Mundane News

[Gravity Aided]

I may make a chicken fillet sandwich for lunch Friday, continuing the Irish theme. I don't want to bring that Thursday, as I have training classes all day, and I brought one the last time.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Mahooosive great Yippee here:

Finally, after four months of badgering, I've got my "Certificate of Exemption" from the Handwerkskammer, or Chamber of Commerce. This says that I am qualified to train people on the basis of my Occupational Therapist qualification. The "Exemption" is that I don't need to take their course which costs about €2000 and covers about 10% of what I learned, so it is effectively a certificate allowing me to teach in a technical college or similar.

I was incredibly fortunate here: this is what I really want to do eventually and there are several ways to get qualified: get a "masters letter" as a Cabinet Maker on top of my journeyman's cabinet maker certificate (2 years, Ca.€20 000, heavy maths component), the Chamber of Commerce certificate (Ten weekends, about €2000) or learn to be an Occupational therapist which was three years, lots of pedagogy and teaching training, and because I had Asthma, paid for by the Employment Agency.

Now I can apply for teaching positions and in workshops specialising in working with young people with learning or social issues which is what I really want to do...

 

[EltonFrog]

Mahooosive great Yippee here:

Finally, after four months of badgering, I've got my "Certificate of Exemption" from the Handwerkskammer, or Chamber of Commerce. This says that I am qualified to train people on the basis of my Occupational Therapist qualification. The "Exemption" is that I don't need to take their course which costs about €2000 and covers about 10% of what I learned, so it is effectively a certificate allowing me to teach in a technical college or similar.

I was incredibly fortunate here: this is what I really want to do eventually and there are several ways to get qualified: get a "masters letter" as a Cabinet Maker on top of my journeyman's cabinet maker certificate (2 years, Ca.€20 000, heavy maths component), the Chamber of Commerce certificate (Ten weekends, about €2000) or learn to be an Occupational therapist which was three years, lots of pedagogy and teaching training, and because I had Asthma, paid for by the Employment Agency.

Now I can apply for teaching positions and in workshops specialising in working with young people with learning or social issues which is what I really want to do...

Congratulations. This however, is not mundane by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[raleighnut]

Mahooosive great Yippee here:

Finally, after four months of badgering, I've got my "Certificate of Exemption" from the Handwerkskammer, or Chamber of Commerce. This says that I am qualified to train people on the basis of my Occupational Therapist qualification. The "Exemption" is that I don't need to take their course which costs about €2000 and covers about 10% of what I learned, so it is effectively a certificate allowing me to teach in a technical college or similar.

I was incredibly fortunate here: this is what I really want to do eventually and there are several ways to get qualified: get a "masters letter" as a Cabinet Maker on top of my journeyman's cabinet maker certificate (2 years, Ca.€20 000, heavy maths component), the Chamber of Commerce certificate (Ten weekends, about €2000) or learn to be an Occupational therapist which was three years, lots of pedagogy and teaching training, and because I had Asthma, paid for by the Employment Agency.

Now I can apply for teaching positions and in workshops specialising in working with young people with learning or social issues which is what I really want to do...

 

[EltonFrog]

I’m wondering, whilst eating some mixed nuts, why there were no walnuts for sale in Sainsbury’s today. Not even for ready money.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I’m wondering, whilst eating some mixed nuts, why there were no walnuts for sale in Sainsbury’s today. Not even for ready money.

I know of a tree nearby.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I’m wondering, whilst eating some mixed nuts, why there were no walnuts for sale in Sainsbury’s today. Not even for ready money.

Did you try the "baking needs"section?

 

[EltonFrog]

Did you try the "baking needs"section?

Yes I did, it was uncontaminated by walnuts and eggs, amongst other things.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Mahooosive great Yippee here:

Finally, after four months of badgering, I've got my "Certificate of Exemption" from the Handwerkskammer, or Chamber of Commerce. This says that I am qualified to train people on the basis of my Occupational Therapist qualification. The "Exemption" is that I don't need to take their course which costs about €2000 and covers about 10% of what I learned, so it is effectively a certificate allowing me to teach in a technical college or similar.

I was incredibly fortunate here: this is what I really want to do eventually and there are several ways to get qualified: get a "masters letter" as a Cabinet Maker on top of my journeyman's cabinet maker certificate (2 years, Ca.€20 000, heavy maths component), the Chamber of Commerce certificate (Ten weekends, about €2000) or learn to be an Occupational therapist which was three years, lots of pedagogy and teaching training, and because I had Asthma, paid for by the Employment Agency.

Now I can apply for teaching positions and in workshops specialising in working with young people with learning or social issues which is what I really want to do...

Fantastic news! Congratulations on surviving the bureaucracy and remaining persistent after so many time delays (ploys) to get you to give up.

 

[Jenkins]

Today's good news/bad news...

Good news: Got home from work and found that my tickets for the Silverstone round of the BTCC in April had been delivered.
Bad news: Then checked my emails and the top one was from Silverstone confirming that the meeting had been cancelled.

I've got a room & breakfast booked & paid for (non-refundable) at the Ibis in Rugby for the Saturday which I'll still take up. At the moment my new plan is to stick a bike in the boot of the car and do Rutland Water on the way out, then Pitsford Water & Grafham Water on the way home.

 

[Reynard]

Mahooosive great Yippee here:

Finally, after four months of badgering, I've got my "Certificate of Exemption" from the Handwerkskammer, or Chamber of Commerce. This says that I am qualified to train people on the basis of my Occupational Therapist qualification. The "Exemption" is that I don't need to take their course which costs about €2000 and covers about 10% of what I learned, so it is effectively a certificate allowing me to teach in a technical college or similar.

I was incredibly fortunate here: this is what I really want to do eventually and there are several ways to get qualified: get a "masters letter" as a Cabinet Maker on top of my journeyman's cabinet maker certificate (2 years, Ca.€20 000, heavy maths component), the Chamber of Commerce certificate (Ten weekends, about €2000) or learn to be an Occupational therapist which was three years, lots of pedagogy and teaching training, and because I had Asthma, paid for by the Employment Agency.

Now I can apply for teaching positions and in workshops specialising in working with young people with learning or social issues which is what I really want to do...

Oooh, how cool is that?

Really pleased for you xxx

 

[Gravity Aided]

Homemade soda bread, with butter and blackberry jam, as well as a couple of sausages, made up dinner tonight. I was the only one voting at my precinct when I was there, but folks have been trickling in all day, I'm told. Unconstrained by work. or fearful of the virus.

 

[Reynard]

Tesco in Ely... It was total carnage in there this evening. No bread, no milk (not even soya milk), not a sniff of a teabag, no bananas, nothing canned or dried, no meat, no biscuits, no breakfast cereal, no flour, no crackers or rice cakes, virtually no jam, hardly any sugar, a single case of eggs... They've had to put in emergency temporary opening hours to allow the staff to completely re-stock. (Usually open 24/7) I got what I wanted more or less, namely some fresh fruit and veg, eggs, deli, plus a few other sundries, but there wasn't much choice.

The lady on the till was actually relieved that I was pretty philosophical about the situation; she said the staff have been run ragged and have had to put up with a lot of stick and abuse. It's sad that situations like this seem to bring out the worst in people.

I've given up yellow stickering for the moment as it's the sensible thing to do - I don't want to be hanging around waiting for stuff to be brought out. But I still managed to snaffle a nice bunch of flowers on sticker and, believe it or not, some fresh pasta! Well, these tomato ravioli things.

And I was left scratching my head as people were buying half a gross of eggs at the time...

 

[Reynard]

I now have 5 pieces of 8 x 6 and one piece of 6 x 6 watercolour paper.

Time for a celebratory

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

My son’s school has closed for his year group and the one above. My daughter’s school hasn’t closed so it’s going to be fun this morning where one child has to go to school and the other doesn’t. I’m can already hear the obligatory “It’s not fair!”

Although to be fair, they both love school and complain if they can’t go so I can’t win either way.