Mature Students.

[Jonaldo]

Don't forget that there is pretty much no IT market out there anymore, if you want a degree do something other than computing, or do something very specific within IT and hope you get lucky and find a position. Unfortunately IT was pushed way too hard on kids for the last 10-15 years and there just isn't the places for the amount of people who are qualified.
There are people with Computer Studies degrees down the job centre ffs just because they refuse to do anything other than IT.

 

[Sar]

Originally posted by Rubric
Could be an option. I just cant seem to fnid anywhere that will actually tell me. Guess ill have to pop to the local uni and see if anyone there can help me.

Get in touch with the Admin Office of the Uni, they'll tell you if you can do the degree part time, and fill you in on what you're looking at in fees per year.

Student Services in the Uni should be able to tell you what help (financial and otherwise) you would be entitled to, and make sure you're claiming any benefits that you're entitled to (thinking here Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit etc).

I'll have to do this myself, as I'm (soon to be) married, with a 5 year old step-daughter.

Fees worry me a lot, and if it's too expensive I'll just have to forget about it, as I currently pay out about 30% of my income as it is in loan repayments.

:/

 

[Jupitus]

Originally posted by Jonaldo
Don't forget that there is pretty much no IT market out there anymore, if you want a degree do something other than computing, or do something very specific within IT and hope you get lucky and find a position. Unfortunately IT was pushed way too hard on kids for the last 10-15 years and there just isn't the places for the amount of people who are qualified.
There are people with Computer Studies degrees down the job centre ffs just because they refuse to do anything other than IT.

Largely true, I'm afraid (sorry had paid alot of attention to which course you were thinking of.

Modern applications have really taken the brunt of using technology in businesses these days, meaning you only really need to study something such as computing if yoiu want a core job such as programming.

You have a pc, you use a pc every day. Read what you can on the internet regarding areas of pc technology you feel weak in and get a course in a diverse area where there is likely to be job oppportunities which would also require some technical skills.

I'd rather have a cv of someone who know our business and uses a pc every day for stuff than some guy/girl with MSCE qualified all over his/her cv but doesn't know his/her ass from his elbow business-wise.

Consider the options of courses very carefully indeed.

 

[Tom]

You never see a poor plumber, or a poor electrician.

 

[Embattle]

That's because in the right work you get paid a lot, remember the Jubilee line extension...they were offering something like £1000+ a week for electricians when the project was overrunning