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wannaberich41 · 2020-11-23 14:56:38

Hi hope you can help? i got made redundant last month after working 28 years for the same company. (Since leaving college) Most of that was in the credit control department. ive applied for a few jobs but feel my cv lacks qualifications or not standing out enough. (Got rejected today for 2 supermarket checkout jobs) When I…

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amandacat Posts: 575 Forumite

25 November 2020 at 9:30PM

If you google free distance learning courses, there are several colleges such as Bridgwater, Newbury and Durham who offer a range of completely free qualifications (government funded) in anything from dementia care, to business admin to customer service. I’ve done some and you get a proper certificate from an awarding body and they can boost your cv. You can live anywhere as it’s completely online.

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