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help! i am in my twenties and have no idea what i want to do as a career! i got good a level results but didnt want to go to uni - and now working in an office - admin and so bored! ive had loads of jobs as i just get bored and move on - i hate working in an office but dont want to go back to full time study and have no money and be nearly 30 looking for a new career when i finish a degree! i know i could get a degree but most of my friends have degrees and are doing the same job as me and dont know what they want to do either! im sick of going to the careers office - all they tell you is to go to uni! any ideas anybody on a job you can do and train at the same time? im really fed up but i know a lot of people who feel the same!
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Careers Services National Association
Careers centres differ around the country in which services they provide to people. Depending on which company is in charge of your area, The advice may be free to everyone or restricted to certain groups of people.
Telephone: 01926 318255
You could consider a vocational evening class, or perhaps starting your own business. Try LIVEwire or the Prices Trust:
LIVEwire
LiveWIRE can provide information, advice and support to young people who are thinking of starting their own business, and to those already established in business.
Telephone: 08457 573252
Prince's Trust
Helps people to start their own business. They must be disadvantaged e.g. through unemployment, family circumstances, lack of education, and be unable to raise all the money they need elsewhere.Provides loans, grants and advice to would-be entrepreneur.
Telephone: 0800 842842
We have some useful articles on this site, including What's your perfect job?
For more look at our careers infoand careers magazinesections.
Failing that you could try open university <IMG SRC="wink.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> ...where you can study at your own pace, while moving into a career you want to do.
Open University
Offers further education to adults.
Telephone: 01908 653231
Web: www.open.ac.uk
Good Luck
Susie <IMG SRC="smile.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
But thanks again i will check out your advice! <IMG SRC="rolleyes.gif" border="0" ALT="icon">
I have done ceramic tiling, site labouring, drylining, marine engineering (inland water ways)temping (chicken factorys and stuff <IMG SRC="frown.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> )
Power tool repairs, Swimming pool plant operator (is good job) and rolled into that was building maintance. and now at 24 I do the building maintance for Vodafone.
There are other bits and bobs too, but thease are the notable ones.
It has taken 8 years for me to find a job I want to do and I have tried allsorts and moved all over the country!
You got good grades (better than me) so look around try somthing, if it dosent plan out look for somthing else. Experiance is what you will gain thats for sure!
As I stand I am a qualified
Pool Plant operator =earns from £15,000 up
Life guard =earns £5.00 ph (tops up above nicly)
Football stuward= £7.00ph (not just for footie)
Tiler earns by the meter! £5-30 per meter
Marine engineering earns (as a banksmen I earned £250 per week)
Power tools repair for a hire firm I earned £14,300
Maintance techs as a trade can work for locall counicil, and any larger firm earn any where from £15,000 to £28,000 for elecies and supervisiors. Building maintance is a up and comming right now with many firms now leasing the builing from retail/bussiness parks and the parks owners offering the maintance in the rent.
Ok it not 4 everyone but I looked around and this is where I ended up.
Like I say I didnt know what I wanted and I'm now 24 and have only been in the job I want 10 months now!
Armed Forces; outdoor work, on the job training, any and all qualifications accepted, sounds perfect for you!