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Changing your career following redundancy

Dealing With Redundancy

Losing your job can be one of the hardest things you have to face in life. 

But remember…

Whatever happens, and whatever your circumstances, there are always positives you can take from the situation. The important thing is not that you have lost your job, but how you deal with losing your job. 

The internet is a fantastic place to keep educated and help guide you through redundancy. We have put together some articles we believe will help you prepare for your new future, whether you are looking for more information, money guides or mental health support, please check out the links below: 

 

Steps to your future career

Redundancy can mean new opportunities, including the chance to retrain for a new career. It is important to keep educated and explore all options for retraining, as well as the financial support available to help you on the path to your new future. You might find that losing your job opens the door to a new career. 

Adding to your existing skills or gaining qualifications in a new area are good ways of improving your chances of getting another job. They could also give your confidence a well-needed boost.

You’ll find lots of retraining choices open to you when you’ve been made redundant, from apprenticeships and internships to part-time, full-time or distance study courses at college, university or training centres.

 

Why Brookhouse?

With nearly 30 years of experience in the gas training industry, we pride ourselves at being the UK’s #1 gas plumbing training and assessment specialists. Our success is driven by partnerships with some of the industry’s most reputable organisations. Allowing us to  provide every student with a 100% guaranteed local work placement out in the industry.

We are a family at Brookhouse and we believe the best way for you to get to know us better is by listening to what our fantastic students have to say about us. Why not check out some of the volunteered testimonials from our satisfied trainees here: https://www.brookhousetraining.com/success/

 

Financial Support

Along with the stress, anxiety and grief you might feel after losing your job, it’s likely you’ll have the added stress of financial anxiety. We would like to support you during this time as much as possible and give everyone the ability to explore a career in gas without the financial worry.Finance is available for all of our gas courses, helping you to spread the cost of your new career with manageable monthly instalments, spread over a period of time to suit your budget. 

We are partnered with Ideal4Finance who deal with a number of lenders in order to deliver the best possible finance option for you. To find out more and complete our short and simple application form please click here: https://www.brookhousetraining.com/ideal4finance/

At Brookhouse we understand whether expected or sudden, redundancy can cause huge uncertainty and stress. Our aim is to provide you with support and guidance every step of the way, our team of dedicated professionals are on hand to make this transition as easy as possible for you. 

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15:43 07 Jul 24
Stop thinking about doing the course and get it done.I was a hgv driver for over 15 years no experience in plumbing and gas and was threatening to do the course for a while just wish I had done it sooner.Please don't think u can just attend and pass coz u can't. If u put the work in and study u can pass and succeed. There was times on the course I was thinking how am I going to pass this and wish I hadn't of started it. But after the placement and studying it all sinks in trust. My tutor Chris is a top guy helped with anything I don't understand. Placement was very good I got took on straight away after passing my acs. It took me all in 6 months so it can be done. So it's been just over a year now that I've been employed, the company I work for have paid me to do cookes/fires/Lpg all qualified now. Also I have been doing some jobs of my own aswell. Get it done 5 STAR 100%
Michael Greenwood
11:03 26 Jun 24
I left the Royal Marines after 15 years, having only ever known one employment. The gulf between careers seemed massive.Brook house bridged that gap perfectly. The staff all have a genuine investment in your success.The training and facilities are excellent and leave you well prepared for what you will encounter on site.The work placement was brilliant and selected with care to put you in a strong position to complete your portfolio and ACS.Upon completion Brook house provided advice and support to help me find employment…. 3 days later I was employed.I can’t thank the team enough…well worth it !!
Daniel Croft
18:57 23 May 24
Can't fault this place at all. It was a great place to learn, the tutors were very knowledgeable and patient. It is a fast paced course especially if you have no previous plumbing/gas experience, but if you take their advice to revise and read the books provided it makes it a lot easier to take it all in.My placement was a bit up and down. My placement was cancelled at the last minute but BTC had set me up with another but this could only be for a month. During that month BTC had kept on it and arranged a permanent placement who I am now fully employed with. Cheers Tim. When on placement I needed to get in contact with my tutor for a couple of questions. He was easy to get hold of and was happy to help. Cheers John.All in all I am very happy that I chose Brookhouse and would recommend to anyone.Thank you all at BTC
Ben Andrew
11:41 18 May 24
Best decision I've made with my life.I qualified in around 7 months and got a job with British Gas immediately after passing. The instructors were great, really knew their stuff.Portfolio jobs were marked off by staff usually within a week. Guaranteed placement was good but there were a few issues such as not doing enough gas jobs but it was sorted by brookhouse.£7,000, leaving a job and 6 months unpaid training is a big decision to make. It paid off massively for me. I've now got a career I love, a large payrise and a job I enjoy.A few tips-Study hard, it's a fast paced course.-Have a plan of what you want too do after, I'd recommend employment after. 6 months isn't enough to go self employed I feel.-worth getting accommodation so you can focus on course.
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