To not pay for this training course for my DH?

[ChilledTomotoes]

My DH has been unemployed for nearly 4 years now due to health reasons (severe anxiety). He is now much better and has been looking for work.

He used to have a professional job in the NHS and earned a good salary. He’s adamant that he wants to get into project management and wants to do Prince2 training. He has no experience of project management really.

If he does the Prince2 he would still need to apply for trainee roles as he has no experience. But he thinks the qualification will help him get a job. Would it really though?

It would cost approx £500 and although I have the money, we have very minimal savings. I’m scared to lose this money on something which will have no real benefit.

On the other hand would it show he was really serious to employers?

AIBU - yes you should give him the money
UANBU - no he should get an entry level job first

I work in the NHS and Prince2 is definitely not the holy grail it used to be. I did Prince2 Foundation years ago but then didn't ever use any of the stuff it taught us - if your organisation isn't signed up to Prince2, it's no use at all, so I'd say it's not at all the be all and end all of getting a PM job.

My advice would be to get a band 2/3 admin job if he can (I have a friend who has been out of work for several years and is applying for band 2 - 3 admin jobs in the NHS and not getting anywhere at the moment as the market is so competitive) and work his way up from there. Or any kind of job at all to at least put something on his CV.

What about volunteering while he's applying for jobs - just to get out there and have a week day routine - and at least he can put that on his CV.

It's really really difficult at the moment to get any kind of job - he'll need to be realistic and take anything he can, rather than focusing on a fairly outdated PM course now that he then won't be able to apply because he isn't working

@ChilledTomotoes how are thing's?