loubielou
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Been at my job for almost a year and the original plan was only to stay there for a year and then go to uni. I changed my mind about uni so I'm planning to stay there until I basically find something better.
They have offered me further training, meaning I would do a part time degree. This would just be evenings though and they would still want me to work full time.
Has anyone done this before? How did you find it?
I already do 2 lates a week so I would probably end up doing 4 lates a week.
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Lawrah
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If it benefits you in the long term, then I would go for it.
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RyanSxi
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I would do it.
The only thing id watch out for is they usually make you sign a contract to say that you wil stay with the company for x amount of years after the degree. This is assuming they are paying for it for you?
If not go for it 
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dean101287
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if they are paying go for it 
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Tommy L
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Can they not offer you a day release?
I did two nights a week last year after a full days work. It can be very tiring especially if you been looking after your kids all day.
[Edited on 12-05-2008 by corsa_tomtom]
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Dean_W
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Ask for a day release. I have recently been doing 5 days in 1 job, 2 nights at weekends in a pub and trying to do an HNC 2 nights at college.
Failed miserably and had to give it up.
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deano87
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Push for day release.
But either way, if they are paying, go for it. It must be so good earning and learning at the same time.
But ONLY do it if it's what you want to do for your career, because doing it at the same time as work is a lengthy process, as opposed to Uni
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deano87
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And if they deny you day release, it'll test how much you mean to the nursery/school. If they want to keep you that bad and are willing to invest the money, they'll agree on your terms too.
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gianluigi
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im doing an insurance course and having to do it in my own time..
its ok when you get going, but if something comes up and you leave it for a bit, its difficult to get back into the swing of things...and you need to motivate yourself which is hard.
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Whittie
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Try move to their new york school and train out there
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loubielou
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I'm not very good at motivating myself, I need a bit of a kick up the arse to get going but when I start I can finish on my own.
Not sure about day release as it would mean them employing someone else to have my class for a day, which means my job wouldnt be classed as full time anymore, id be part time employed
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myke
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after i finished A levels all i wanted to do was go to work and earn some money. I hadn't ruled out the possibility of further education in the future, but there'sno way i could go back to school/college/uni now.
it's enough of a pain just doing training courses every now and then, so that more academic stuff from now completely turns me off.
if you can handle the commitment and it will get you places, then go for it, but it wouldn't be up my street.
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gianluigi
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Push for day release.
if they didnt offer it to start off with, its unlikely they'll give it to her
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loubielou
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There's both positive and negative things about it so im not really too sure
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