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What can I train as quickly that has a good income ?

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whatCanIdono · 17/07/2021 19:48

I messed up my career choices at school as was unwell and had no direction

Messed up early adult life and ended up in a terribly abusive relationship

Now my life is just crap I’m fed up of just getting By not working on UC.
My DP works but I want to contribute too at some point

What can I train as ? I’m 40. So could train for a few years while on UC and then get a job based on whatever I chose ? But what is a good choice that earns good money

Something that doesn’t involve an enhanced dbs as I won’t pass that because when ex was abusive I once fought back. Plus I have CCJ in my name because of him so that may impact choices.

I just want a good job, a career and money to get decent stuff

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MistySkiesAfterRain · 17/07/2021 20:42

Here you go op:

nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

Ozanj · 17/07/2021 20:42

@whatCanIdono

I messed up my career choices at school as was unwell and had no direction

Messed up early adult life and ended up in a terribly abusive relationship

Now my life is just crap I’m fed up of just getting By not working on UC.
My DP works but I want to contribute too at some point

What can I train as ? I’m 40. So could train for a few years while on UC and then get a job based on whatever I chose ? But what is a good choice that earns good money

Something that doesn’t involve an enhanced dbs as I won’t pass that because when ex was abusive I once fought back. Plus I have CCJ in my name because of him so that may impact choices.

I just want a good job, a career and money to get decent stuff

If you declare the conviction and CCJ a company may still employ you.

To be honest I think cyber security project management is the quickest way to train up and get a 30k job. A lot of places will hire you after u take the first exam

OakPine · 17/07/2021 20:43

Would you consider training to be a programmer? If you were good at science at school maybe that could be a good fit.
Are you good at problem solving? Maths? Puzzles?
There are coding bootcamp schools, like CodeWorks in London where you can do a 8-12 week course. Some allow you to pay once you get a job.
It would only really work if you like it and crucially are actually good at it. Try doing some courses on something like Udemy (look up courses by Dr. Angela Wu - she's a great instructor).
If you enjoy doing the Udemy courses (which are cheap £10.99 sometimes if there are offers on, but around £50 at the moment), then maybe you could investigate more.
Starting salaries would be low 20s, but going up through 30's /40's quite rapidly (if you are good).
(And don't worry about the CCJ etc, unless you want to work in school IT/government etc. There are plenty of smaller private sector companies who would not care).
Best of luck in whatever you choose!

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Alfiemoon1 · 17/07/2021 20:44

What course did you do bakedtattie

NerrSnerr · 17/07/2021 20:47

DBS may be ok. I know someone who is a nurse who got jobs with an old assault conviction. He was about 40 when he did his training and the conviction was 20 years old (it was a drunken brawl). He was honest about it with jobs from the outset before the DBS (or CRB as it was) came back.

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whatCanIdono · 17/07/2021 20:50

I did a questionnaire

What can I train as quickly that has a good income ?
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whatCanIdono · 17/07/2021 20:51

I suppose that gives me a starting point !

It’s about money and purpose definitely I’m feeling totally without direction

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Dillydollydingdong · 17/07/2021 20:54

The dbs isn't prescriptive. It just tells a future employer what's on your record. He then can make a decision about you. He's not obliged automatically to turn you down.

Boombadoom · 17/07/2021 20:56

I know people who have done their aat in one year (usually takes 3). If you home study you can work at your own pace.

TheatricalGiraffe · 17/07/2021 20:57

I guess it depends on what you class as "Good Money" but you're going to struggle doing a degree then walking into an amazing well paid-job straight away, you have to work up to it.

My partner works in Games/Tech and the job (His dream job) he is working towards pays between 70-100k but to get there he has to work in the job paying 20k for a few years, then move departments to the one he wants to be in whih will take him to 30k and up from there.

If you know how to code IT and tech are always crying out for developers and they're pretty decently paid

TheNewBlack · 17/07/2021 20:58

Degree apprenticeships are incredibly competitive and you will need some relevant experience and potentially provide evidence of recent learning.

The best thing you can do is gain some work experience. This may be voluntary work first of all. There are no quick fixes. You will need to build your CV up by work / voluntary work and perhaps some adult education classes. There are cheaper rates for adult education courses for people on universal credit.

I wouldn’t leap into a degree or an apprenticeship without knowing what you want to do first.

I second the previous poster who mentioned plumbing. Don’t dismiss getting a trade behind you.

There are no quick fixes though.

CleanQueen123 · 17/07/2021 21:02

I wouldn't worry about passing the DBS. As long as you declare everything a future employer is unlikely to take it into consideration unless whatever you would impact your ability to do the job.

For example, I work in payroll for my LA and we have to have a full police check as we have access to police records. My line manager told me not to worry because he said it would likely only be money related convictions that would be flagged as not being suitable for the job.

I've also seen various convictions on personnel files but they were still taken on because it didn't impact their job. E.g. a driving offence but still employed as a carer because the job didn't involve driving.

I can't see that they'd be worried about a single historic caution.

Finknottlesnewt · 17/07/2021 21:06

The country is crying out for HGV2 and 1 delivery drivers .. huge money to be made ...

newusername2009 · 17/07/2021 21:07

It sounds like you want a job for fulfilment rather than money. You could get an entry level job in a charity, they are often so understaffed you can really make yourself invaluable and work up the chain.

Or compliance, it’s not public facing and many people find the work boring as it is reading through regulations and ensuring companies comply. Actually a really essential role and gives a lot of insight into how an industry runs

waltzingparrot · 17/07/2021 21:19

A friend trained as a foot health practitioner in less than 6 months. Ran her own business, worked as much/little as she wanted.

Morred · 17/07/2021 21:21

Could you do some volunteering for a bit? You could try a few things and see if there was something you liked and wanted to train in?

SciFiScream · 17/07/2021 21:42

Bus driver?

Apprenticeship

Reallybadidea · 17/07/2021 21:45

@Dillydollydingdong

The dbs isn't prescriptive. It just tells a future employer what's on your record. He then can make a decision about you. He's not obliged automatically to turn you down.
This. I work in healthcare. I have a colleague at a senior level who has a conviction for assault. He is upfront about it and it's from a very difficult period in his life and he has stayed on the straight and narrow since. It hasn't held him back.
TheNewBlack · 17/07/2021 21:46

@Finknottlesnewt Agree! HGV / delivery driving provides many opportunities once you have achieved your licence. Good suggestion.

CastawayQueen · 17/07/2021 21:47

OP several PP have mentioned programming - how much learning are you willing to put in?
It's a good option but there's no clear path for progression and as you get older you will very much need to lead your own career. You will also need to be constantly on your toes and learning new things. It's easy to break into but not so easy for longevity
Compared to something like accounting/nursing where you only need to do major learning at the start and then it's a clear path to progression.

Northernsoullover · 17/07/2021 21:48

Environmental Health? You could start as a technical officer without a degree. It pays around 25k. If you get a degree you can earn up to 45k or more.

CastawayQueen · 17/07/2021 21:49

Also to add i know accountng/nursing isnt suitable i just mentioned them as comparisons.
Project management of some sort is very good but I have no idea how you break in

HalzTangz · 17/07/2021 22:15

@HPandTheNeverEndingBedtime

Open University, you can study part time and take 6 years to get a degree or do it in 3. You'll get a student loan which will cost £6k per full time equivalent year instead of the £9k + living expenses etc of a normal university. They also offer free courses, HNC, HNDs etc not just full degrees. Courses tend to start in Sept Or February
Those OU fees aren't right, I just looked into this recently and didn't see any course as low as 6k a year
HalzTangz · 17/07/2021 22:22

OP you mentioned you didn't do the GCSEs you wanted to do,maybe start there and sit the GCSEs you actually wanted to do.
As others sad, pay and do a DBS, it might not be as bad as you think.
Is there any reason you wouldn't consider public facing roles?

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