Training whilst unemployed.

celinepatricia

I would also add to that the bad attitude of the people who are supposed to be helping.. Everytime I look on this forum and people are asking for help the attitude of some of the people answering is appalling.. (and I dont car if there are any spelling mistakes)

SimIsOnTheUp

celinepatricia

I quite agree!

There really is no need for rudeness, on here, or anywhere

Thanks,

Sim.

stuart30

DCFC79 wrote: »

i didnt mean anything bad by what i said in fact it wasnt even aimed at you, i was merely saying to do a free course you have to be unemloyed at least or maybe low income, i wont do 1 yet but i will say good luck with what you decide to do,

Apologies for the rudeness..my fault as i jumped the gun.:o:beer:

Jinx

stuart30 wrote: »

Course is through Local College and costs about £300.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

I dont know where you live, but here in Scotland we can get an ILA account (think its individual learning account), it provides up to 500 quid for a course at college or uni and must be applied for in advance. If you arent in Scotland, perhaps you could ask the job centre if there is an equivalent in your area?

stuart30

Hammyman wrote: »

The thing is Stuart, you may think it is being petty and nitpicking but I and people like me are those who are doing the hiring. Being self employed and being part of a local business networking club, I know several people who have their own businesses and they all share a common theme with applications, basically:

If you send in a typed one when it says written applications, it goes straight in the bin. If you can't follow such a simple instruction, how are you going to be as an employee?
If you can't spell basic simple words the application goes straight in the bin. After all, it reflects badly on the company if you send out an email or letter and can't work out whether it should be "to" or "too". There are many other homophones which a spell checker wouldn't pick up on such as "flour" and "flower". You cannot rely on a spellchecker.

And in the current situation, every job is going to have dozens of applicants who are all as equally suitable for the role so we can afford to be picky.

So yes, if you're incapable of working out whether something should be "to" or "too", you need to use a spellchecker to get forum posts right and are incapable of seeing that a spellchecker has made a mistake, you need a basic literacy course to improve your chances of finding a job.

Oh, and if any university students or recent graduates are thinking of throwing their two penneth in and saying that they didn't have to spell correctly in uni and the lecturers said it doesn't matter as long as what you put can be understood, welcome to the actual reality of job hunting. At least you now know why you're not getting interviews. Remember that those doing the hiring are usually my generation or older and to us, a decent standard of literacy as well as attending interviews dressed in a suit (or as near as, i.e shirt & tie, trousers and shoes for the blokes) is a MINIMUM expectation in an applicant.

No you and the nit pickers are just that...nit pickers.

In my last position Ive handled dozens of applications and chosen who was interviewed and who wasn't...so please don't give me that old !!!!!!!! as I'm really not interested.

And whats the ""My generation"" huh...im 37 years old...held various supervisor and management positions over the years....so please don't talk such old toffee.

I use a spell checker as its a habit...in the "real world" i take more time and consideration too write,but why should i here,the spell checker is just that a tool too be used.

Only someone as anal as yourself and the nit pickers would worry if its to too two or 2 deux zwei or dalawang....you seem too feel the need too criticize yet have not addressed the initial question.

So please refrain from posting if you cannot help with the original question.

See you've made a huge assumption based on my spelling here...and you know what an assumption is don't you......;)

Oh just too add...you haven't bothered reading what I've said at all.

Where have i said im not getting interviews...No idea where you've got the impression i don't know the difference between flour and flower and hand written as opposed typed letters.

My friend the more i read your posts the more they amuse me....my goodness you have the gaul too sit in judgement of me yet YOU cannot even read and digest the basics of my post without going off on a tangent.

stuart30

Jinx wrote: »

I dont know where you live, but here in Scotland we can get an ILA account (think its individual learning account), it provides up to 500 quid for a course at college or uni and must be applied for in advance. If you arent in Scotland, perhaps you could ask the job centre if there is an equivalent in your area?

Thank you Jinx its certainly worth asking...oh I'm in East Anglia (you know where father marries daughter and son marries goat ).

Its possible that there's something similar so will be on the phone tomorrow morning.

Much appreciated.:)

Jinx

Good luck Stuart.... I hope things improve for you and your family

dmg24

stuart30 wrote: »

Thank you Jinx its certainly worth asking...oh I'm in East Anglia (you know where father marries daughter and son marries goat ).

Its possible that there's something similar so will be on the phone tomorrow morning.

Much appreciated.:)

There isn't - ILAs were scrapped in England years ago.

I would suggest that it is you who does not fully understand bankruptcy. Do you think that everyone who goes bankrupt has to move into a hostel? No, they rent (and in some cases have mortgages) just like the rest of the population.

You have a family who depend on you. I would seriously suggest that you think about your shocking attitude and try to be more constructive in your search for work.

stuart30

dmg24 wrote: »

There isn't - ILAs were scrapped in England years ago.

I would suggest that it is you who does not fully understand bankruptcy. Do you think that everyone who goes bankrupt has to move into a hostel? No, they rent (and in some cases have mortgages) just like the rest of the population.

You have a family who depend on you. I would seriously suggest that you think about your shocking attitude and try to be more constructive in your search for work.

Do you know my situation...do you know what Ive done regards housing,do you have any clue what my understanding of bankruptcy is.

NO you don't...so its actually you with the shocking attitude...actually ATOS just about sums you up.!

Actually as you obviously know what ive done and not done and are fully conversant with bankruptcy and my local housing situation please explain too the forum just whats been told and whats not been done...im all ears.?

Mouseman

Stuart, you've been corrected (politely by some, less politely by others) as to your usage of the word "too". Is it sheer stubbornness to prove the point that you're correct, are you really that stupid, or are you simply making the point that you don't care?

I'm afraid you've missed the point regarding homophones (those are words that sound identical, or similar enough to be confused). A spellchecker can't pick up on these. You say it's a tool to be used but as with any tool, it needs to be used correctly. Try copying and pasting your posts into the likes of Microsoft Word and watch the green (or blue?) highlighting appear for grammar errors. Right click on the highlighted word and see what Word suggests in its place.

Then maybe edit your above posts and put the situation to rest!

I'm afraid I have no knowledge of grants for training purposes but as I think was pointed out earlier, the shorter courses for literacy and numeracy are available - that's observation on my part, not a recommendation for you!

PS - nobody else has pointed it out but it's GALL (as in of bile), not Gaul. Gaul was the ancient region of France, or a person from said place.

OR -this is simply a troll. Either way a good giggle for the pair of us here, shame Stuart's errors are being pointed out to him in many ways; more competition for the rest of us! :eek: