2007-01-13 06:56:06 · 18 answers · asked by lorz 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
How to become a nurse:
http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/nursing.shtml
How to become a social worker:
http://www.gscc.org.uk/Training+and+learning/Become+a+social+worker/
2007-01-13 07:07:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've just finished a course call Access to Nursing and Health studies at my local college, I done it part-time in the evenings for 1 year. I have now been accepted to do my nurse training at university which will take another 3 years, I'm so glad I got out of the office working environment which I had been in since leaving school 9 years ago. I know that you have been stuck in it for over 20 years but it's not to late, it is a great and rewarding career path to take.
Good luck with what ever you choose to do.
2007-01-13 07:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by sexylove 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't let the fact that you have been in another job for 20 years put you off nursing. My friend left her career and went into nursing recently, and was told the majority of candidates and people on the nursing courses are actually mature students.
Another thing which makes it an attractive and good choice for mature students is the availability of generous bursaries for nursing students. The money you are entitled to throughout your studies is MUCH higher than you will be offered through other courses. There are also opportunities for doing agency nursing while you are completing your studies too, to further boost you income.
Good luck!
2007-01-13 07:08:17 · answer #3 · answered by Les 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It'll be easier to become a social worker, there are courses available in most colleges/universities for social work. They are usually 1-2 years. Nursing is more complex, and would require more of a time investment.
2007-01-13 06:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by Ilich 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Go back to school or get your master in social worker. To be a nurse, you have to go to community college and get an associate degree and take a test. But, if you already have a degree, I would either get a BS degree in either one of these or get my master degree in social worker or nursing.Good Luck and Best Wishes!
2007-01-13 07:00:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i have some good news and more good news but alot of bad news, after 20 yrs you should be thinking about retirement i think retirment is retired out of a later institutionary invitalment towards a peco life wit productive instability and worst comp cases with lesser ideas and cooperative people that ma yfind your lack of interest as intolerable as though some locations repeat more or often repute it may deem necessary to violate some occurences and provail the institution for its foundries and population presumptions.
2007-01-13 07:12:53 · answer #6 · answered by RudeBoy13 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look before you leap.
Try volunteering in a hospital or with a crisis center before you spend the effort at school. Don't get me wrong, I'm pro-education.
Both of these careers SOUND more glamorous than they are (just like EVERY career). They also both have VERY high burn out rates. The people who stick with them LOVE it and could not see themselves doing anything else.
Good luck
2007-01-13 07:03:28 · answer #7 · answered by Jeffrey C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you live in the UK the following links below should help one for social work and one for nursing - good move and good luck
2007-01-13 07:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You need to get lots of experience with volunteering. But you must also think hard about these roles - can you switch of at the end of the day. As to get too involved in peoples lives as you could can be hard on you!
2007-01-13 07:07:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Phone your local college and ask when their next open night is. They'll have all the information of the courses and qualifications that you'll need. Good luck
2007-01-13 07:00:56 · answer #10 · answered by sundancer332003 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋