| Jamie_035 wrote: |
| I have read through alot of the topics and felt it was a rather split decission on the worth of a training course. People who got jobs after course are obviously biased towards them others arent. Id rather not be 3 - 5 thousand pounds out of pocket for something i know i would be capable of fixing, so i think you guys are right. Just keep applying and keep my ear to the ground. I have contacts in hallin marine, oceaneering, fugro and technip so its a case of harrassing them i think. Cheers for all feed back though. |
Well I'm one of the ones who did do a course at The Underwater Centre and I did get a job, well in fact 6 jobs offered!
My take was that I was the wrong age (57) but was in dire need of a career change. It's true what people say on here, it wont get you a job and it wont make you an ROV pilot BUT..........
It WILL give you a very good insight to the industry.
It WILL give you excellent advice on CV, who to apply to and answers to lots of questions you will have.
It WILL give you an edge on your competition.
It WILL give you some flying experience.
It WILL give you more confidence at interview
So £5k or thereabouts is a lot of money, if you do a course and don't get a job (unlikely with your skillset) you will kick yourself for wasting £5k.
If you don't do a course and keep on applying and don't get job you will wonder if you'd done a course whether the outcome would have been different.
I would suggest the course is a good option, you would get your money back within your first 2 trips, a gamble well worth taking.
TUC do an experience day for £80, you will get that back if you book a course, go and do it, it will answer many questions for you. They do NOT try to sell you course, they give valuable feedback if a course is right for you.