New to the 2330

[chris83]

Hello everyone. Just joined the board and I think i'll get a lot of answers here.

I am panicing a bit. I started the C&G 2330 at Doncaster College in September. Before I started I had no experience in the field and I worked in a call centre. I still do. Now in order to do this course I had to cut my hours down to 25 and I just got my first pay cheque. Ouch. I turned 25 a matter of days ago and the wage is not what you want to be on at my age.

I now have loads of thoughts going through my head about this course. First of all i'm praying that it isn't a total waste of my time. I have tried to go through many routes to get a good trade and only now have I decided to start at the bottom. I'm giving a lot up for this too, but i'm determind to be a success. What are the chances of me getting a job in the industry with my current circumstances? I'm aware that my wage may not improve too much as a beginner, but at least i'd be in the industry.

Call it a wake up call if you will, but at 25, I know that things need to drastically improve. Anyone else done the course and had the same feelings and is it worth it in the end? Also, Doncaster College seems a very poor place to learn. Understaffed and the teachers seem to think we know what they are talking about most of the time.

Any help would be appreciated.

Chris

[chris9999]

hi chris, i am not going to be of any help but am doing the same course at the same college and started at the same time as you, i am doing a full time course which takes 2 years. so far its fairly easy except for being in a class of younger adults! i am nearly 40 and am doing it for the same reason as most older students.

i have been looking at jobs and forums for a while and 2330 is a basic course but provides the fundermental knowledge we will need for the future, i hope to do part P and 17th edition during year 2 as most of it seems to be theory. allot of jobs seem to want 2330/17th/c&g 2391 plus experience.

i sometimes think why am i doing this but hopefully in 3 years i wont be looking back and regretting it.

good luck
chris

[kev]

HI THERE,

I AM THE SAME IA M DOING MY 2230 LEVEL 2 PART TIME IN SUNDERLAND. I HAVE SOME PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. EVERYONE I HAVE SPOKE TO AGREES YOU MUST DO YOUR 2230 FIRST AND TRY AND GET DOME ON SITE EXPERIENCE. TO GET ON SITE I HAVE DONE MY PART P AND AM DOING MY 17TH EDITION IN MARCH.

I AM AT SUNDERLAND COLLEGE ON A PART TIME ADULT CLASS AND IT IS GREAT INCLUDING THE STAFF.

TRY RINGING A FEW AGENCYS, THEY DONT PAY MUCH BUT IF YOU HAVE YOUR PART P YOU CAN GAIN SOME EXPERIENCE.

I AM ALSO 40 AND ITS NEVER TO LATE, KEEP TRYING AND ENJOY IT.

I MUST ADMIT SOME OF THE EQUATIONS AND PRINCIPLES CAN BE HARD WORK, BUT THEY GET EASIER. DOES ANY ONE HAVE ANY PRACTISE EXAMS THEY WANT TO SWAP IF SO SEND ME A PM.

KEEP IN TOUCH.

REGARDS KEV

[blackie]

ALL of you-keep it up and keep going at it-it can be a good living once youre established in the game at some shape or form-experience can be hard to come by at first-and its not the sort of game that you can really bluff without serious consequences occurring if you dont think something through-that said-commonsense plays a big part and being humble in the beginning can pay dividends later on-the easiest ways i found when studying for my guilds was to break the questions down as if they were a new language-decode and decipher whats being said and turn it into your own basic - "simple"-language-also with drawings and diagrams-go over them continuously until you can do them with your eyes shut-brilliant later on when youre under pressure-GOOD LUCK-stick with it!!