Husband struggling with IT retaining

[Cazzie1979]

My DH was made redundant from a billing role in April but saw it as an opportunity to retrain in Cyber Security, an area he was very interested in. He still needed a job while studying so he works full time in the week (another billing role) and also does at least one weekend night working as a DJ. He just cannot seem to find the motivation, energy or time to study and failed one of the tests on his first module. I totally get why he’s struggling but I just want to try to help him find a way to get going with it again. Most of the training cost was paid for by his previous company as part of redundancy package but if he fails or quits then he’ll still have to pay some of it back. Has anyone been this situation of working full time and still needing to study 8-10 hours a week? How did you manage it, any advice or tips I could give him?

Not quite your answer. I have found watching videos of the topics concerned an easier way to learn. I have nearly completed my access to higher education health care professionals.

It is mainly biology which I never studied before. Reading a text book was confusing. Then I found "Ninja Nerd" on you tube and the subject matter became easier. Maybe that would help.

Isn’t it logical that if he had the time and energy the motivation would evolve?

Surely he needs to cut down the time and energy he spends, either on his full time work or on his DJ-ing? Which earns the most?

If he isn’t willing to make the time for his training, perhaps he’s finding he doesn’t actually want to go down this route, after all.