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Old Jun 17th 2013, 6:02 pm
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Networking will be the best way to a job.

Can look at community college with your A levels as extra credit to get a head start on a degree and then go else where to finish it, or do it online.

The missus did hers online via Kings in London and it was a lot cheaper than doing it locally. Quite a few others here on BE have done similar things.
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Old Jun 17th 2013, 8:55 pm
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Originally Posted by AmerLisa
How is that? So someone that cannot read or write, should they plunk down a wedge of cash, can attend college?
My understanding is that anyone can go to community college (or private university if they pay the full fees).
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I recently completed my GED. I decided to take the GED because the beauty school I wanted to enroll in would not accept my degree from uni in England as proof of having completed high-school () without it being 'translated' into American. I'd heard that that could be very expensive (a couple of grand) and so decided that completing the GED would be the cheapest option. I also thought that it would may serve me better to have some sort of American qualification in case I needed one in the future.

I'm not sure if it is wholly true across the board but it is my understanding that American companies/universities may require your 'foreign' qualification to be translated. I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong, but that is my experience. Hope that helps.
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If you do go the community college to university route, at least Texas has a couple of good public university systems. Otherwise, I assume it will take time to gain a similar employment position the old fashioned way of working up to said position.

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My understanding is that anyone can go to community college (or private university if they pay the full fees).
That's pretty much the reason why my university has a low retention rate. It's kind of sad, really.
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I recently completed my GED. I decided to take the GED because the beauty school I wanted to enroll in would not accept my degree from uni in England as proof of having completed high-school () without it being 'translated' into American. I'd heard that that could be very expensive (a couple of grand) and so decided that completing the GED would be the cheapest option. I also thought that it would may serve me better to have some sort of American qualification in case I needed one in the future.

I'm not sure if it is wholly true across the board but it is my understanding that American companies/universities may require your 'foreign' qualification to be translated. I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong, but that is my experience. Hope that helps.
FIS, as an example, charge $225.00 for a course by course translation, which is probably what a college would need, so they can go through deciding which courses match up with which classes. ($90.00 for the document for document translation)
Another note, is that for the translation to happen at a course for course level, you need transcripts, which are not always easy, or sufficiently detailed from Brits to be of much use in translation.
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Old Jun 18th 2013, 3:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Bob
Networking will be the best way to a job.

Can look at community college with your A levels as extra credit to get a head start on a degree and then go else where to finish it, or do it online.

The missus did hers online via Kings in London and it was a lot cheaper than doing it locally. Quite a few others here on BE have done similar things.
Thanks Bob, I hadn't heard about being able to do it online with Kings, I'll take a look.
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Old Jun 18th 2013, 3:34 pm
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Originally Posted by kimilseung
FIS, as an example, charge $225.00 for a course by course translation, which is probably what a college would need, so they can go through deciding which courses match up with which classes. ($90.00 for the document for document translation)
Another note, is that for the translation to happen at a course for course level, you need transcripts, which are not always easy, or sufficiently detailed from Brits to be of much use in translation.
Quickly adds up when you have a few different certificates from different boards of education. The GED cost $170.

I understand that it is sometimes necessary to get the docs translated in order to convert them to usable credits over here, but in my case the GED was suffice.
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Originally Posted by Holliver
Quickly adds up when you have a few different certificates from different boards of education. The GED cost $170.

I understand that it is sometimes necessary to get the docs translated in order to convert them to usable credits over here, but in my case the GED was suffice.
It is not a per certificate charge, it is for all you got
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Originally Posted by kimilseung
It is not a per certificate charge, it is for all you got
Ah, OK. In that case it's not too bad then.

I'm still satisfied with my GED I had a lot of fun trying to study Maths that I hadn't done in 15 years
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Originally Posted by Holliver
Ah, OK. In that case it's not too bad then.

I'm still satisfied with my GED I had a lot of fun trying to study Maths that I hadn't done in 15 years
I nearly did the GED too, I was shocked at some of the red tape at some of the things I was looking at, even with a degree they still wanted high school diploma.

I just did a teachers subject test, even with a degree and teachers certificate, they still make you sit a subject specific test. I have the English and Maths tests next month, (I suppose it is a bit like you are expected to have English and Maths GCSE to teach in England and Wales.

But the specialist subject exam seems like a money making exercise, so is the Maths English ones too really, as American degrees are so broad in their content. Must be hard to get one here without being able to write your name and such.
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Originally Posted by kimilseung
I nearly did the GED too, I was shocked at some of the red tape at some of the things I was looking at, even with a degree they still wanted high school diploma.
Crazy isn't it. All my GCSE and A level certificates are at home. Don't think we got transcripts for those ones, just the certs. What a palava!

I was also a bit concerned at spending money to get my certificates translated and then further down the line finding out that they may not be accepted at another company or school as they might only accept them from a specific translator company and thus I would have to spend more money getting them redone. I don't know if that would happen but you never know what red tape these places have. (I hope that makes sense)
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Originally Posted by Holliver
Crazy isn't it. All my GCSE and A level certificates are at home. Don't think we got transcripts for those ones, just the certs. What a palava!

I was also a bit concerned at spending money to get my certificates translated and then further down the line finding out that they may not be accepted at another company or school as they might only accept them from a specific translator company and thus I would have to spend more money getting them redone. I don't know if that would happen but you never know what red tape these places have. (I hope that makes sense)
That is a strong possibility, nay, probability; you need to check each institution and what their requirements are.

I have no knowledge where my O'levels are, or even which body they were from, so I would not know who to chase to get copies. The translation company did write in the document that the entry requirements were usually that entrants had finished high school.
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A little aside that probably wont help the OP but might be good for others to bare in mind.

I am currently registered to claim unemployment benefit, I have been working two part time jobs. As I am on unemployment I got to do community college courses for free. Because I have had the two jobs I did not go to most classes but was able to keep up to date for the most part online.

If you find yourself between jobs, it might be good to sign up, even if you expect it to be for a short time, as once you are on for a term (or semester or whatever it is called) you are good.
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I'm not sure if it is wholly true across the board but it is my understanding that American companies/universities may require your 'foreign' qualification to be translated. I'm sure others will correct me if I'm wrong
In the relatively short time (7 years) we've been here I've had a total of 6 jobs...(some short term contract, I'm not that flybynight) I have yet to be asked for a translation of my degree, my HNC, either of my HND's, my A level or O'levels/GSCE. And we're not talking low level positions, most have been supervisory or management.
It really depends on the company and the role, I beleive that I've been able to translate my own education during the interview. You can offer to translate, but save your money until asked to.
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Hi, just a general pondering:

I've been reading a few threads on here lately that talk about the barriers to employment in the US without a degree. I only have A-Levels and a little diploma in business studies from the OU so I'm guessing my chances of getting a job in the US that's similar to what I'm doing now (project management) are going to be slim to none
Do you want to stay in project management?
Have looked at doing your CAPM or PMP?

Checkout the project management institute to see if you qualify for the exam at http://www.pmi.org this would get you an international certification, or there is Prince2 but that is not as widespread here in the USA as the PMP.
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