Basically, im in year 11 and ill be leaving soon. I want to be a accountant or something in the banking industry.
I just don't know what to do,
Apprenticeship:
I've been thinking of doing a apprenticeship in accountancy, ill be able to do this when I leave school in June. I'll also get paid for it obviously. My parents really recommend a apprenticeship for me. They're also looking at them for me. I mean there are downsides to this, ill be paid minimal wage i guess, plus ill be away from my friends and shit. Also after two years they could drop me. And go to a new person who wants the same.thing. I've also heard that apprenticeships are for people who are not that bright. I mean i have no clue, because ive never had one. Also some people say you can be treated like shit. Because im a new school leaver working for little money. But there are good sides to this, i mean, after two years they might want to keeps on. Then i get paid more, so that's good i guess.
College:
Now with college, all my friends will be there. I already have a letter to one of the top colleges in my area, they want a interview, this is a really good opportunity. The courses i picked are maths,economics, business studies and accounting. With collage ill get my A levels. I've heard that once i leave with A levels that people will take me more seriously. Then i can earn more money. I'll have more options to do once i leave unlike a apprenticeship.
So basically im stumped, i don't know what to do. Can you help me? Can you tell me about your experiences, and what'll be better for me. Thank you so much
Looks like you answered that yourself, mate.
ye true, its just that Ive been talking to my friends about it. And they want me to to go college, so I just had college on my mind. Id like too see other peoples opinions and experiences
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Yuno like, are A levels worth it? Shit like that
You say you're in Year 11 and you'll be leaving soon. Why not find a school or college that does perhaps a business studies course or similar? Then go on to College or University.
I didn't stay on sixth form because my school couldn't offer what I wanted to do. So I went to a different school to finish off my final years of Secondary Education.
A levels or BTEC (equivalent) are always useful. I don't know if they still do it, but I was able to get a weekly allowance from the government for travel and food while I did my BTEC.
I've got all the GCSE'S I need from secondary school, ive done a lot early and now I have time to make them better. I just want to know what's the best thing to when I leave, apprenticeship or college
Generally I would say go for the apprenticeship - there's not substitute for learning on the job.
On the other hand, in something as conservative as the banking industry, extra education mightn't be a bad idea, especially if it means more bro time.
Hmm, right, did you do a apprenticeship
I've never worked in banking :v:
I was just inferring from other fields.
I know, I was asking, did you do a apprenticeship
Year 11? Well the apprenticeship sounds good for experience and what not but you're still only 16 right?
It's good you're thinking about your future now (I didn't at that age) and you've got massive years of youth left. Why not do both? College is only two years long to get A levels, then you've got time to do the apprenticeship and even then if that doesn't work out you have the A levels needed for university to grab a decent degree
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Anyways though, if I were you I would go to college. I know a lot of people who changed or decided their major midway through. For all you know, four years from now you may not want to be an accountant. In the end though it really comes down to what you think is best for yourself. If you think the apprenticeship is right for you then do it.
Thanks guys. I guess if I go college, ill be in, the interview I have is a really good opportunity. If I have time I could do both. But maybe ill go college for definite. And if I still want to make money I can get a part time job somewhere.
What about you guys? What did you do when you left school?
I'd highly recommend college. Sure apprenticeships are good, and the experience does count up well, but some fields are very highly conservative. My dad did a certain branch of law back when experience counted, company ended up being shut down (it was a charity, operating off government funding, and the Tories hated it) and he was left unemployed. It was a nightmare for him to find anywhere else, as everywhere insists you have A levels or uni degrees in the field, despite the fact he knows his shit, and would power through any interviews if he got to them. HR just chucked out the applications based on "no qualifications", despite over a decade of experience.
I did my A levels and am now in uni, when I get out it's pretty close to inevitable I'll find a job in under a year due to my course being a secure one.
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Also, I will admit that stereotype about apprenticeships does exist, but by no means is it true in every situation, or even a few. There are always a couple of easy apprenticeships, just like I can point you to uni courses for "American studies" but you've to to be serious for some of them, especially ones like plumbing. Still, apprenticeships can be done after A levels, if you want to, A levels are basically mandatory these days.
I don't know how things work wherever you live, but here's what it's like here:
You may be able to undertake a traineeship in an area related to accounting, to do the traineeship you both work as a trainee for a firm while simultaneously getting an education at a technical college. Australia doesn't have American style colleges, instead we go to university. I study a bachelor of Business and Commerce with majors in Accounting and Organisation Management, as part of my degree I am undertaking a pathway into becoming a chartered accountant (a list of specific courses you need to complete).
Once I'm done at uni and apply at the relevant organisation to be a chartered accountant, they'll check my record and see that I completed that pathway at uni, so they'd (hopefully) accept my application and I'd begin five years training to become a chartered accountant. Now that chartered accountant stuff is really important because most accounting positions require the applicant to be a chartered accountant, or at the time training to become one. You don't need to have that uni degree to start the training course, but it certainly helps plus it can look really, really good on a resume. Especially if you put the effort in and received an Honours.
If you do an apprenticeship or a traineeship, you might get a low-level job as a financial accountant at a firm that no one from the other side of the state has heard of. If you receive a bachelors and take it to the next level by becoming a chartered accountant, then who knows. You might be travelling all over the world as a forensic accountant, or a high-level management accountant with an international corporation.
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