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How do people re-train?
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I'm only 23 and feel like I've already become bored of the sector I thought I would have a long term successful career in...(HR). Because all of my qualifications are business based I am at a loss as to how I go into anything else...
Ideally I would like to gain some experience in the research field relating to psychology but I have no idea where I would even start!?
Also, I am almost 100% certain I wont finish my degree because in actual fact I would prefer to study Psychology through the OU - but how am I supposed to afford £1200 for every 30 credits!? I'm guessing Student Finance won't fund another undergrad course when I never finished the first one?
I don't get how people can just suddenly drop one career and retrain for another...seems almost impossible unless you have endless amounts of money to invest in the education to gain the qualifications!?
Ideally I would like to gain some experience in the research field relating to psychology but I have no idea where I would even start!?
Also, I am almost 100% certain I wont finish my degree because in actual fact I would prefer to study Psychology through the OU - but how am I supposed to afford £1200 for every 30 credits!? I'm guessing Student Finance won't fund another undergrad course when I never finished the first one?
I don't get how people can just suddenly drop one career and retrain for another...seems almost impossible unless you have endless amounts of money to invest in the education to gain the qualifications!?
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There are many aspects of HR, including several that have interactions with industrial psychology so maybe one option would be to look down that line.
Changing degrees is fairly easy in the first year, but gets pretty difficult after that, unless it's a very similar field
The boring answer is you complete your existing degree and get a job using it, and you use the money you earn to fund things that make your life interesting.
Good LucK!
I don't know about studying/moving abroad but having been searching for jobs online, I'm considering relocating on my own within the UK...
I have just applied for a HR role within the NHS...the long term aim is to then study towards a new qualification and transfer within...that's dependent on me getting the job though of course!
Also looking into doing some volunteer work...as for my degree...I don't think I'll bother going back!