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Career Change

  • 12-09-2007 10:28pm
    #1
    cookiequeen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 114 ✭✭


    I am loking for help from anyone who can pont me in the right direction. I have decided to quit my job and become a baker!!!! However I don't really know how to do this. I know you can do a 3 year course in dit but to be honest I'd rather be more hands on and do an apprenticeship of some sort. I live in Galway if thats any help to anyone.
    Any help would be appreciated!!!


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  • #2
    Minder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,774 ✭✭✭Minder


    Cold calling has to be the best starting point. Nobody does cold calling anymore - but a direct approach often helps. Get the yellow pages out and find the bakeries close by - then knock on their doors and talk to the bakers about apprenticeships. If nothing else, I am sure you will get some good advice regarding where to start. Early mornings are probably best.


  • #3
    cookiequeen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 114 ✭✭cookiequeen


    Thanks for that, I kinda figured that would have to be my plan of action but as you say noone does it anymore so its a dit daunting!! But I have to get up off my behind and make this happen!!!


  • #4
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    your better off to go do the corse in college.


  • #5
    Supercell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,440 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    I always wondered how bakers learned their trade - please let us know how you get on!

    As a little bit of a foodie myself have sometimes daydreamed of doing something similar whilst someone is moaning, about something I really don't care about, on the phone to me!
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  • #6
    cookiequeen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 114 ✭✭cookiequeen


    Yeah to be honest the 3 year course is not an option. I live in galway with my family and am not willing to live in Dublin for 4 days out of the week with my family down in Galway. Am meeting up with a lady next week who owns a bakery and cafe in West Cork, she's a friend of a friend so I hope she'll give me a few days work experience!!! I'll let you know how I get on though. Thanks so much for the support


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  • #7
    sweet-rasmus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,128 ✭✭✭sweet-rasmus


    cool! i'd have the same desire as you cookiequeen, i have to admit. it would be great if you could tell us how you get on. best of luck!


  • #8
    MegFi
    Registered Users Posts: 181 ✭✭MegFi


    Contact tourism ireland - they specialise in training and promoting employment within the hospitality and food industry...they have a helpline just to assist people like yourself on subjects like this and a full time manager running the promotion of this area in Amiens street, Dublin. PM me if you ned contact details and I will dig them out and send them to you (am in the hospitality industry so might be able to send you in the right direction), starting to work in a bakers is a great starting point though.;)


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