The Question 

I have just seen contact info on the ICG website and thought I’d drop you a line.

I desperately need some advice and don’t know where to start!  I am 31 years old and work as an Office Manager .  I have been considering a change of career for quite some time now and am particularly interested in becoming a Careers Advisor.  The problem being that I have a mortgage to pay and therefore can’t sign up to a full time or part time course.  I’ve been trying to find a distance learning course but am really struggling.  I have an HND in Business/Travel Management but don’t have a degree.  I do however have a lot of experience in working with young people (graduate level) in Media organisations.  I feel I really have something to offer but simply don’t know where to start. 

Any help/advice would be very much appreciated.

My Reply

Thanks for getting in touch.

I think that if you are interested in working with young people a good start would be to talk to the people at connexions who specifically work with people aged 13-19.  There is some useful information here which explains the work based learning option