel, fares, food, accommodation and parking and you may be surprised (and not pleasantly). Students mention extra costs of between several hundred and a couple of thousand pounds. Take some time to add it all up - and you'll see how.
* We all enjoy our privacy. We wouldn't want to run the risk of throwing away any possible promotion at our current place of work while we retrain.
* It's very common for students to keep a question to themselves - just because they're in front of other people.
* Typically, workshops frequently become basically unreachable, when you work elsewhere in the country for days at a time.
It would be better to simply watch and gain knowledge from teachers one-on-one through pre-made modules, studying them at a time that's convenient for you and you alone. Whenever you get stuck, use the provided 24x7 live support (that should come with any technical program.) You should remember, if you've got a laptop, you can study just about anywhere. You have the ability to watch and re-watch the study units whenever you want to. And of course, you won't need to write any notes because you'll always have access to the teaching. Whilst it's impossible to avoid any normal learning difficulties, it certainly removes stress and makes things simpler. And you've reduced hassle, costs and travel.
