Licentiateship Of The City And Guilds Institute

studentphil

LittleVoice wrote: »

If the projects you do aren't actually required for your job, then I'd turn down a £600 course if the qualification itself wasn't worth the effort involved in getting it. That's no comment on the value of the course/qualification you are referring to but is just an answer to the hypothetical question.

Now, Phil . . . what's happening with your rate of job applications? What's your target number of submitted applications per week?

You could be right if it is not too related to your course.
You can either do this course fully paid for or have 250 pounds towards a different qualification of choice. But considering a PG cert is 2000, 250 is not going to go far on that.
I have got 4 in at the moment and I am just going to see what happens with those. I am working on my exam revision at the moment so I really need to spend time on that than applications

MJMum

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studentphil

MJMum wrote: »

Sorry, I don't know about the City & Guilds institute, but I can tell you, as a member of another "institute" (one which involved passing several sets of exams and proving a certain number of years of related work) that it doesn't really enhance my CV at all. Hardly anyone knows what it is! I would say that it didn't really enhance my ability to do my job either - I just crammed for the exams and then forgot it all instantly except the small amount I used day-to-day, and the "proof of experience" was just a form-filling exercise. Can't really see who it benefitted, other than the institute that I have to pay fees to (and have decided to no longer bother with). The one small saving grace was the networking opportunities at some of their functions but nowadays there's many, many things I'd rather be doing!

That is probably true for a lot of bodies that it is a waste of money.

In things like accounting or HR you probably can not get job without being members of the required professional body though.

brazilianwax

studentphil wrote: »

In things like accounting or HR you probably can not get job without being members of the required professional body though.

:rolleyes:

Not as black and white as that Phil. But it does help.

studentphil

brazilianwax wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Not as black and white as that Phil. But it does help.

I see very very few senior managers on staff lists that are not members of the correct professional body.

brazilianwax

studentphil wrote: »

I see very very few senior managers on staff lists that are not members of the correct professional body.

What organisations are you looking at though?

As I said, it helps. That's why people do it!

studentphil

brazilianwax wrote: »

What organisations are you looking at though?

As I said, it helps. That's why people do it!

At the universities I have applied to for jobs.

LittleVoice

Universities - by their very nature - are going to look for paper qualifications. That's what their business is and what they value. The world outside may be more open.

studentphil

LittleVoice wrote: »

Universities - by their very nature - are going to look for paper qualifications. That's what their business is and what they value. The world outside may be more open.

I know that is true, but I do hope my only BA will carry far in a university career. It does look a tough ask considering that most staff have at least masters, however, I am sure I have it in me to be equal to them.