I've got no idea what to do.

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I mentioned the benefits system as a way of getting onto a college course without having to pay for the privilege you mentioned a lack of money as a potential barrier to going on a course and that you feel that's theirs a chance you could lose the job

btw I am no longer claiming benefits as I retuned to previous rubbishy

Also having a rubbishy can infact be a barrier to finding a proper job owing to long notice periods which I feel should no apply menial jobs

have you decided what your going to do yet?

I've decided that I would like to try the adult access course, if I can. However, having phoned up for details this morning, unless I can get government help then there's no way I can afford £1.4k

It's very, very expensive.

its not THAT expensive...

i got it for £40, but then im on Incapasity benefit anf Disability Living Allowance

but even those paying full are only paying between £200 and £400....

maybe you are talking about a different one?

Well, hopefully I misheard, or the lady I spoke to was speaking about a couple of different things. I was more than a tiny bit shocked by that figure. Either way I'm going to some information-session towards the beginning of next month, so I'll find out then.

It would be nice if I was completely and utterly wrong about the price for whatever reason.

methinks you are.....

it IS a college one and not a Uni one??

..not sure. I can't remember which page I got the number from.

a Uni one could be that much... but if it is, you could get a grant

I think I would probably explode from stress if I tried going to uni straight off, with the experience and responsiblities I have now O_O

then start with the college one.... it eases you into it.. and you will get one to one support from a team there for your AS

Most everybody is in a similar situation here in the USA. The corporate world is going down the crapper (expect maybe in japan).

The big advantage of a small school is that it's easier
to get noticed. I went to a university right from HS,
and just kept flailing about. Still, I'm not sure that
I was willing to work hard enough then to get through
ANY school. If you aren't finding it easy in HS, you might
well find it at least as hard in a college.

The biggest advantage is being able to select more of your
classes. On the other hand, if you want to go into a PhD program,
you need to get involved in research (or be absolutely stellar); this
is easier at a university - if you can get noticed.

Japan, believe it or not, actually has a very bad economy- no one spends enough, basically, to keep things going. Because of that, up until recently they actually had negative inflation- money became worth more as time went on, meaning there was even more of an incentive to spend little and save lots. The only thing that keeps their economy going is exporting ideas, technology and entertainment to the west.

Personally I find this somewhat funny, since America and the UK are in the opposite position - everyone spends way too much, and saves way too little, and the only thing keeping our countries going is the fact that the east is willing to export to us, despite our money becoming constantly worth less.

Calandale - It's not that I have problems with work in of itself, and a couple of my qualifications were picked up at a college on evening courses, so I know what it's like. I just had way too much stuff to deal with outside of studying.

"My interests aren't really anything useful- Martial arts, anime, IT, animals, japanese, politics & psychology.
My skills.. somewhat lacking. I've got a good head for numbers, and learn abstract things fast (I.e concepts, and how to work things out etc, but not quite so quick at learning how to physically do things). I've worked as a personal carer before, and held trading card game tournaments, and I have a good knowledge of most parts of IT work- I've used Access before, can create web pages and generally find anything IT related quite easy."

IT: while computer jobs usually require computer qualifications, my partner is now supervisor of a team, manufacturing technician, and stock management, with no IT qualifications.
Japanese: multi-lingual staff are particularly popular with companies dealing internationally.
trading card tournaments: you must have some organisational skills to be able to pull this off.
Web design: indicates that you are creative yet logical.
Try to find some way to mention these things in your resume and job interviews. I once got a job based mostly on the fact that I did volunteer work at the local historical village.

I did the same thing you're doing for many years, I used to work at a photolab in california, I even took computer classes but nothing happened.



One day I decided to quit the photo lab, those jerks were bulling me cause I was going on a trip to south america,
they couldn't accept that even though I was the lowest paid employee I could do things like traveling.

my next job was at a custom Framing gallery. I had to carefully handle art, mat and frame it.
I excelled in the job, art framing was so easy to me, and they liked me for that reason.
with your photofinishing skills you could do well in this profession, many galleries pay 12-14 dollars an hour, depends on experience, some will start you with 10 and train you.
be sure that you ask for the production position, if you like photofinishing you're already a framer.
the job itself requires concentration, attention to detail, some math, a visual spatial learner (not much though)
when you talk to co-workers you are expected to keep working, so you don't have to look in the eyes.
in fact they don't really want you to "chit chat" while working.
some framing jobs require selling and design, but many of them hire different people for those positions.

I hope that this helps

I don't work there anymore, cause I moved out of town, but I really miss it