Im a 27 years old with only Olevel cert trying to start over
Im a 27 years old single and nothing to show for it. After graduating with o level, i did get myself into a diploma course in Poly.
Turned out it was not the course that i wanted and i naively dropped out from it.. At that time my mental health took for the worst.
At that time too, i know i do not have any mental capacity to continue study so i start working in retail.. i jumped from retail to retail shop for years.
After tht i have to stop working to be the caretaker for my grandparents who were bedbound and navigating my father who is also recently half blind.
Skiped to 2 years. Since i stop being the caretaker. I want to start anew. I want to start thinking for myself and my future.
My plan is to start going back to the workforce to earn money for myself. Also i know i have a lack of education and there is small scope of job that i can get into.
My plan is to work and enroll myself to a part time diploma in poly if i am eligible(i regret not starting earlier).
Is there any advice or a way that i can continue studying and still earning income? Any advice for me when starting over? I really do need to start over.
Netizens’ comments
- You can sign up for a free 1 to 1 consultation with SkillsFuture – they will advise you on upskilling, what courses you’re suitable for and the available grants and subsidies etc.
You already have experience in retail and home caregiving for the elderly, so those are things you can offer in addition to your O level cert. If you don’t mind a career related to either of those areas, enrol in a certificate or diploma to layer more up-to-date knowledge and skills on top of your existing experience. The elder care industry will only be expanding in coming years, given our aging population. - You have something to show for it. You showed that you are able to have the patience, strength (physical) and likability to have 2 very old people and 1 disabled person trust you to let you take care of them. You obviously don’t shy away from bodily fluids or showering them.
It looks like retail is not for you if you are hopping from place to place. I wouldn’t suggest sales either because of your mental health. income is great if you can take serious pressure and not crack.
Why not consider palliative care or Senior care industries (not just in nursing). These people are usually highly sought after and paid quite well, not just in Singapore but anywhere in the world. These companies sometimes offer further education to you so you don’t pay anything. - friend. you have working experience now and you can directly enroll yourself into a part time diploma with kaplan, which will allow you direct entry into their affiliated universities degree programs(which you can also do part time)
without any financial support from anyone, its quite important that you got a day job to finance your tuition bank loan, which is why doing both your diploma and then degree part time is a good solution
what do you like to do? finance? HR? business management?cybersecurity?