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  • 20-10-2020 11:28pm
    #1
    Cardamom and mimosa
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭


    Ive been working as a teacher for the last couple of years. The work is fine, I like it but theres no stability in it and it is precarious.

    It's hard to save or plan for any kind of a future and its causing me allot of anxiety and stress.

    In the years ive been subbing ive worked with great teachers who've been subbing for 5 - 15 years with no permanent contracts. Ive worked with permanent teachers who are on 6 - 12 hour contracts and rely on precarious casual subbing work to make up full time hours.
    I love teaching but dont want to bounce from one job to another for another 10+ years.
    Ive been trying to get any job outside of my degree area but to no avail and moving abroad isnt an option in my situation.

    Ive wanted to upskill or retrain, as I cant afford to go back to college full time I decided to go the Springboard route.
    I saw 3 courses that directly relate to my undergrad but would also be suited to jobs outside of my original area of study and experience.
    The courses are predominantly online with distant learning evening classes and the odd Saturday on campus. It would suit me perfectly as I can continue to sub while I study.

    I applied to them, sent my qualifications and my CV which I had created with the help of a career guidance counsellor, spent days fixing it up, going over it and making sure it was just right, I was sure I would atleast get an interview.
    I didn't get a reply from any of the colleges.

    The interview dates have passed and I feel a knot in my stomach, I have another year spent in limbo going from job to job, sitting by the phone waiting for a school to call.

    Im wondering if anyone else can relate or had difficulty getting onto a Springboard course and if anyone can suggest alternative ways to secure employment.
    I dont know what more I have to do to get a job or to be seen as employable? It feels like every route I try to take another door slams in my face and I can never seem to move forward or catch a break..


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  • #2
    Esse85
    Registered Users Posts: 8,235 ✭✭✭Esse85


    Cardamom and mimosa wrote: »
    Ive been working as a teacher for the last couple of years. The work is fine, I like it but theres no stability in it and it is precarious.

    It's hard to save or plan for any kind of a future and its causing me allot of anxiety and stress.

    In the years ive been subbing ive worked with great teachers who've been subbing for 5 - 15 years with no permanent contracts. Ive worked with permanent teachers who are on 6 - 12 hour contracts and rely on precarious casual subbing work to make up full time hours.
    I love teaching but dont want to bounce from one job to another for another 10+ years.
    Ive been trying to get any job outside of my degree area but to no avail and moving abroad isnt an option in my situation.

    Ive wanted to upskill or retrain, as I cant afford to go back to college full time I decided to go the Springboard route.
    I saw 3 courses that directly relate to my undergrad but would also be suited to jobs outside of my original area of study and experience.
    The courses are predominantly online with distant learning evening classes and the odd Saturday on campus. It would suit me perfectly as I can continue to sub while I study.

    I applied to them, sent my qualifications and my CV which I had created with the help of a career guidance counsellor, spent days fixing it up, going over it and making sure it was just right, I was sure I would atleast get an interview.
    I didn't get a reply from any of the colleges.

    The interview dates have passed and I feel a knot in my stomach, I have another year spent in limbo going from job to job, sitting by the phone waiting for a school to call.

    Im wondering if anyone else can relate or had difficulty getting onto a Springboard course and if anyone can suggest alternative ways to secure employment.
    I dont know what more I have to do to get a job or to be seen as employable? It feels like every route I try to take another door slams in my face and I can never seem to move forward or catch a break..

    Big thread in bargain alerts on Springboard, many posters there applied for and started on courses in recent weeks.
    Worth checking out.


  • #3
    Cardamom and mimosa
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭Cardamom and mimosa


    Esse85 wrote: »
    Big thread in bargain alerts on Springboard, many posters there applied for and started on courses in recent weeks.
    Worth checking out.

    Thank you for passing that on.


  • #4
    TallGlass2
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭TallGlass2


    Sometimes you won't get interviewed. You'll meet the criteria automatically and be enrolled. I'd touch base via telephone call and find out what's going on. Springboard windows are different so worse case you could get another window coming up, if something has gone wrong on the admin end.


  • #5
    Hannibal_Smith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,905 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hannibal_Smith


    Mod Note

    Moved to Distance, online and Part time learning.

    Local Charter applies. Please read before replying.

    Thanks

    HS


  • #6
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Cardamom and mimosa wrote: »
    I didn't get a reply from any of the colleges.

    This is exceptionally unusual.



    Did you apply via the Springboard site?


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  • #7
    Cardamom and mimosa
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭Cardamom and mimosa


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    This is exceptionally unusual.



    Did you apply via the Springboard site?

    Yes. I even got an email from Springboard confirming my application had been received.


  • #8
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Cardamom and mimosa wrote: »
    Yes. I even got an email from Springboard confirming my application had been received.


    Full disclosure - I have dealings with the Springboard process, so I am very surprised you heard nothing from the colleges themselves.


    Did you contact the colleges directly? There is always a contact name on each of the courses.


  • #9
    Cardamom and mimosa
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭Cardamom and mimosa


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    Full disclosure - I have dealings with the Springboard process, so I am very surprised you heard nothing from the colleges themselves.


    Did you contact the colleges directly? There is always a contact name on each of the courses.


    I left it for another couple of days but as the course was meant to start this Monday I contacted the college directly via the email provided by Springboard. I asked if my application had been received by the college as I was very interested in the course but I got no response to my email.

    Very bad form on the part of the college imo.


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