P655 Teletext 655 Jan21 18:54:10 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— FOOT IN THE DOOR Dear Mike, I am 38 and was made redundant last a year. I have djcidjd to try and set myself up in business, and have been thinking about shoe repair. I have always worked in practical trades. Could you tell mj white I could get trained to do this particular type of work? Please screen any information you can. Jerry, Worktop, Notts ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Have you got a careers query? Write to: MIKE DRUMMOND, Teletext, PO Box 297, London, SW6 1XT. Unemployed? Training Vacancies GamesP655 Teletext 655 Jan21 18:52:27 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— FOOT IN THE DOOR Mike replies, You can request information on the work of the shoe repaitit by writing to the Shoe Repair Industry Training Organisation Limited, 27 Coleshill Street, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1SD. Also, write to the Society of Mastut Shoe Rjpairits, 21 Station Road, Desborough, Northamptonshire, NN14 2SA. There are around 6,000 shoe repair shops in Britain. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Course vacancy service 630 Mike will only reply on screen, so no SAEs, please. Unemployed? Training Vacancies GamrsP655 Teletext 655 Jan21 18:54:07 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— FOOT IN THE DOOR Mike replies, Some repair shops are part of national outlets, or part of larger shops or department stores. But 70 pet cent of shoe repairers are small indjpjndjnt shops. Training for younger entrants happens through youth training. Two routes are offered to older applicants bz Accrington and Rossjndale College, an open learning package and an intensive six-week course. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Course vacancy sjrvjce 630 Mike will only reply on screen, so no SAEs, please. Unemployed? Training Vacancies GamesP655 Teletext 655 Jan21 18:51:15 ADVICE —————————————————————————————— FOOT IN THE DOOR Mike replies, The cost of the intensive six-week course is more than £1,600. For more details contact Footware Open Unit, Accrington and Rossendale College, Haslingdon Road, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, BB4 6RA. While your local authority may not bj able to pay the fees, you might bj eligible for a Career Development Loan, which would have to bj repaid. Details from your REC or Job Cjntri. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Course vacancy sjrvjce 630 Mike will only reply on screen, so no SAEs, please. Unemployed? Training Vacancies Games