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h5ringer Posted Oct 19, 2011
That's more good news this week then 
One rung at a time...one rung at a time...
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Oct 19, 2011
Yes, I'm really relieved. It was a lot of work and running around, but at least it was worth it in the end. 
Oh, I found out something interesting. Must writre another journal 
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MadSnacker-h2g2 ambassador to Yorkshire and the UK Posted Oct 19, 2011
Happy news,Bel...hope all continues to move foward.
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Dec 7, 2011
In case anybody is still subscribed to this journal, here's an update:
The first block of school was finished a bit more than a week ago. Towards the end, he had two exams to write.
Last week was work practice, and today was one day of school.
He got the results for his exams: he passed both with the highest marks.
He is very pleased, naturally. So am I.
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Elektragheorgheni -Please read 'The Post' Posted Dec 7, 2011
Good for him!
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You can call me TC Posted Dec 8, 2011
That is such an incentive. Now I feel better, and am sure he will stay the course.
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You can call me TC Posted Dec 8, 2011
Do congratulate him on our behalf, Bel!
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Dec 8, 2011
Will do, TC, thanks. 
Z, he is enjoying it a lot more than he ever enjoyed school. He still says he'd have preferred to work with children, but he's actually quite happy with it all.
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Z Posted Dec 8, 2011
It's great that he's enjoying it. Here carers in nursing homes are not trained, they are usually very low paid. Some of them do on-the-job qualifications, but these are not very useful.
Some men do the work, but it's very low status work, anad often done by women. Although I have met some devoted and brilliant carers who really enjoy the job, there are many who simply treat it as a low paid unskilled job and try and avoid work. I have had friends who have done this work and really enjoyed it. The carers at my grandmothers nursing home do a wonderful job, and she likes them a lot. They are mainly middle aged women who have cared for their children and elderly relatives.
But I couldn't image an mother in the UK being delighted that her son had a job working in a nursing home, even if they were doing the on-the-job qualification.
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Dec 8, 2011
There are two ways here: one is a carer helper which requires one year of education. They're the low-paid jobs done by a majority of people (mainly women). Then there are those jobs which take three years of education and once you're an approved and examined carer, you can do a lot of things - not all are highly paid, though, but the possibility is there. There are a lot fewer men than women doing this job, so male applicants are usually very welcome.
It is a respected job here, as far as I'm aware.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Dec 8, 2011
What your son is doing sounds a lot like what our 'practical nurses' do, Bel. Is it like htat?
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