Richard's route to retraining

"My qualifications were not recognised here in the UK so I was struggling to find any job that offered me a decent wage and future career prospects".

Richard Cartwright moved back to the UK after living most of his life in South Africa. On his return he struggled to find a career, so he made a life changing decision to retrain. Following Richard's decision to retrain, he spent time investigating the options available to him. "Computeach offer a blended IT learning solution that best suited my needs and allowed me to achieve an industry-recognised qualification in a manner that complemented my existing life style and commitments".

Richard turned to an existing interest in computers after seeing a television advert. Although he had no real experience of the IT industry, Richard was aware of the vast opportunities available to those with the right IT qualifications.

Following an initial meeting with Computeach, Richard was instantly impressed with the professional service and the facilities available.

"I felt that Computeach offered a safe investment due to their long established history, credentials and high profile IT partnerships"

Richard identified that one of the major reasons he chose Computeach was that their recruitment department, Computeach Careers, trains students in job-seeking skills such as compiling a CV, aptitude tests and interview techniques, as well as assisting them to find their first job in IT.

Because of the cost of the IT course, I needed to know I would find a job at the end of it and Computeach Careers helped me do just that".

"I am now working in an industry which will allow me to further develop my skills to enable me to continue moving up the IT career ladder".

Computeach enabled Richard to get a meaningful IT qualification and because the course offers a blended learning experience Richard was able to form an excellent relationship with his tutor. This ensured that he received all of the information he required to successfully complete his course.

Richard is continuing his studies with Computeach to further his IT career potential but offers this advice to new students:

"Ensure you sign up with the Careers department as soon as possible, so that they can start searching for a position that is right for your IT future".