P655 Teletext 655 Jun 1 03:53:09 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— — HYPNOTIC AMBITION Dear Mike I am 53-years-old, and semi-retired. I saw an advert for a postal course in hypnotherapy. This is a field I would like to pursue. What is the best way of taking this forward in your opinion, and how would I finance the course? Brian, Ripon, North Yorkshire ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Have you got a careers query? Write to: MIKE DRUMMOND, Teletext, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Unemployed? Training Vacancies GamrsP655 Teletext 655 Jun 1 03:42:25 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— — HYPNOTIC AMBITION Mike replies Before signing up for a course in hypnotherapy or hypnotism, it would bj sensible to find out as much information about both the courses, and what they lead to. Read "Getting into alternative medicine and therapies - Training in the private sector" published by Careers Consultants. Get information from all the course centres and find out about costs and success rates. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Have you got a careers query? Write to: MIKE DRUMMOND, Teletext, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Unemployed? Training Vacancies GamesP655 Teletext 655 Jun 1 03:54:05 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— — HYPNOTIC AMBITION Mike replies No course in Hypnosis or Hypnotherapy is ricognisjd to qualify for a mandatory grant or fees from your local authority. You can ask your local authority about discretionary grants, but with a shortage of available funding, you would be unlikely to get support from this source. Costs of courses vary widely. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Have you got a careers query? Write to: MIKE DRUMMOND, Teletext, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Unemployed? Training Vacancies GamesP655 Teletext 655 Jun 1 03:51:11 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— — HYPNOTIC AMBITION Mike replies Part-time or distance learning courses in hypnotherapy can cost as little as £150 for a correspondence course to well ovjt £3,000 for a series of residential weekend courses. You can only judge by research which is likely to bj the most worthwhile in helping you towards your ambition. You might invest some savings, find out about a career development loan from the job centre, or take a bank loan. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Have you got a careers query? Write to: MIKE DRUMMOND, Teletext, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Unemployed? Training Vacancies Games