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I finish my ICT course at the end of June yay! after 2 years, but now im wondering is it for me? i used to like it when i did work experience but now it just doesnt seem that appealing, i was thinking of going back to college to do a year of motor mechanics as when ever me and my dad fix my car it intrests me (although some times boring) and id love to learn about it, i think i will look into it more then decide, i think it maybe useful to me even if i didnt want to do it as a job. what do you reckon? any one else ever done the same sorta thing? done one thing then changed their mind, regretted it? thought it was a great deccision?
gettin2dizzy
22-03-09, 08:34 PM
Life is too short to not try things. I've got a Masters in Aerospace Engineering, and I don't think I'll ever use it! Go for it :thumbsup:
Dont no what it is but sounds cool! what is that saying? "Regret what you didnt do, not what you done" dont regret my ict course, just wish i made up my mind earlier
If your not tied down......go where your heart tells you too.
I sometimes wish I didnt have responsibilities and a house to pay for so I could persue something that interested me.
Now is a good time to get education out the way. You dont want to regret not doing a course that youre interested in when youre in your 20's since it will be harder to fit education around work when you should be thinking about earning money to get a house.
A year isnt a very long time, and coming out of college with an ICT qualification and motoring will come in handy even of you dont use one of them. It sounds like its worth the time.
Have you looked into doing some sort of apprenticeship? That was you can earn while you learn (cheesy as that sounds :D) and start some savings for a house and go onto a career in mechanics, or ICT after the year if you wern't keen on the mechanics.
I stil need to look into it further thought about doin mechanics last year but now its the time to apply, i want to get a course 1st, i got 2 jobs atm and i maybe able to do some mechanic work at the bike shop i work at, but yea dont want to leave it too late
jamesterror
22-03-09, 08:59 PM
A year isnt a very long time, and coming out of college with an ICT qualification and motoring will come in handy even of you dont use one of them. It sounds like its worth the time.
Have you looked into doing some sort of apprenticeship? That was you can earn while you learn (cheesy as that sounds :D) and start some savings for a house and go onto a career in mechanics, or ICT after the year if you wern't keen on the mechanics.
As Magnum said look for an apprenticeship if you wanting to do something along them lines, earning and learning (damn adverts between top gear on dave)
ICT is a good qualification to have, I'm a quick learner with computers, general hardware based things (known as a geek), I wanted to go into a job in ICT, 2 weeks work experience changed my mind on that.
gettin2dizzy
22-03-09, 09:03 PM
Dont no what it is but sounds cool! what is that saying? "Regret what you didnt do, not what you done" dont regret my ict course, just wish i made up my mind earlier
It's saying, you've got 30 years to sit behind a desk. Try as many things out as you can now, as you won't regret it in the future.
dizzyblonde
22-03-09, 09:10 PM
May as well get the education out of the way now while you can.
My other half has just spent 4 yrs doing his degree for a better job.
He had to do it later in life due to things c0cking up after a bike accident, his apprenticeship back then got knocked and he didn't go all the way with it.
Believe me its extremely hard doing higher ed and doing a full time job on 36 hrs over a weekend, and trying to find time to see the Mrs inbetween.
Unfortunately at the moment all the hard work feels wasted, as theres not many jobs for graduates in what he wants to do, compared to this time last year :-(
All that RSI and other things you can get from using computers allday, the aprentership will give me a good idea as to whether i want to be a mechanic.
metalmonkey
22-03-09, 11:04 PM
Ur 17 right? I'm on my 3 or 4th career change, not much older than you....If you have no ties then go for it, get as much experince as you can, its the only way to ever find out what you want to do and where you want to be.
What someone else wants will not be the right thing for you, you have to make your own choices and go with it. You will find what works for you and is the right thing, it takes a bit of time. But thats the joy of not being tied to anything.
missyburd
23-03-09, 12:23 AM
Experience is key these days, degrees don't count for as much as they used to, depreciated things :rolleyes:
If you want a hands on job then apprenticeships are the way forward with as many placements etc as possible. That's what employers want at the end of the day.
Experience is key these days, degrees don't count for as much as they used to, depreciated things :rolleyes:
The empty degrees don't, but the core ones still do.
Depends entirely what you want to do, certain jobs require a phb/msc/bsc etc and others require experience some require both, some non at all.
Find out what you want to do, then get the qualifications.
Or just blag the acroynms on your cv...lol :D
Well i went for it applied for it today wanted to do the 1 year level 1 or 2 course but i was advised to do the 2 year level 3 course as i was told the people mainly on the level 1 & 2 arent as qualified as me (in terms of GCSE etc) (also put in a nice way) so i applied for level 3 and have the option of leaving after a year but with more expierence than doin a level 1 or 2 course, hope this is what i want to do now!
Life is too short to not try things. I've got a Masters in Aerospace Engineering, and I don't think I'll ever use it! Go for it :thumbsup:
Same here only mine was the Beng Aerospace manufacturing engineering. As mistakes go I´ve NEVER regretted doing it even though, as G2D has stated, I dont think I´ll use it.
However, it has never done me any harm either, it looks great on the old CV and, is a great talking point in interviews for different industries.
gettin2dizzy
23-03-09, 03:21 PM
Same here only mine was the Beng Aerospace manufacturing engineering. As mistakes go I´ve NEVER regretted doing it even though, as G2D has stated, I dont think I´ll use it.
However, it has never done me any harm either, it looks great on the old CV and, is a great talking point in interviews for different industries.
Nothing puts you off engineering more than ... working as one. 8 hours in front of a computer every day. No thanks.
Where did you go instead then?
Where did you go instead then?
Like so many others in this thread I have been very diverse in career´s. For such a long time I knew that I wanted to be an engineer and, worked very hard to achieve it. Unfortunately when the time came to graduate September 11th had just happened, and sadly the jobs weren’t around any longer.
I have tried so many other avenues from, IT support, Professional indemnity Insurance, teaching, but have now found something that is sticking far better with me.
I now work within the umbrella of "technical theatre" which involves lighting design and engineering as well as sound design and engineering. It´s fantastic for me as it combines both my creative side and technical side in a great career.
I´ve always felt that having to choose what you want to do with your life at such an early age silly. If you do then that’s fantastic, but not many are so lucky.
Go out explore what you like and don’t be afraid to try again. When you do find something you love doing, you’re going to be fantastic at it because you will value it more.
timwilky
23-03-09, 03:56 PM
Personal advice is invest in decent qualifications, academically recognised. You sound young. A one year college course would not get you anywhere. A pucker apprenticeship with training and the academic would.
A 2 year ICT course, sorry but WTF is all that about. I guess it would qualify you to work on a of no help desk. I am sorry you are disillusioned. But if you are ever to find job satisfaction put the effort in now whilst you are young enough to have the time and enthusiasm that will enable you to get your dream job in the future.
gettin2dizzy
23-03-09, 04:49 PM
Like so many others in this thread I have been very diverse in career´s. For such a long time I knew that I wanted to be an engineer and, worked very hard to achieve it. Unfortunately when the time came to graduate September 11th had just happened, and sadly the jobs weren’t around any longer.
I have tried so many other avenues from, IT support, Professional indemnity Insurance, teaching, but have now found something that is sticking far better with me.
I now work within the umbrella of "technical theatre" which involves lighting design and engineering as well as sound design and engineering. It´s fantastic for me as it combines both my creative side and technical side in a great career.
I´ve always felt that having to choose what you want to do with your life at such an early age silly. If you do then that’s fantastic, but not many are so lucky.
Go out explore what you like and don’t be afraid to try again. When you do find something you love doing, you’re going to be fantastic at it because you will value it more.
Cool :) I think you shouldn't be allowed to go to uni until you're about 25. It would give people a chance to experience working life and have more of an idea where they want to go (and reduce the unnecessary requirement on everybody to have a degree).
I remember being sold the idea that a student loan was 'practically free'. At 17 when I applied for uni, I had no idea of what £20k of debt is. It feels a bit devious now, as I had no idea what I was getting myself in to.
Oh, and I don't think you'll ever regret trying different things :)
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