3CorsaMeal
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Learn to grow orchids
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spencer88
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Project Management Course. Always comes in handy.
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3CorsaMeal
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imo you don't just learn something for the sake of learning something, just read an old book if you want to know about something. If you want to learn a skill or language you really should be looking at something you will make use of.
Learning a method or some facts is quite easy really, its just remembering things, if you want a skill you need to practice it.
What about some sort of wood working/turning? Like old techniques, join a bloke in a forest making bowls or go to a local college class and make things, why not volunteer to do something, like looking after local wildlife/lakes/forests etc
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GB123
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
Kanji Japanese is one of the hardest, because of the alphabet..
Romanji is far, far, far simpler.
To a certain extent, but you can only go so far without being able to read.
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Eck
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Have you thought about Health and Safety?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0080970702/ref=s9_top_hm_b3rwA_g14_i5
Quite an expensive book, but get stuck in about that, then save up for the IOSH courses. Couple of grand outlay, but the jobs it opens up (not to mention the wages) are very good. Having worked in manual (and somewhat) dangerous environments already, you are in good stead to identify hazards already.
Edit: It is online courses so you don't have to give up work either.
[Edited on 25-11-2014 by Eck]
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spencer88
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Nebosh online course is currently available for £360.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Have you thought about Health and Safety?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0080970702/ref=s9_top_hm_b3rwA_g14_i5
Quite an expensive book, but get stuck in about that, then save up for the IOSH courses. Couple of grand outlay, but the jobs it opens up (not to mention the wages) are very good. Having worked in manual (and somewhat) dangerous environments already, you are in good stead to identify hazards already.
Edit: It is online courses so you don't have to give up work either.
[Edited on 25-11-2014 by Eck]
thats a really good idea actually 
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Tom G
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I currently study a Business degree part time. Certainly proves difficult at times between that work and gym etc, but its nice to sit and use the skills in which you learn. It also provides me with the opportunity to reflect upon my management skills etc.
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Jimbothebarbarian
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You love the mtb, why not look into something along them lines?
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AndyKent
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I'm learning French at the moment. Stick a CD in the car, listen to half an hour every few days. It's interesting.
Will it lead anywhere? No. But we'd like to go to France more in the future and it can't hurt.
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JonnyJ
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Originally posted by AndyKent
I'm learning French at the moment. Stick a CD in the car, listen to half an hour every few days. It's interesting.
Will it lead anywhere? No. But we'd like to go to France more in the future and it can't hurt.
Omelette Du Fromage. Omelette Du Fromage. Omelette Du Fromage.
etc etc
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Cavey
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I downloaded a couple of the teach yourself French things to listen to while walking round, listened to a days worth, seemed pretty good tbh.
Michel Thomas, was the teacher, he does it with 2 students who he lays into a couple of times for being morons, so mildly entertaining too
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Nic Barnes
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may have said already im going to germany in march for a few days so i think its a good idea to get some listen and learn stuff.
today been looking into doing degrees part time with the open university.
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Nic Barnes
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history being the degree i was looking at
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evilrob
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may have said already im going to germany in march for a few days so i think its a good idea to get some listen and learn stuff.
Try Duolingo app on your phone for learning a new language - turns becoming multilingual into a game!
Où est la plume de ma tante? Vous êtes une putain. Je n'avais pas de pantalon.
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belton
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Might sound very stupid but Office/Excel in particular, plus some sort of statistical/financial training (would recommend CIMA - Management accounting - the first 5 exams cost f all, and take 3 months a pop). Once these are done get your employer to pay the rest.
I work for an investment bank and despite they fact i am a systems analyst so predominately IT, I do work for our CEO down plus a lot of analytics for clients who despite being incredibly good at what they do, cannot manipulate data in a quick/meaningful way. This amazed me when i started because the whole industry is based around large amounts of data. I even have friends that work for other banks who wont pay for things like the CFA (highly prestigious financial analyst qual) until they show a certain amount of competency in Excel.
Also - with doing something like CIMA you are working towards exams which i believe really helps while learning. I found the quick pace of the first 5 exams really helps keep up motivation. Good earnings potential as well.
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AndyKent
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quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
I downloaded a couple of the teach yourself French things to listen to while walking round, listened to a days worth, seemed pretty good tbh.
Michel Thomas, was the teacher, he does it with 2 students who he lays into a couple of times for being morons, so mildly entertaining too
That's what I'm listening to. The american woman on it is pretty dim tbf.
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
le petit singe avec un clochard puant dans l'arbre?
The little monkey swings from the tree?
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spencer88
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
may have said already im going to germany in march for a few days so i think its a good idea to get some listen and learn stuff.
today been looking into doing degrees part time with the open university.
I did my degree one day a week for 5 years whilst working full time.
It can be a struggle, but worth it.
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mattievRS
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Web design or photography?
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