Job suggestions for a 30 year old man with no qualifications

Jek88

Hey guys,

So it's not as bad as it sounds! My Huaband has been a scaffolder since he was 18. He went to college and was fully trained and that's what his done for the past 12 years.

Unfortunately recently he was diagnosed with epilepsy so for obvious reasons he can not work at heights and has been signed off work.

His not very outgoing or he doesn't have any GCSE or any other qualifications so I'm wondering if you guys have any ideas of jobs he would be suitable for.
His current wage is £150 a day which is a bummer as it's highly unlikely we will find a job paying that for him!

Thanks in advance for any advice and suggestions

Sncjw

Could he not go back to college get his basic gcses, I'm sure they often them for free. Ask at your local college for help with this. Get him to think what he us interested in and anything he is good at, think what jobs would use these skills and is he able to do this with his condition restrictions. Then look at jobs and see what qualification you need. See how to get those quals and do it. It's a case of working backwards at times.

saintjammyswine

Agree with above, HE should contact his local FE College to discuss his options. If he has not got any qualifications then he will be able to do BAsic Skills (English, Maths & ICT) free of charge. He could then do a vocational course, for example bricklaying with his construction background free of charge as it is his first Level 2 qualification.

Nelski

Just a thought but could he contact all the companies he has dealt with in the past as suppliers? They may value he expertise and be able to use him for technical support, sales or other office type roles.

flea72

saintjammyswine wrote: »

Agree with above, HE should contact his local FE College to discuss his options. If he has not got any qualifications then he will be able to do BAsic Skills (English, Maths & ICT) free of charge. He could then do a vocational course, for example bricklaying with his construction background free of charge as it is his first Level 2 qualification.

Wouldnt bricklaying require him to go up a ladder too?

Even with a few level2 qualifications he will not be earning anywhere near his current level of pay. It will be min wage most likely, so roughly £50 a day. Alot of manual jobs that do pay above min wage usually involve machinery, so again may not be suitable for the OP.

If he is shy, then a sales job within his field wont be suitable either. As already said from working years within the trade he may have transferable knowledge, so DIY/Builders merchants may be an option, but again, in those stores i have seen people on stools/ladders getting stock. Stacking shelves in a supermarket may be an option. But if anything like my OH an indoor job, would be the last straw, after working outdoors for so many years.

Hope something turns up. But in the meantime, it might be worth looking on OLdstyle or debt-free-wannabe boards, so you can plan for a possible drop in income

saintjammyswine

flea72 wrote: »

Wouldnt bricklaying require him to go up a ladder too?
Even with a few level2 qualifications he will not be earning anywhere near his current level of pay. It will be min wage most likely, so roughly £50 a day. Alot of manual jobs that do pay above min wage usually involve machinery, so again may not be suitable for the OP......

. As you will see from my post, I used bricklaying as an example of a vocational course within construction.

atolaas

Contact Learn Direct. They offer GCSE equivalent courses for Maths and English and other courses that maybe of interest for free if your husband is in receipt of benefits, or at a reduced price if he isn't.

makeyourdaddyproud

saintjammyswine wrote: »

Ok, calm down. As you will see from my post....

Where in the post did he get irritated, or are you the type of person that dislikes criticism of your suggestions?

saintjammyswine

Eh? This has taken a strange turn. Happy to take criticism, providing it is based on fact.

Post edited now if that's better.

getmore4less

I would start with the related trades in the building industry,

Anything that requires the fitness levels of a scaffolder will have fewer looking.

Any good at DIY, decorating(internal), plumbing
Window fitters(all ours were done from the inside)
Any good at groundworks maybe landscapers.

What about store person at the likes of screwfix/toolstation(allthough they may have high shelves)

Jek88

Thank you all for your responses, my partner suffers with temporal lobe epilepsy which affects his brain and as a result he has learning difficulties and anxiety so it's really going to be hard for him to step outside his comfort zone.

His not actually been laid off work however it will eventually com to that as he must be seizure free for 2 years before his allowed back on site and this is only a recent diagnoses and he had a seizure yesterday so it's not going to be easy.

Il definitely suggest learn direct to him