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cc100

14-09-2005, 07:39 PM

Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes
Why not go for a BA or BSc instead?

Im trying to gain a Higher Education qualification that would allow me onto the second year of a degree course.

guttridge

14-09-2005, 07:43 PM

why does scooby never cum on anymore boo hoo :mad:

sol

15-09-2005, 04:55 PM

Do the BUSINESS ONE :hello:

i do AS level Applied Business and there are computing skills in business too so its the bst ont too pick :thumbs:

guttridge

15-09-2005, 06:32 PM

good choice love i saw you did this in bbfans too

cc100

15-09-2005, 08:13 PM

Love??

im a geezer!!

thanks for the advice by the way, im trying to gauge peoples opinions!

guttridge

15-09-2005, 08:14 PM

o sorry mate

lily.

15-09-2005, 08:15 PM

cc .. go for business. Everyone and their cat has a qualification in computers nowadays.

guttridge

15-09-2005, 08:17 PM

they should do anyway

~Kizwiz~

15-09-2005, 08:18 PM

:puzzled:

guttridge

15-09-2005, 08:18 PM

haVE A GOOD one anyway whereever

Sunny_01

15-09-2005, 09:16 PM

I think that before you decide which course you take you should think about which degree you would like to progress to, and also consider what future career you would hope to follow with either qualification.

Both courses have their benefits, their are lots of opportunities which ever career path you choose to follow. Maybe you should pop into your local connexions centre and have a chat with a careers adviser, or go along to the college and chat to one there. They will help you make the right choice for you!

CharlotteSometimes

15-09-2005, 09:25 PM

Originally posted by cc100

I would love to but I dont have A-Levels. I applied through UCAS but got rejected.

I'm trying to gain a Higher Education qualification that would allow me onto the second year of a degree course.

You could to an Access to H.E. course. It's recognised by Universities as an alternative to A Levels, and you can do it as an evening course, too. It would give you more options as far as Uni is concerned than the HNC would as well. Access is a one year course, but it would only get you as far as the first year of a degree course at Uni.

Tanser_Man

15-09-2005, 09:32 PM

There is more work and money in computing.

Business is crap but also profitable.

~Kizwiz~

15-09-2005, 09:34 PM

Combine the two and hey presto.... money galore!

Romantic Old Bird

15-09-2005, 11:08 PM

Personally I would go for information technology. Business is a bit of a broad non-specific thing to study.

Hey, but that's just me Cc. I like fiddling with my pc. I've done management training and taught management skills in Uni and it's pretty deadly stuff unless you are a fledgling megalomaniac who enjoys inflicting pain and suffering on the masses, and I don't think you are!

A HNC/HND is a great way of accessing entry to higher ed though, whatever course you do.

Good luck with whatever direction you take.

Lance

15-09-2005, 11:18 PM

I'll steer clear of giving advice! Past experiences have showed that well my advice isn't always the right advice.:blush:

James

15-09-2005, 11:32 PM

I did an HNC and HND in computing and then went to university. I would always choose computing because I like the subject, and I don't know much about business.

One thing I noticed when I was at college was that some of the students found the programming parts of the course quite difficult, and a fair amount of the course would involve that - though certainly not all at HNC.

Doing an HNC in computing doesn't necessarily lead to software development. You can go on to do say, multimedia, networking or technical support.

guttridge

16-09-2005, 10:58 AM

good choice i reckon

Sunny_01

16-09-2005, 02:50 PM

you see Guttridge thinks James has hit the nail on the head :hugesmile:

guttridge

16-09-2005, 02:52 PM

o no we are not still talknig about this are we

~Kizwiz~

16-09-2005, 02:54 PM

It's an important decision for cc100 to make!

guttridge

16-09-2005, 02:55 PM

yeh but not with us we should talk withher own family i think

~Kizwiz~

16-09-2005, 02:57 PM

I agree that you shoud always talk to your family about improtant things but it's also very good to use other people as a sounding board for certain things... which is why cc100 posted a thread asking for advice

guttridge

16-09-2005, 02:58 PM

and she did it on bbfans too

Dan_

16-09-2005, 02:59 PM

I think cc100 is a he and I thought you hated bbfans anyway or got banned.

Sunny_01

16-09-2005, 03:05 PM

ok can I remind people that this is general chat where everyone is free to discuss anything that they want to discuss.

Guttridge CC can ask for advice about anything here and everyone is free to respond.

Dan_

16-09-2005, 03:08 PM

Yep it's good that you can come here and talk to people and ask for advice because there are a whole range of people on here and in CC's case people may have done one of the courses and have some good info which might help with his choice.

Sunny_01

16-09-2005, 03:10 PM

totally agree BBfernzy - its good to get all round opinions and not be dismissed because someone else is bored with your thread

~Kizwiz~

16-09-2005, 03:11 PM

I think posting your thoughts, ideas, worries on this sort of site is fab!!! Everyone needs to talk and as Fernzy said there is a so much diversity on this site with people from different backgrounds, races and cultures etc.

guttridge

16-09-2005, 03:22 PM

sorry

cc100

16-09-2005, 08:26 PM

Ive found this site a good sounding board in the past, hence me asking now.

thanks for all your advice, I'll take it on board and let you know what I do.

Siouxsie

16-09-2005, 10:50 PM

yep mee too but i dont thing gutteridge meant to be nasty

guttridge

17-09-2005, 11:29 AM

thanks scooby your one in a millen

cc100

21-09-2005, 07:32 PM

Thanks for all your advice!

~Kizwiz~

21-09-2005, 07:36 PM

Well done cc100 :thumbs:

Sunny_01

21-09-2005, 08:01 PM

Thats great news cc100 - See good things come to those that go on and on lol

Good Luck :bouncy: