Short course to improve p/t rates

May 18, 2006 7:11 AM

What short course can I do to get better paid part time or self employed work?

I am currently recovering from an rsi, and am finding it useful to work part-time to have more time for therapies. I have modest outgoings, however I'm finding it difficult to manage on unskilled wages.

I have around £1000 to potentially spend on a course, which I guess would be similar to $1000.

Computer work would be out, or anything too taxing on the wrists/neck etc, but most physical activity is okay.

Open to all suggestions.

posted by lunkfish to work & money (4 comments total)

No answers specifically but it might help to note that £1000 is closer to US$1800.
posted by altolinguistic at 7:20 AM on May 18, 2006

As far as exchange rate goes, yeh, but I was thinking of roughly what you get for your money in each country.
posted by lunkfish at 7:30 AM on May 18, 2006

I'd second the £1000=$1000 thought.

Would any of the alternative therapies such as aromatherapy be of interest to you? Or how about spending the money on stock and setting up an Ebay store?
posted by ceri richard at 7:38 AM on May 18, 2006

You might want to check out this guide to credible online study programs. I've actually been looking into this myself. Although I'd like to do something more formal, I've been doing alot of language study and some of the MIT open coursewares.
posted by BigBrownBear at 7:51 AM on May 18, 2006