Where do I go to get better educated at 30 ?

jasonsony735 · 7 Nov 2013 at 19:25

I don't have a clue where to look can someone send me in the right direction .

Can you go back to college at 30 ? or would you have to look for evening classes ?

I want to do a Plastering course / Builder

I'm fed up with my 9 - 5 Job and need to try something else. Learning a Trade seems my best bet as I am a hands on guy.

div0 · 7 Nov 2013 at 19:27

Here.

Illgresi · 7 Nov 2013 at 19:31

jasonsony735 said:
I don't have a clue where to look can someone send me in the right direction .

Can you go back to college at 30 ? or would you have to look for evening classes ?

I want to do a Plastering course / Builder

I'm fed up with my 9 - 5 Job and need to try something else. Learning a Trade seems my best bet as I am a hands on guy.

I'm in 2nd year of an Engineering degree and I turned 30 yesterday, so most assuredly you can go back to education. Contact your local further education college and speak to the admissions department, they'll let you know what you need to do to get in.

FoxEye · 7 Nov 2013 at 22:54

My former step father did an HND, followed by a degree, and was about 33 ish when he started. He pretty much locked himself in his study for 3 years tho...

Just have to have the motivation/willpower to stay the course. Something I didn't have at 18, and doubt I have today at 33

areksnumbr1sxylady · 7 Nov 2013 at 22:55

div0 said:
Here.

Go college with 16 year olds... You wont get weird looks trust me.

explicit4u · 7 Nov 2013 at 23:44

Open University?

mame · 7 Nov 2013 at 23:56

I know someone who did a course on plastering and made quite a bit of money from it but stopped in the end. He said plastering is hard but it's something you either can or can't do. He stopped in the end because he was no good with heights and most jobs involved plastering above stairs etc. Part of the reason he took the course was because his whole house needed plastering, so the course + materials was much less than paying someone to plaster his house.

Kutter · 7 Nov 2013 at 23:59

I went back to college at 26 to do carpentry and joinery full time. Got a Bursary to pay for the course from the college. There was a few kids that had just left school but there was quite a few older guys too.
Good thing was i knew most of the lecturers in the department because i did cabinetmaking after leaving school, and with the NVQ's it was easy to learn and pass the modules.
Also i left a well paid job to do the course, so i had a lot of motivation to get my head down and do the work.

Give the college a ring and ask when enrollment starts for the courses and ask about Bursaries, they only have a set amount of cash for those so the sooner you apply the better your change of getting it. This may have changed since i went back to college in the mid 90's though.

Hades · 8 Nov 2013 at 00:00

mame said:
I know someone who did a course on plastering and made quite a bit of money from it but stopped in the end. He said plastering is hard but it's something you either can or can't do. He stopped in the end because he was no good with heights and most jobs involved plastering above stairs etc. Part of the reason he took the course was because his whole house needed plastering, so the course + materials was much less than paying someone to plaster his house.

I've used a few platerers in the past and they really do work hard. I think it's because they need to get the plaster on the wall quickly after it has been mixed to get the right consistency. It's not a job I'd like to do.