u/JimElectricz

Career Change to QS or Building Surveying from Teaching

I am a 44-year-old British guy who has been working overseas as a humanities teacher for the last 15 years. Looking to return to the UK, but not a chance I will go back to teaching there. I have been looking at possible career changes, and Building Surveyor or QS is one that appeals to me for several reasons:

In demand

Involves a high degree of independence and multi-tasking

Reasonable salary

I am aware that there are courses onto which I can enroll and potentially gain employment within a year, but have a concern regarding my employability as someone with exactly zero experience in the construction industry.

My question, in short, is how realistic do you think a career change is to QS for someone in my position?

Thanks in advance for any help with this

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u/JimElectricz — 8 days ago