leyla Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Feel like a career change but I'm not sure if I should go into nursing or do a pgce in adult learning and skills, as I'm interested in both. Any advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevi3 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Nursing is very rewarding but also very demanding. If you could manage shift work and your thick skinned nursing would be a good bet and basically get a job anywhere for life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosaespanola Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I don't know about nursing, but I know it's becoming more and more difficult to get jobs in the adult learning sector. Funding is being cut more & more every year and a lot of people who used to work in colleges etc are retraining as secondary school teachers. Another aspect is that adult ed staff are often on temporary contracts so you don't get the job security you would in other posts. Don't be put off by all that if it's something you really want to do, but bear in mind you might need to be flexible about where you work and you might not have the job security that you're used to. Good luck with whatever you decide to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren33 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Do you have experience in either? I'd go with what you have the experience in as it counts for a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrior8 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Try and do a bit of voluntary work in each and see which suits you best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 AFAIK you need to have a voluntary placement teaching before you can get on a PGCE. Also over the last few years a lot of people have done PGCE's (due to incentives). Nursing will always get you work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Rich Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Feel like a career change but I'm not sure if I should go into nursing or do a pgce in adult learning and skills, as I'm interested in both. Any advice appreciated. You can't just cherry pick what you want to do. There are many tests before you will be accepted onto any training course. To go into nursing requires a degree. If you have been out of education for many years you will need to do a one or two year access course before you can apply to a University and even then you may not be thought of as suitable unless you have done some sort of volunteer work. Nursing courses are heavily over subscribed and competition in fierce. You have to be certain you want to do this kind of work and be prepared for many years studying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 You can't just cherry pick what you want to do. There are many tests before you will be accepted onto any training course. To go into nursing requires a degree. If you have been out of education for many years you will need to do a one or two year access course before you can apply to a University and even then you may not be thought of as suitable unless you have done some sort of volunteer work. Nursing courses are heavily over subscribed and competition in fierce. You have to be certain you want to do this kind of work and be prepared for many years studying. You can enter a nurse training programme with A levels, or do a specific pre nursing course. You can qualify as a registered nurse with either a diploma or a degree. We have a couple of nurses in our family, if you are the right type of person who actually likes working with and caring for people, it can be a good career choice. Nurses are always needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Rich Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 You can enter a nurse training programme with A levels, or do a specific pre nursing course. You can qualify as a registered nurse with either a diploma or a degree. We have a couple of nurses in our family, if you are the right type of person who actually likes working with and caring for people, it can be a good career choice. Nurses are always needed. When did the nurses in your family become nurses. Things have changed in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 When did the nurses in your family become nurses. Things have changed in recent years. Ms_Macbeth is correct! requirements becomenurse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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