Job suggestions for a 30 year old man with no qualifications

EndlessStruggle

Throwing another option out there, how about training to be an assessor? CITB offer a scaffolding apprenticeship so there are calls for those experienced in the trade to oversee students, no guarantee your local college/training providers offer this or are seeking assessors but you never know!

BigAunty

Jek88 wrote: »

His not very outgoing.... 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.

So would you say that self-employed activities like retraining as a handyman, garden maintenance, carpet fitter, floor sander or similar are out of the question for him because he will be unable/unwilling to market himself, negotiate quotes and so forth?

flea72

Im assuming he is unable to drive either, so setting up on his own would also be difficult.

I really dont think retraining in a trade will be possible, until his seizures are under control, as the danger to himself and others is high. Shop work will prob be the easiest to find in the short-term then, but from how you describe his personality, this may also prove hard to find

[Deleted User]

How is he baring up?

I was diagnosed at 14 after a long struggle, can't imagine at 30, so my thoughts are there x

silverwhistle

Most unqualified jobs I can think of tend to involve equipment of some sort or the other, but how about car cleaning and valetting? Self-employment may be a problem, if only for insurance reasons. What about horticultural or nursery work: dropping a trowel or spade could hurt but hopefully the biggest downside may be the odd crushed bed of lobelias, and that could happen anywhere.

Wozzie

Truth is anything is going to be problematic if he's liable to drop to the floor like he was tazed at any moment.

Shouldn't he be focused on managing his symptoms and figuring out how to manage from here? Honestly if I hadn't even been laid off yet because the seizures are so new to me and someone handed me a local college application and told me to get on my bike I don't think I would react too kindly.

Jek88

Wozzie wrote: »

Truth is anything is going to be problematic if he's liable to drop to the floor like he was tazed at any moment.

He does not drop to the floor like he has been tazed!!!! He has temporal lobe epilepsy his seizures are more subtle! He gets what's described as de ja vue and he blacks out while conscious for a small period of time and when he comes around his confused and can't remember what he was doing / saying, after about 10 minutes his back to reality. All the time his having these seizures he looks normal so you wouldn't tell he just looks as though his day dreaming!

Jek88

Deleted%20User wrote: »

How is he baring up?

I was diagnosed at 14 after a long struggle, can't imagine at 30, so my thoughts are there x

His finding it hard to take on board, so much has changed, he can't drive no more his loosing his job and various other things. It's tough. I hope you manage it well x

Jek88

EndlessStruggle wrote: »

Throwing another option out there, how about training to be an assessor? CITB offer a scaffolding apprenticeship so there are calls for those experienced in the trade to oversee students, no guarantee your local college/training providers offer this or are seeking assessors but you never know!

Good idea! Il suggest it to him. Thank you

Jek88

BigAunty wrote: »

So would you say that self-employed activities like retraining as a handyman, garden maintenance, carpet fitter, floor sander or similar are out of the question for him because he will be unable/unwilling to market himself, negotiate quotes and so forth?

Yes he has bad anxiety, he would rather be told what to do then tell someone else. It's define tough and I'm trying my hardest to support him and encourage him.