The Idea

This is my first and I expect only blog , which considering I am an ICT teacher, probably means something. I know that most blogs that are started are soon forgotten. Still, hopefully this will see me through.

The objectives are:
1. To become UK qualified in order to pick up contract electrician work
2. To meet objective 1 in as little cost as possible
3. To get work
4. To achieve this by June 2012

Objectives explained
1. Another skill is always handy and having done a bit of wiring myself I think it is something I should be able to pick up without, hopefully, too much time and effort. I've always enjoyed working with electrical things and wiring, I think I have knack for it. If I can pick up some work, even just 2 weeks worth, when I am back in the UK or use these qualifications to get me some temp work overseas then that will be worth it. Actually, another reason for doing this is I want to learn something new and do something that is outside of my current work (teaching ICT in Thailand).

2. I don't have any spare cash to spend on going to collage, doing courses, home study kits or even buying new books. I am kind of treating it as a challenge to see how cheaply I can become qualified by scouring the web for resources, by getting my school library to purchase any books I need (I'll run an electronics after school activity or something). Ideally, I hope to get everything I need legally off of the Internet. I've even thought of trying to get some sponsorship, you never know.

3. The reasons for this objective is explained in objective 2. An extra source of income during school holidays would be very welcome.

4. The June 2012 date basically gives me a year to study and do whatever I need to do to sit exams in the UK. Although actually, I might not return to the UK until 2013, when my school gives my family and I tickets to return to the UK. I can't see myself funding a trip to the UK in 2012 out of my own pocket just to sit some exams. Maybe I can take them in BKK at the British Embassy or something.

This looks like a long post. Does blogging etiquette say I should end here and start a new page? Guess I will.