Well, I've gone absolutely and completely bonkers.

I'm stuck in Sweden and have formed a plan in the past two hours.

Here's the prolog to the plan. I had to turn down a really good job in the Stockholm due to family issues. I found out yesterday that the door is still open once my family can do without me. The job is at a rental company for the film and TV industry, providing lighhts, cameras, cranes, camera rails and soundrecording equipment. Had I taken the job I should have been on tour right now, building cranes, laying rails and working at the semi finals to find the song that will go on to the eurovision song contest. A huge production over here. Said company also provided cranes, cameras and audience lighting for the eurovision finals that was broadcast all over europe last year. They also provide cameras and lights for just about every major feature film and TV production in Sweden. That is what I turned down.

But the door is still open.

Then I find out that one of the uniersities has a music and sound production course running two years. You walk out of that with a "University
Diploma with specialization in Sound Production."

One catch. I need a highschool diploma first and I'm missing one item to have a valid one - my native language. All other subjects are covered for the highschool diploma.

So here's the plan:
Take the competency test for university studies.
Home studie highschool Swedish and go sit the tests.
Apply for the university course starting fall 2009.
Take the job as soon as the family can do without me.

Spend two years at the company while studying at university (it's a distance course run via internet and 16 compulsory meetings with school).

By then my marketable skills in the entertainment industry in Canada should be very OK, or?

Oh, I'm also a film projectionist as of yesterday and start working part time at the local cinema next weekend. So add that to the skills as well.

Catch number two: By the time I'm done with the studies I'll be turning 46.

How does the above sound to the rest of you guys?

Sounds very busy, but knowing you very doable....

Age is just a number! Does it really matter what age you are when you achieve your goal?

Goo luck.

Age doesn't matter unless you're a cheese.

I like cheese.

Anyway - I hope the plan works. If nothing else I'd be working for one majorly good company over here and spen vacations at "home", if you catch my drift.

Thanks for the good luck.

If you can afford the international fees and your personal circumstances allow, you may like to look into studying in Canada itself. So long as you study at an approved post-secondary college you qualify for an open work permit when you graduate (which would help eventually qualify you for PR under Canadian Experience Class). you could apply as a mature student so your lack of high school diploma might not be an issue to you getting a place so long as you have experience relevant to the course.

good luck with it all

LL

Hi Londonlass,

thanks and yes, I know. I also know the owner in GTA of an institute that teaches the same course.

However, those fees I can not afford. No way.

And here is an update:

Am locating my degrees in english, social studies, history, maths, science and german. Am on the right track. Been using the phone a lot today.

I also spoke with the university and I may be able to be accepted on grounds that I have work experience from the industry. That and a competency test should get me in for spring 2010 which is when it starts next. I can apply for assesment for approval on those grounds already now and apply for real when they open for applications.

There are 16 occasions in the two years where you have to come to a campus. reasons being lab hours in a studio. However, I have access to studios and the course manager said I donät have to come to those meetings then. This got me thinking. I could enroll and should a job in Canada appear I should be able to go. In GTA I have access to studios and tutors so no problem keeping up with the lab hours. The rest is done via the internet.

I'm still going to sit the tests for Swedish highscool diploma and once uni is done I have a 2 year university degree and 14 years of studies which gives me 20 points. Lovely!

Hi

Maybe it is not that simple!

Perhaps you should consider a more complex approach?

Get in touch next time you are in town
Roy

Nothing in life is simple. That is what it has taught me so far.

I will get in touch next time.

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Go for it....you're still a young babe, I will be 50 in October. I returned to the UK 1.5 yrs ago temporarily. Whilst being here I have a completed a business course, learnt to ride again as not riding since I was 12 years old and now jumping(well just over cross bars but getting there) as well as learning BHS stable management by volunteering and working, and now completing an Legal Exec Dip of which should be done by June.... and caring for an elderly parent,if I can get through then anyone can, but also depends on fulfilment for me.

Nothing in life worth having, is easy got, that's for sure!

You go girl! My hat's off to you, as another "mature" student.

And keep away from those hooves!

All the best lady,

Ms M x