"je71" wrote in message
s.com...
well to be honest, I work full time as a computer engineer and I've hit
that stage in my life that I want to do spmething more constructive,
rewarding, and generally more outside! The problem is I have a mortgage
so I need to earn an income whilst I gain experience, hence I thought a
distance learing cousre would at least give me the credibility to apply
for jobs with local councils, NT etc. Once employed I guess thats where
my REAL training would begin.

But if anybody knows a better way ....

If it were me I'd probably go for "portfolio working", and keep the other
job for the winter. There's a lot of seasonal demand for gardening work,
and if you've got something else to do during the lean times you'll
probably make more money - and spend less time with a cold and chilblains.

Michael Saunby