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Marnie182 · 02/10/2017 14:42

Posting here for traffic! Aibu I know.

Hoping some people can give me some advice on pitmans training? Or someone has done it and got a job at the end?

I am a stay at home mum, but I'm looking to get some office skills so I can work in a secretarial/admin role. The course I am looking at is £1400 so just want to make sure it's worth it/I can get a job at the end of it before enroiling and potentially wasting my time and money.

Thanks

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Birdsgottafly · 02/10/2017 15:23

I'd look up jobs that you would want and go off their requirements.

SloeSloeQuickQuickGin · 02/10/2017 15:32

I dont know anyone with Pitamns these days. Im surprised they are still going. Todays wanted qualification is ECDL. Every LA will do this as adult education.

www.bcs.org/content/conCertification/98

MeMeMeMe123 · 02/10/2017 15:35

Try LCCI/Pearson ... should be able to do a L3 course for under 1k.

Second the poster that advised checking job specs....

pickleypockley · 02/10/2017 15:37

Look at Alison courses I'm sure they have office/excell for free

LucyAutumn · 02/10/2017 15:41

I did two small course with them 4 years ago when I was between jobs, I think they Microsoft Excel (intermediate & advanced) and Meetings and Minute Taking. The courses were useful and helped with my confidence and also helped to impress the recruiter when I was being interviewed and the gap in employment came into question.
I also signed onto a recruitment agency for admin for administrative/ secretarial work and they managed to get me a job within a week and a half.

LucyAutumn · 02/10/2017 15:43

Ugh sorry for typos and lack of punctuation, holding and poorly baby whilst typing.

MickeyLuv · 02/10/2017 15:46

Which course are you thinking of doing? Tbh I doubt you would walk straight into a job with only training courses under your belt, most employers want experience as well unless you are going for a very junior role.

LucyAutumn · 02/10/2017 15:48

Agree with poster above, most employers will want some degree of experience unless you're applying for a junior role.

*I had some experience and the gap in employment was months not years.

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Marnie182 · 02/10/2017 20:48

Thank you for all your responses.

I want to get relevant skills/qualifications, once ive done that, temping to gain experience and then a permanent job.
There is just so many online courses and I don't want to end up doing a "micky mouse" one if that makes sense.

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