I want a career.

Questionstoask

Good evening.

As the thread title states, I'd like a career.

I left school with 9 a-c gcses and went straight to my local college doing a plumbing apprenticeship. I attended for around 18 months completing all of my written/theory work & exams. The last few months were my final assessments on site. Unfortunatly the company that employed me went under and I was unable to complete my NVQ. After 6 months of no luck finding another employer I signed on.

A few months of signing on, I decided to put the plumbing on hold as I knew it was a bad time, so I decided to go for a complete change. I began training as a teaching assistant in a local primary school. I was doing my NVQ through my local council, and again due to restructures the funding was cut and I was unable to complete (although I do have all my certificates with different parts completed).

I almost straight away got myself a job delivering food for my local fast food pizza. I was there about 16 months before I got myself a new job in a factory. A little bit more skilled and not as mind numbing as delivering pizzas. At £10 an hour, I was reasonably happy.

However as with everything I have done, the company is now restructuring and 28 staff will go. Unfortunatly I'm still in my 6 month probation which finishes just as the company will start making redundancies (end of October) so I'm assuming I just won't be offered a contract.

Even if I did (I'd obviously take it), I'd like to build an actual career for self.

I'm certaintly not work shy and will give anything a go.

What do you guys suggest in reading for career options/ideas?

I've had a quick search, but really don't know what I want to do.

Apologies for the long post.


Thanks.

EPL

It all depends on what you want to do. Is there anything in particular that interests you ? or that you're good at. I have been working in the utility sales industry for 10 years since leaving school. Not what I ever wanted to do, but I am good at it and it keeps my family.

My local council and local library are forever offering free seminars and training course to help people get on a career ladder.

Maybe visit your local council or JobCentre for further information.

Questionstoask

Thanks for the swift reply.

I've never really known what I've wanted to do as such. And the stuff I've enjoyed, it's never worked out.

I don't think I could attend the job centre again, I don't mean to be rude but I received no help what so ever from them.

Thanks.

cmw1212

Hi it might be worth having a look on the national careers service website, there are quite a few tests you can do which might point you in a direction you've not considered.

DCFC79

Questionstoask wrote: »

Thanks for the swift reply.

I've never really known what I've wanted to do as such. And the stuff I've enjoyed, it's never worked out.

I don't think I could attend the job centre again, I don't mean to be rude but I received no help what so ever from them.

Thanks.

The job centre aren't careers advisors, all they are there to do is make sure your pulling your weight to find a job. There is the next step site who you could register with and do the series of questions on the site, it can give you ideas what you could do as a job.

1940sGal

Is there anything to stop you carrying on with the teaching? Have you considered going to university then on to a PGCE?