Disillusioned and getting fed up

[JP303]

Hello , im new to the Electricians Forum ,havent used it before , need some advice if possible,
I came into the industry quite late ( 6 years electrical installation experience)  and have paid for all my training so far as i was past the age of apprenticeship schemes and other stuff (currently qualified to CG 2330 L2+3) was set to do my NVQ L3 and AM2 but have been laid off ....... as most of you probably know , i have to be employed in the industry to even be accepted on the NVQ course but im now out of work , add to that the fact that every job i go for want fully qual only and i cant get agency work without an ECS card  (sat the exam waiting for results) and then to apply for the Trainee Electrician ECS card i have to get sponsorship from "my employer" and have evidence that im looking into or have signed up for the NVQ L3 and AM2 ......feel like my head is going to explode , im going round in circles ......ive paid out over £2000 so far and still have my NVQL3, AM2 , 17th Ed ,and 2391 to go , im running out of ideas , im hoping to get on with a larger firm and see if i can get help with the rest of my training , if that dosent happen then ill have to re-think my career choice as the route to becoming an electrician with my current qualifications ,im told, is being phased out .........need answers ....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Our course has been split into two groups, adults and apprentices. A lot of the apprentices are already doing their nvq. I think the adults were only visited this year as none of us were active in the industry, primarily through lack of qualifications. Also we have to pay £1k up front as not subsidised!
Barnstaple (rebranded at a cost of god knows what to Petroc, now they can't even afford the cost of photocopying!), N Devon.
Was saying that the current one is do-able even if unemployed. They may even subsidise it for people just laid off but one of the primary entry conditions on to all these courses is going to be that you have to already be in the industry which excludes re-trainers. That is the rush we were told and jp303 falls into the having to rush category. Do-able but daunting if you are outside the industry or unemployed.

see if you cant get on the 2391 n all and get that............

 

[mhar]

Think we may be going off on a tangent here!
I'm ok and know what direction I am taking. I have been in an 'allied' industry for years, know lots of people and have a wide customer base. I have far more experience than most on my course and have work (smallish scale) to be getting on with.
The original post was about being disillusioned. I was just trying to illustrate a parallel and show that however tough and daunting it seems with his new circumstances, he can still get the qualifications he desires, but he has to be quick.