Hi all,
I've been working in IT for about 10 years or so and wanna get out of IT. I'd love to move into something like podiatry, physio, sports science, sports massage or the like. But at 32 I don't have 5 years to train, qualify etc.... for a new career
What I'd love to do is a two year course in something like podiatry/physio and set up a practice.
Has anyone here done such a thing, anyone know of good courses, how to qualify. Any suggests on avenues to follow.
Suggestions are most welcome.
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This one deserves its own forum, I think!
There are quite a few people on these forums who have done/are doing just that, bri - and for what it's worth: at 32 you have plenty of time to do whatever you want to change your life. It takes planning and determination, but you can do it if you really want to.
good luck.
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I'm still a bit away yet tho'
To see if there is a need for the service you are going to offer within your catchments area
To ensure that your catchments area is not saturated with others offering the service
To check out the opposition
and so on ...
A good way of doiing this is as part of prepearing a business plan
Good Luck
Seriously, for which area (ie govt, retail, finance, app dev., infrastructure etc etc etc)? When you say consultant do you mean an IT Contractor or a managment consultant (ie Accenture)?
IT is boring , I need 9 - 5
((((((((IT people everywhere))))))))))
Does anyone agree (or even disagree)
I see podiatry, physio or such, as a breath of fresh air. Meeting new people all the time. A new challenge.
WW thanx for the email. I'll check that out now.
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Yeah maybe just a change of study would brighten my day. Studying/learning something entirely differant could make a differance.
But to be honest I'm really waiting on the Lottery win or my race coming home first.
I have exact same problem as you Im 33 stuck in IT and I absolutely hate it.
I want to do something more physical, but the problem is im so used to the (relatively) decent money I get in IT that its difficult to think of something else that will support my lifestyle in this country.
So I have formulated another plan - hopefully in another 5 years I will have accrued enough money behind me that I can emmigrate. My son will be 17 then so I wont feel overly guilty leaving the country.
I was thinking Italy or Cyprus (my misses' family live there).
Im sick to death of desk jobs, Im sick to death of the British climate.
And plenty of overseas opportunities too.
That's why we don't live in the UK anymore ...
I probably will have to work in IT when I first get there (mainly for reasons relating to the paperwork involved in getting me residency) but that would be short term. Long term I just want some menial part time job just to pull in a few quid a week beer money - early semi-retirement sort of thing. If I can go out there with enough money that shouldnt be an unachievable goal.
I have a second property which I let out, and was lucky enough to buy a few years back when the market was low, I should make a pretty decent amount of money out that alone when I sell up everything - plus the money from the house I live in - plus savings. I have a figure in my head that im aiming for and If I can go out with that much then Ill be in the position where I wouldn't need to earn much to get by.
thats the theory anyway - only time will tell if it actually pans out like that.....
I think half my problem is i work for a huge multinational IT company
I may try and go back to a small company OR a small IT dept in a company
<<NRG-B regresses into paranoia for a moment and resurfaces..>>
Seriously, JJ has made an important point.
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