Now that I am regaining my mental health, it's time for me to start a plan to return to the workforce. It is obvious that at my age, it is hard to get employers to put me on their payroll, as traditionally, older workers are handicapped both mentally and physically.
The best way to counter this perception is to find a field of employment so heavily used that there are many vacancies in it. I think that the field of aged care is one of these. Therefore I have put my name on a list at Wide Bay TAFE, as an expression of interest.
One of the problems with beginning study, is the cost of the course. The concessional fee of over $800 is nothing to be sneezed at, when one is on just a pension. It is just as well that I have a cushion amount in my savings account which will let me afford the payment in one instalment. It will take time to recover the cushion, which assists my budget to stay balanced.
I am concerned that I will be unable to cope with aspects of aged care which require me to tolerate toileting procedures. I guess there must be a lot of other carers who were worried about that as well, so there must be ways to cope with it. Time will tell.
I like your logic. Perhaps there's a related job, something in administration like running store rooms, that might fit your new skills, your existing abilities and your needs.
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