Recommended re-training under £10,000 and within 3 years?

[cyrusdump]

Long time lurker - had to make a post. (Hi).

My brother-in law is currently desperate to re-train and begin a new career. But he is struggling to work out which way to go.

He has a lot of interests - cars / motorbikes / sports / etc.

He's 29 now and working as a supply teacher - he was an English teacher but he hated it, particularly working with other teachers

Anyway.

He wants to make a new start but has to be able to retrain part time for a maximum of three years and not spend over £10,000 on it.

He'll need to earn at least £20k to £25k and ideall more or the potential to get to more.

He's considering the forces - but is a bit old and wouldn't make the physical now I don't think due to having a bad back (has metal stuff holding him together) - but I don't know for sure.

What options does he have?

I'll pass them on.

[flyingjase]

Car or Motorcycle instructor

Will make that kind of cash (more if he works long hours) and will easily be able to train for that for less than £10k

[Gorvid]

Police ?

Although not recruiting much at the moment.
I heard train drivers make a basic of £40k for a three or four day week - but again, millions of apps for each job that comes up.

^^^ Driving instructor? I thought all these "become a driving instructor" things were a bit of a fake?

[Dr Jekyll]

Gorvid said:

^^^ Driving instructor? I thought all these "become a driving instructor" things were a bit of a fake?

Not necessarily, and you can always train on your own initiative without using the advertised schemes.

The problem is that so many people have gone for the 'become a driving instructor' things then found there isn't enough work to go round, or they aren't any good at it. Then they start applying for other jobs, but in the meantime offer lessons for barely more than it costs to run the car for an hour, because the alternative is sitting at home. So anyone trying to make a living finds themselves undercut.

At least that is the situation in areas where there have a lot of redundancies lately. Affluent areas might be OK.

Have you considered accountancy? You can train in a couple of years for CIMA if you are dedicated, and even being part qualified opens doors.

[Gorvid]

What do driving instructors charge / make then?



ETA: What about electrician / plumber / locksmith kind of things (as mentioned in the other thread like this?)

Edited by Gorvid on Wednesday 29th September 10:46

[ShadownINja]

cyrusdump said:

What options does he have?

There are quite a few options but it depends on his qualifications and interests. Jobs include counsellor, bookkeeper, accountant, plumber...

Edited by ShadownINja on Wednesday 29th September 10:52

[Dr Jekyll]

Gorvid said:

What do driving instructors charge / make then?

An instructor I know reckons you have to deduct about £10-£12 an hour from the lesson charge to cover vehicle costs. Getting to and from the lessons is on top of that.

As for charges, £20 odd pounds an hour used to be routine, but some are now charging around £10. Covering their fuel costs but actually making a loss.

[Gorvid]

Dr Jekyll said:

but some are now charging around £10. Covering their fuel costs but actually making a loss.

That was what I thought!

[JumboBeef]

Paramedic. £40k after being on the job five years.

[Defcon5]

JumboBeef said:

Paramedic. £40k after being on the job five years.

really?

[Gargamel]

Police have a medical too.

Why not retrain as a politician, good money, no accountability except every five years, decent perks, long holidays, the best pension in the world evah, and you get to sell your memoirs at the end.

[Gorvid]

Defcon5 said:

JumboBeef said:

Paramedic. £40k after being on the job five years.

really?

That's good - but isn't the training long and the recruitment non-existent, like the Police and Fire Brigade?

[john_p]

Air traffic controller? Good rates after a few years of paid training, admittedly not a huge salary during training but better than nothing.

[JumboBeef]

Gorvid said:

Defcon5 said:

JumboBeef said:

Paramedic. £40k after being on the job five years.

really?

That's good - but isn't the training long and the recruitment non-existent, like the Police and Fire Brigade?

Top of NHS band 5 is £27,000 or so, plus approx 25% unsocial hours payment (for working nights and weekends) plus a bit of overtime gives around £40,000.

As for recruitment, depends on where you live. London are always looking for people (although there are always people looking to get in). Scotland still take direct entrants off the street. Uni course can take three years, Scotland do it differently, under two with them (and you are working, so earning whilst you learn).