Originally Posted by Neil (Post 947044)

So if your married you pay more tax?
I think married people should be able to share tax allowances.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 947045)

Everyone is living with the effects of the cuts.

Without wishing to appear cruel, and not knowing your circumstances, if there's no access into a career you'd like to do, it might mean considering a different type of employment.

Besides, just because someone's trained as a 'life coach', or whatever, doesn't necessarily mean someone will be willing to pay for that service when qualified, which would mean full time employment.

There's hundreds of thousands of people doing jobs they don't particularly like. They do them because they have to.

Again, honestly, not being nasty, your first post was very negative, and bitter towards these part-time jobs, paying thirty-five pounds a week.

Good for them, that are lucky enough to get 'em.

If there's sadly no way to retrain for what you think you'd like to do, you have no option, but to consider an alternative career.

Getting angry, at a situation that isn't going to change, anytime soon, wont secure a NVQ in mentoring skills.

Obviously an intelligent man, you'll perhaps have to think of another path back to employment.

Besides, in a recession probably not a good area to want to get into. Life coaching, skill training, mentoring, are always the first things to have their budgets cut, so there'll be less people seeking those things.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 947048)

What are the qualifications about?

Show you have the right skills to meet your clients' complex needs with an NVQ in Advice and Guidance.

If your job involves helping and advising others, these qualifications can help you develop your skills and progress at work. You'll cover topics from administration and referrals to providing advice, guidance and information services.

Who are they for?

An NVQ in Advice and Guidance is for anyone working in an organisation offering guidance services - for example a careers service, youth justice service or IAG partnership.
NVQ in Advice and Guidance | Advice, guidance and counselling | Advice and guidance | City & Guilds



It sounds to me a qualification for someone already in the field of information/guidance.

Are there many jobs going round here, where there's a big demand for this NVQ?

Originally Posted by jedimaster (Post 947049)

brlieve me gary i've been round the houses searching every possible route back into employment that i can physically do from basic admin to the ideal (as stated above) for which there is plenty of scope for full time employment by the way as it opens several avenues but as i do not posess the relevant qualifications in ANY of these types of employment my experience does not count and i have been told this over and over again by potential employers. and there are thousands in the same boat as me. as for being negative I am all for youth provision however when it comes to unemployment i believe that every opportunity for gaining new skills should be open to everyone regardless of who they are or how old they are. I would be prepared to do anything that i could physically do if someone would just give me the chance to damn well do it. i still have organisations svreaming for me to volunteer for them doing similar stuff to what I would like to do yet paying employers aren't interested.

Originally Posted by jedimaster (Post 947050)

there are organisations everywhere requiring this qualification for instance all the people employed to deliver the government work programme,schools,colleges (you even need it to work in student services).bootstrap,remploy,reed in partnership,shaw trust,connexions careers guidance,nhs,retirement homes,family centres,vedas,north lancs training,training 2000,next step,youth service,mental health support services,social services,


to name only a few of thousands of possible routes - as this is only a gateway qualification

Originally Posted by jedimaster (Post 947053)

basically because i don't have any admin qualifications and experience doesn't count

Originally Posted by jedimaster (Post 947054)

as i said, iag is the ideal but i have been down every other possible route applying for every job i can physically do, with the same result

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 947099)

Re -Married couples tax allowance
The link quoted clearly shows that it applies to oldies -
"If you are married and living together and at least one spouse was born before 6 April 1935"
If you are still working at age 75 you deserve it:D
Married Couple's Allowance (includes civil partnerships) : Directgov - Money, tax and benefits

Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 947183)

Way to hijack a thread guys!!!!