Considering going back to college but unsure advice please

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I'm 36 and now at that point where I wish I had went back to college years ago or at least stuck at it when I was younger.
After leaving school I went into college to study nc in childcare and education but seeing as I was young never went back to do my hnc after that I had a few meaningless jobs then fell pregnant at 20 with my DD for years after that was raising DD then got a part time evening job as a cleaner done that for 13 years till recently I'm still cleaning just a different place with more pay but I'm sat thinking do I want to do meaningless jobs or do I bite the bullet and go back to college and make my dad (no longer with us) and my family proud.
I was thinking of doing a course that gets me into a school as a support assistant I have my nc in childcare and education but would probably need to take a maths course which is not my strong point

Is it to late to start at college and actually get a carer out of it at 36 can it be done and is there anyone there who's in the same position or is a support assistant what's it like

I'm in Scotland so dont know if this differs from english schools etc also want to be in a special needs school

Hi there, you’re probably going to get more replies if you post this in Higher Education. This section is mainly used for discussion work issues in academia.

There's also work in colleges as a Student Support Assistant , working within the Learning Inclusion Department. ( The colleges generally advertise these jobs every summer)

There is also this course:

www.glasgowclyde.ac.uk/courses/578-pda-education-support-assistance-level-6/1254

PDA Education Support Assistant

You can do this part time and you can get ILA funding support if you're on a low wage. (Check out your local FE college for January enrolment)

I retrained into my current career, and I started out by doing an evening PDA course, so it's a good entry point.

Good luck

www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk/courses/pda-education-support-assistance/

Kelvin College are also running the same course in January This programme also includes a work placement in an educational setting supported by Glasgow City Council. Successful learners will be guaranteed an interview with Glasgow City Council on completion of the course.

Hopefully this information will be useful OP!

I did a college course in my late 40’s, it was really good, and I would definitely recommend giving it a go. I don’t think you should let something like age stand in your way, good luck.