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number6
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 Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:01 am Post subject: The value of retraining courses? |
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Hi everyone.
Just a question regarding retraining. A lot has been made of starting afresh and retraining into a new career path. You see adverts all over the place for electrician/ plumbing/ tiling/ various engineering courses …and so on.
These courses don’t come cheap, but if you gain a new career through them it would be money well spent.
The problem I see with this is that when I browse online at various jobs people are looking for time served personnel with many years experience, not just qualified personnel.
So unless you are a young apprentice who has or is gaining a qualification, how do you get a foot in the door?
My main question is, is the idea of gaining a qualification in a field of employment that you have no experience in worth taking a chance at?
Any feedback is very much appreciated. |
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Pauloz
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number6
The concept of retraining hasn't kept up with the realities of the training industry. Like many so called fixes for employment issues, the vocabulary has got stuck on the words, rather than the deeds. It's like they haven't been paying attention since 1980, when the retraining idea became fashionable. In practice, it's so much easier to get training these days that you can skip most, and sometimes all, of the qualified personnel issues and get this training from scratch anyway.
The basic process is:
Check out areas of real personal interest, so you're motivated, and can happily follow through on any possibilities. Do a bit of lateral thinking, work back from the goals to the How To stages, particularly if you're having any difficulty making a decision between choices.
Check out prerequisites for training. It's usually best to talk to the trainers and colleges direct, rather than risk the usual bureaucratic obstacle course, and waste ages trying to make sense out of enrollment issues.
Cost and create a time frame for qualifications. Time and money are the main realities in training, and when you've got those pinned down, you can get moving. |
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perfectcv
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| Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:42 am Post subject: Re: Further Education |
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I think It is better for retraining. In these days we can see that people have many skills are getting more chance.And when you gaining a qualifiction in a field of employment, you have many jobs to choose better. Frankly it will cost much money to learn. Things have two sides. We not only have skill but also work experience. If you are interested in some practical skill can really help you in future, you can have a try to learn.  |
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