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If you dont know what to do with your life....

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tammybear · 08/09/2004 13:26

what college course is best to take that could come into benefit for some point in the future when you do realise what you want to do career wise? I was thinking something to do with computers, but are there any other suggestions besides that?

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spacemonkey · 08/09/2004 13:31

the only thing about doing a computing course is that any knowledge gained from it will go out of date pretty quickly - although it depends on what aspect of computing you were thinking of studying?

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tammybear · 08/09/2004 13:34

not sure, so many choices but I was thinking of one of the courses which teach you more about the ins and outs of word and spreadsheets etc, as I only know how to type out letters really on word.

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spacemonkey · 08/09/2004 13:40

ah, well it's always useful to have a good working knowledge of Word/Excel/Powerpoint. Most office jobs will expect those skills. What about a women returners course? I did one of those when I went back to work after having my kids and it was brilliant - not only covered word processing, but also lots of stuff about what direction to go in and advice about job hunting, interview techniques and access to higher education. I think most colleges and adult education centres offer that sort of thing

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tammybear · 08/09/2004 13:41

wow that sounds good, did you have to pay much for that though?

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wild · 08/09/2004 13:41

how about a language as well?

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tammybear · 08/09/2004 13:42

i did think about that too. i took french but to be honest i cant remember anything, only the main phrases, so i was thinking of refreshing that

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slug · 08/09/2004 13:57

Some colleges (including the one I work at) do Access to higher education courses for the over 20's.

The courses we run are specifically designed for those who have been out f education for a while or have little or no qualifications, with the eventual aim of gaining a place on a university course. We offer several strands e.g. access to computing, law, humanities etc. The courses cover the basics of the chosen subjects, with other things like English and Maths.

Do you live in London? I could send you a prospectus.

If however, you just want an IT qualification, try CLAIT (computer literacy) or the European Computer Driving Licence, which is fairly well recognised by employers.

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tammybear · 08/09/2004 14:12

thanks slug, im not in london but thanks anyway.
Ill look into those computer courses you suggested. I have heard of that European one you mentioned.

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Wallace · 08/09/2004 15:12

If you are on benefits (even working tax credit) you may npt have to pay any fees for a course

Earlybird · 08/09/2004 23:22

slug - I'd be interested in having a prospectus please, and I am in London. Should I get in touch via CAT?

spacemonkey · 08/09/2004 23:23

tammybear, the course was free!

linnet · 08/09/2004 23:39

Ive done the ECDL through work and it's really good. The only thing is in my day to day job I never use access, powerpoint or excel so those skills are a bit rusty. But it was a good course I'd reccomend it you can also do an advanced version after doing the first one.

ECDL

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