Hi,
I’ve posted before about my husband being burnt out after 20+ years in social work. It’s got to the point where he’s on therapy just to be able to go to work and that simply has to stop. He wants to move away from social work altogether and do something completely different, ideally not office work. He’s great at DIY and he’s thinking he could perhaps learn a trade on the job, as an apprentice? He’d be ideally interested in learning about renovating period properties, although perhaps this is a very specific field and you need to be highly trained - does anybody know?
The problem is his age. He’s very conscious that at 47, building companies might not consider him and might favour young candidates instead. Also, the fact his CV is completely unrelated to any trade (despite having quite extensive DIY experience) might be offputting to employers.
Would you consider an apprentice like him? Any advice would be most welcome.
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If you work in property renovation, would you hire a mature apprentice?
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TR888 · 13/08/2019 08:14
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