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Changing direction
If you realise you’re on the wrong path or just feel ready for something new, you can always make a switch.
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Mirabella decided to attend evening classes to qualify as a software engineer, while working for an accountancy firm in the daytime.
Dervish left school with two GCSEs. He went on to become a chef before deciding to go back to college to study engineering.
Mike left school and went to work in a meat factory. At 24, he decided he wanted to become a nurse and so went back to college to get his GCSEs.
Monica worked in retail and as a cashier in a bank. She decided to retrain as a nurse after spending time in hospital when her husband became ill.
Hear people talk about changing their career path in this short clips video.
When her job in fashion didn’t fit with her values, Louisa decided to resign without having another job to go to.
A leg accident led Seb to rethink his career.
Shashi was a fairly successful jockey for eleven years but realised he was never going to be a champion. After some research, he decided to become a jockey’s agent instead.
At 45, David decided to leave his job as a metalogist and go back to university to train as a nurse.