Yeah, thanks for the reply mate - I'm basically self taught in computer programming and basic electronics, as part of my freelance work i design circuit boards etc, and I do a bit of voluntary restoration at a heritage railway so even though I'm not very good with my hands and drawing a line straight I am technology/engineering oriented so I was thinking about getting in on an engineering discipline.
I'm still thinking of pushing my consulting work on the side, because it's not time intensive and it'd be nice if I can build that up alongside, but it'd be nice at the same time to fix the errors of the past so to speak, and even if my own venture fails i'll be working towards something that can help elsewhere.
It's fantastic to hear that you're unlikely to be discriminated against, that's probably putting a bit harsh but I did wonder if the SLC if that's still what it's called might be a bit 'you didn't go through first time, please go away'.
I'm still looking through courses but like i say something oriented around engineering, i wondered if it might be wise going for a bit of a bias towards renewable energy as it's quite current, but I don't know. I think main thing for someone like me is to have a bit of broad knowledge in the discipline than get too specialised at this stage because I don't know what i'll end up doing! I appreciate you've probably got the same problem!
That's the problem with life, i'm finding out too late (I know 25/26 isn't that old) but you start to realise gambles you took, opportunities offered aren't what they should have been and you realise it's time to get things back on track.
Thanks for taking the time to reply, I assume you'll be looking or going into engineering too?
Kris