Leaving Education
 

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?

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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:

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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 :-(

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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.