Hi,
I've done some research on this via the RN website but can't find much information regarding career guidance and progression besides monetary contributions to study being available.
Just wondering if there is career guidance available to those serving - as in advice on the best qualification routes to take to meet our personal academic aims?
I ask this because it will be a goal of mine to improve my academic qualifcations (didn't try as hard for my GCSE's as I should have - regretting it now!)
Eventually my aim would be to study for a degree (if time would allow whilst serving) and potentially transfer from a rating to an officer.
I've already went to college for 3 years achieving a BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and a Level 2 City & Guilds, which leaves me just short of the UCAS point entry requirements for an officer (I'd still need a few more A-C GCSE's anyway!)
So this leads me to the next question - if I were to study for A levels whilst serving, would this negate the need for 5 A-C GCSE's since they are of a higher level? Would my current btec level 3 ( A level equiv) have any sway - or would I need to rebuild my qualifications from bottom up, per say?
Thanks
I've done some research on this via the RN website but can't find much information regarding career guidance and progression besides monetary contributions to study being available.
Just wondering if there is career guidance available to those serving - as in advice on the best qualification routes to take to meet our personal academic aims?
I ask this because it will be a goal of mine to improve my academic qualifcations (didn't try as hard for my GCSE's as I should have - regretting it now!)
Eventually my aim would be to study for a degree (if time would allow whilst serving) and potentially transfer from a rating to an officer.
I've already went to college for 3 years achieving a BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and a Level 2 City & Guilds, which leaves me just short of the UCAS point entry requirements for an officer (I'd still need a few more A-C GCSE's anyway!)
So this leads me to the next question - if I were to study for A levels whilst serving, would this negate the need for 5 A-C GCSE's since they are of a higher level? Would my current btec level 3 ( A level equiv) have any sway - or would I need to rebuild my qualifications from bottom up, per say?
Thanks
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