Worth it? Beng top up degree DL.

Worth it? Beng top up degree DL.

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Noesph

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Wednesday 22nd April 2015
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I know its not a job, but training, but its the nearest place I could find to put it.

Right I'm temped to do this.

http://www.port.ac.uk/courses/engineering/beng-hon...

I already have a HND (Computer aided engineering), 2 city and guilds in AutoCAD, and a few nvq's in Engineering operations. I've worked in Machine shops doing toolmaking (manual turning, milling, grinding, welding etc),and a good few years as a CNC setter and programmer (mainly turning), and a wee bit of drawing here and there (auto cad and inventor). This summer I will have been in the industry for 11 years (I'm 27, I started working in engineering straight out of school).

But is it worth doing, will I end up with a better job and better wages? Plus I don't really want to stop working either, So I would have to study around a 39 hour working week (But I might be able to cut it down a bit), hence the whole distance learning thing sounds pretty appealing.

I know there are a good few Engineers on here, but I wouldn't mind hearing the opinions / experience of anyone who came from the shop floor and went up the ladder so to speak. Or about the degree itself.

Edited by Noesph on Wednesday 22 April 20:45