Name a career that need a specific qualification.

morganedge

I kind of got the impression that what you're really asking is ideas for courses which can lead straight to paid employment, rather than having to take a certain course which leads to another course where in 6 years time you might be able to get a job in that field??

If so, i'm in a similar situation. I'm in a dead end job, feel as though i'm getting old but still have no idea what to do 'career wise' and am just stuck.
I want to do something (a course?) which could lead straight to a fairly well paid job in a year or so.

I don't think it's for me, but as an example, I had a friend who was in a similar situation to me. He was actually unemployed and depressed and didn't know what to do with his life. He ended up taking a tree surgery course for, I think about 6 months, and a few weeks after finishing the course he landed a job paying around £600 per week!

I think i'd like something more office based, but don't think I have any skills which would make me attractive to employers.

marleyboy

No sooner had I got my qualifications in Graphic Design & Sign writing, they were out of date. No longer were companies dealing with drawing boards, set squares and calligraphy.

I ended up going back to college to do C.A.D & D.T.P, as computers had eliminated the ability of such outdated printing tools almost overnight.

sniggings

morganedge wrote: »

I kind of got the impression that what you're really asking is ideas for courses which can lead straight to paid employment, rather than having to take a certain course which leads to another course where in 6 years time you might be able to get a job in that field??

If so, i'm in a similar situation. I'm in a dead end job, feel as though i'm getting old but still have no idea what to do 'career wise' and am just stuck.
I want to do something (a course?) which could lead straight to a fairly well paid job in a year or so.

I don't think it's for me, but as an example, I had a friend who was in a similar situation to me. He was actually unemployed and depressed and didn't know what to do with his life. He ended up taking a tree surgery course for, I think about 6 months, and a few weeks after finishing the course he landed a job paying around £600 per week!

I think i'd like something more office based, but don't think I have any skills which would make me attractive to employers.

spot on mate, you said it better than I could have.

I would love to train and know I only had to pass an interview at the other end to get the job.

Most courses at Uni are so open ended it's hard to see what career they would lead too, or would as you say need extra courses before you were ready to take up a job offer.

pickpocketlocket

sniggings wrote: »

spot on mate, you said it better than I could have.

I would love to train and know I only had to pass an interview at the other end to get the job.

Most courses at Uni are so open ended it's hard to see what career they would lead too, or would as you say need extra courses before you were ready to take up a job offer.

To pass an interview means you need to be better than all the other candidates - if you can't even be bothered to do your own research, how do you think you will stand out?

princessdon

I am a teacher - but am retraining (at a late stage in life - but under 40 by a whisker) to be a social worker

Well that's as long as I a) get accepted and b) find £20K or so

Sambucus_Nigra

sniggings wrote: »

Thanks but I was wanting suggestions that I may not think off not 20 questions from you, Excuse me I a no longer reply to you.

Lets hope you stick to this little arrangement.

dizzyrascal

You are going about this the wrong way!
You need to find out where your skills and passions lie and then follow that career route.
It does not work to look at careers from the salary angle because you will be working along time and you can't do that if your only interest is money.
For interest though, the best paid degree subject is engineering. (over a lifetime, not upon graduation). Medicine is close in earnings to this but again, you need to love what you do or it won't work.

Who?_me?

From where I am looking at the moment, EVERYTHING needs a specific qualification or experiance. It doesn't matter what the job is, at all levels, you need a certiain qualification. I am looking at jobs, but desipite having a string of qualifications, none of them seem to fit. Before anyone says "get a job you are qualified for" as a teacher, there are no jobs, in my other qualifications, there are no jobs / experiance too old, or I just haven't got quite the right one (as the department closed before I could get it). I now seem to need a whole set of new ones, which are only do able if you have got a job doing them......

getmore4less

What qualifications do you have so far?

There are a few jobs that require specific training and certifications or member of a closed shop eg chartered XXXX. QC, doctors.

Most decent jobs you just need to be a bit smart, able to learn/research and keep on top of business needs/direction.

The real trick is to look for things that are respected, so UNI you need to go to the proper ones that are known for being leaders in the fields.

Also best if you get sponsered/aprenticed,, the majors still sponser people to degree level so you come out with degree and experience with a "known" employer.

Here is Rolls Royce a world leader in engineering

http://www.rolls-royce.com/careers/what_can_do/

if those jobs are a bit taxing here is another
http://www.bkcareers.co.uk/Home.aspx

sniggings

dizzyrascal wrote: »

You are going about this the wrong way!
You need to find out where your skills and passions lie and then follow that career route.
It does not work to look at careers from the salary angle because you will be working along time and you can't do that if your only interest is money.
For interest though, the best paid degree subject is engineering. (over a lifetime, not upon graduation). Medicine is close in earnings to this but again, you need to love what you do or it won't work.

I understand what you are saying but I think you underestimate the number of people in careers mainly because they are well paid, and not because they love the work.

A film star or a TV presenter or doctor may love their job but I doubt if an accountant or pharmacist, were offered a job as something else at the same money, they would turn it down and say, "no I love counting pills too much to leave" or "I need to file tax returns or my live isn't complete".

At a certain level you have to try and get the balance right between pay level and whether the job is bearable for the money.