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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](https://icould.com/2021/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mirabella-AWS-image.jpg)
Mirabella decided to attend evening classes to qualify as a software engineer, while working for an accountancy firm in the daytime.
![Dervish](https://icould.com/2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Dervish-tn.jpg)
Dervish left school with two GCSEs. He went on to become a chef before deciding to go back to college to study engineering.
![Mike](https://icould.com/2021/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Mike.jpg)
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](https://icould.com/2021/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Monica.jpg)
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.
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Hear people talk about changing their career path in this short clips video.
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When her job in fashion didn’t fit with her values, Louisa decided to resign without having another job to go to.
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A leg accident led Seb to rethink his career.
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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.
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At 45, David decided to leave his job as a metalogist and go back to university to train as a nurse.