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You have proven to, by your complete ineptitude at using the language that I would guess you have spoken and written since birth. I do genuinely question your cognitive abilities, but only for your own personal safety, as you may require some medical assistance. Until such time as you do so, you should consider taking an online course in basic English skills, rather than spending all your time checking your posts to see if anyone downvoted you.

Oh and for the record, I didn't downvote you.

Yeah, Codecademy is just for starting out, and I found it to be a bit buggy as well - allowing you to pass sections when there are bugs in your code and many times freezing the site when it tries to compile code.

ALISON is a free online resource, and all courses are standards-based and certified. Here is an example: http://alison.com/courses/JavaScript-and-jQuery

Also, Saylor.org has some free certified classes like this one: http://www.saylor.org/courses/cs305/

Here is a free online introductory course in accounting, learn at your own pace, the course host is respected by most employers. The site also has more advanced accounting topics.

I did find this: (http://alison.com/knowledgebase/entry/61/) There is some PIN system where an employer can put in a pin number and see what certs you've been awarded from ALISON. I've also found that not all courses have a cost, while some do. I expect the more popular courses will have a fee and the others probably won't. Not sure if this helps, and sorry it's late.

I have no ideas I'm afraid, however, how did you become a certified hypnotist for free?

I have a friend who got bought a very small piece of land for about £20 for his birthday. His post is now all addressed to him as a Lord, which is pretty cool, but not free of charge.

Edit: http://alison.com allows you to take certified courses, my friend got a diploma in legal studies for free.

Sheesh, are you stupid? He doesn't want to trade, making him the scammer?

Afterwards you try poor photoshop to make "proof".

Want less "scammers"?

Here, use these links to help out!

This one will help!

Oh, but this one helps a lot too!

That's a pretty diverse topic, so anything top-down may be beneficial, though I'm sure your studies touch on these topics in greater detail. There's this one: Systems Engineering. Good place to start?

Det bliver måske 'støjende' med yderligere forslag, men jeg fandt også dette kursus: http://alison.com/courses/Introduction-to-Basic-German-Language-Skills/content

Og på takelessons.com kan man betale for online-forløb med en træner/partner: https://takelessons.com/search?service=German&location[location]=&search_vertical_id=&location[latitude]=&location[longitude]=&location[zip_code]=&session=1#modified

Dette subreddit er specialiseret i online-læring: http://www.reddit.com/r/onlineeducation

Hm.. darn, you have difficulty with English as well. Well, there's one for that too.

At first I was getting a bit salty because I thought I was being trolled by a 14 year old but... now I just feel bad for you. Anyway, good luck in life man, I mean it.

http://alison.com/courses/Diploma-in-Customer-Service

ALISON is a free education website. I took this customer service course after having already worked in customer service. I wanted to learn how to handle complaints and word things properly.

It goes over etiquette (phone, email, and in person) with a few sample scripts. It also goes over the importance of listening to the customer and resolving a problem. It even briefly goes over body language.

It does not include information on sales or time management, though. The course focuses on employee-customer interaction.

First, decide what specific sector you're interested in working in. If you have the time, maybe do volunteer work - there are some interesting positions you can offer to do that might help pad a resume. Or an internship or apprenticeship? Also, ALISON offers free online qualifications: http://alison.com/subsection/?section=about They aren't a substitute for a university at all but they are free, interesting and offer certificates that can help fill out a resume a bit. Also, maybe contact some hiring managers directly (explain your situation, your interests/skills, what field you want to work in and why you want to work for their company, and see what they say. (maybe start asking this of some companies you're not interested in working for first, just to get the hang of writing a good inquiry letter - this is what I would do because I always put my foot in my mouth lol).

wWell done Todd, I find this very amusing and would enjoy seeing much more content from you. Perhaps try livestreaming or create a youtube channel? Im impressed by your photoshop skills how about taking an online course? I have found you a neat website http://alison.com/learn/photoshop. You could become as big as th e famous elusive pewdie pie. Remember keep on even through these tough times, I know you've been having with your painkiller addiction but keep using those baby wipes I gave you and stay stay strong. Your friend Jack Polley P.s come over tonight and I will give you that special handshake, if you know what I mean... wink

I don't know about wise but I'll throw in my 2 cents.

Your plan sounds valid to me, normally I would suggest that you give the masters degree a miss but in the current climate I'm not so sure.

I guess I'm what you would class as 'old school', everything I learned was either self taught or from the shop floor so I always got by on my reputation but things have changed and the industry has got bigger (don't underestimate the power of social networking eg LinkedIn).

If you want to progress to management level you can do this with hard work and personality, anything further within your current employer might require a degree (HR manager or the golden ticket that is company trainer). If you are looking to move into management within a hotel then X amount of years within a reputable and well known chain should see you in good stead and there are always options to sign up for a training course whilst you are in the role.

Personally I wish I had spent my time in education earning a degree related to HR as my ultimate goal is to run recruitment and training for a restaurant group.

Think about what you would like to be doing in 10 years and then change up your plan. Want to be the general manager of a hotel? There is nothing to stop you gaining employment in one right now, making your ambitions known and getting started on that goal right away. There are loads of resources available to you online to fill in any gaps in knowledge that you may have, you can even use a site like Alison to do free courses.

For me, ambition and experience always trumps a piece of paper but sometimes its that piece of paper that gets you noticed in the first place.

I hope that I've been helpful, if you want to bounce any ideas around feel free to message me on here. I've got 16 years worth of experience to bore you with.

I honestly just started out myself, so I don't know much, but I've been learning using Codecademy .
My friend also sent me this but I haven't checked this out for myself. It has a word Diploma in the name, so...

That sounds like a horrible stuck situation. I'm not sure what advice to offer exactly, but you could maybe get a diploma or certificate in a program that will get you a job here (it's a MOOC) - I am actually working on a supplemental certification there now and I know some people who have earned promotions for certifications through ALISON. And it's free and legit!

Also, back when I was in college, I used to work overnight at a hotel doing the nightly audit. It's pretty low stress, you don't interact with too many people, and if you're looking for a job you can do to make money to set aside without having to deal too much with the public I would recommend it. Plus you can work on a certification at the same time. At least I know that the few trans friends I have do this sort of work and it has been the difference between... difficulties at the workplace and general ease.

Not sure if that helps. Hoping the best for you.