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mikomi58 | 14:14 Thu 27th Mar 2008 | Jobs & Education
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I am soon to be leaving the Army, qualified as a design draughtsman class one, with an ONC/HNC in building studies and various Autocad qualifications. I wish to progress towards being an architect but cannot attend university full time as I have a mortgage. Are there any other routes I can take? Thank you in advance.
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These links might give you some initial information:
http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/helpwithyo urcareer/jobprofiles/profiles/profile462/

http://www.architecture.com/EducationAndCareer s/Home.aspx

As I read that information, you're going to have to study for a degree. As you can't do that full-time, you need to seek an appropriate part-time course. To do so, start here:
http://www.ucas.com/students/coursesearch/

If you decide that you won't be able to train as an architect, you might want to consider seeing if a career as an architectural technician/technologist would be more practical:
http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/helpwithyo urcareer/jobprofiles/profiles/profile474/

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Thanks very much for your help I'll check out the websites and look into the technician side of it too, that could be a good option.
Hi mikomi, I was in a similar situation but wanting to be a planner rather than an architect, and managed to get a job where my employer sponsors the cost of the uni course and gives me one day a week off to attend lectures. I have to study in my own time but its only a two week course, a small price to pay to have someone pay for the course as well as a salary, and get a job at the end of it!
When leaving the army . Do they not look at routes to employment and discuss this with you .

Much like a careers advisor?
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Thanks for the above. The army do assist, but as I have to give a years notice I'm not that far through the system yet!! Just trying to do my own research in the meantime. All suggestions gratefully received.

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