Anyone have any info on the so called 'post covid / lockdown training / education' stuff?

The_Arbiter said:
The what?

I imagine there's going to be future legislation and an entire business model around selling covid red tape at some point. But i don't think that's what you're referring to?
It would be pretty mundane unrewarding job. Most company employees hate the H&S people as they are often job's worths.
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Yes, hello, I am a jobsworth, and no one will give me a job because I have no I.T experience.

I was thinking I could use this thing to get some I.T experience.

The government was going to offer free education or training to adults after the lockdown to help people with finding work again. Even if this would be entirely useless for most people, it could help me significantly.
 
The_Arbiter said:
Ah, my bad. Your title misled me, you want I.T experience, and/or knowledge?

Seems like there's endless info on here in regards to that. If it were me and i were passionate about programming i'd get some books, look on youtube, and learn and practice in my spare time. Then see if any game modding groups need a hand, as they always do! Easy, free experience. Then if you can talk the talk and show your work/portfolio, getting your foot in the door would be the only actual challenge.

Seems like lots of people on here have had the challenge of getting experience.

I can't imagine anything funded by the government being any good, it never seems to be :p

I might take a look at the list, but everything is all about experience in whatever i look at. (Non I.T roles).
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It has to be something an employer would consider valid - courses still take a second place to any actual work experience, something like an NVQ would be much better but no clue at all how to even get onto one of those.

Programming I tried CS50 and am useless. General using a computer I have no issue, but employers nowadays overspecify I.T requirements just to be a receptionist.

I already applied and went for an Interview for a Leeds Met for a course in Video Game design or something, thinking I could do it for free while on benefits. I could only do it for free until age 26 and was already older than that, and they straight up told me it would not be worth paying to study anything A level equivalent for me.
 
dowie said:
If you've already got a-levels or equivalent then why not consider a degree?

You could do one in your spare time with the Open University or with the University of London External program.

Nothing to stop you from applying for jobs when you're part way through too, these things are fairly flexible.
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Already got a degree, and employers don't consider that valid I.T experience either.

Can't get a second student loan.

I've been trying to figure out how to get funded valid experience that employers would actually want for a long time - and there's pretty much nothing unless I pay loads of money to do it.
 
Only got a 3rd, can't do a masters.

Can only get reception or admin type work, no employers for that care about your degree and only value I.T experience.

I can't get a job in reception or admin without I.T work experience. Been the case pre lockdown for a few years, going to try again after second vaccination.
 
dowie said:
Well what courses were you applying for and what subject did you study?

It doesn't look like maths and coding are necessary for the above, depending on the module selection at least. I thought from the OP that you were interested in IT.
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Yes non coding.

I did junky music technology and the masters for that wants a 2.1.

And yea no, music tech does not classify as valid I.T experience.

I played an instrument up to uni and then had no clue what I was doing when plonked in front of Protools.

I'm much better at it now after hobby composing on my PC for some time, but they still need a 2.1.
 
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