Will

A good frend of mine who was a forklift driver got laid off last friday and cant

find work anywhere, and he is considering re-training to be somethng else.

I have suggested that he goes into IT but he is not keen of the IT industry.

If you had the time to re-train what would you do

Timwinner

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I would be an IFA, I know people will laugh but train now and be qualified for when it picks up. If not the Paralegal, more work than you can shake a stick at. Honestly I could get him work tomorrow down here.
Its nuts, everyone is suing everyone at the minute and people are getting nicked all over the shop.

SunnySideUp

I would become a seller of 'Random Light Generators' for the dashboard (tell the gullible that it somehow is needed to protect their engines)

The Zohan

Retrian as a sparky or plumber, people will always require them for new or old properties. could pay 200+ a day so not bad money especially self employed, depends what he/she wants really. IT, nah!

RJM25R

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Sparky or plumber, without a shadow of a doubt! My son is 11 and I'm already pushing him to do one or the other.

HankScorpio

Deffo a trade, decent IT technical jobs are still going abroad so limited opportunities and getting in to non tech would usually require experience.

V5RLTD

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Any trade really, when the house building kicks off again they will be crying out for people, i earn good money as a self employed plasterer