Changing career from teacher / union rep... to HR

Dear All

I am considering a career change from teaching and am very interested in HR.  Throughout my teaching career I have been actively involved in personnel matters and school management consultations as a union workplace representative and as a trained caseworker.

From the forums I understand the various options/routes to better my general qualifications for a move to HR, but would like to hear your thoughts and advice of which options would be more apt to consider. 

All suggestions will be greatly appreciated and any recommendations of credible and preferable training providers, other than the Open University, welcomed.

Thanking you in advance.

Ed

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  • Hi Ed

    Back in the days when closed shops were legal, I can remember several union officials who were thorns in the depot manager’s side and were neutralised by being offered offered management jobs. I don’t know if that still works!

    When I have vacancies in my team, I look to see what qualifications applicants have but I don’t really pay much attention to how they got them. However, our Finance Deprtment has several members studying at the moment and they are all using BPP, who also offer HR qualifications.
  • Thank you for your reply Elizabeth. I've had a quick look at what they offer, but it is not quite what I am thinking off. There is a lot to consider and I am leaning more towards distance learning at the moment. My circumstances have changed unexpectedly and I am still trying to navigate the turbulence. Trying to piece all the parts together in some sort of coherent arrangement.
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  • Thank you for your reply Elizabeth. I've had a quick look at what they offer, but it is not quite what I am thinking off. There is a lot to consider and I am leaning more towards distance learning at the moment. My circumstances have changed unexpectedly and I am still trying to navigate the turbulence. Trying to piece all the parts together in some sort of coherent arrangement.
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