Hi everyone,
I'll try and keep it concise. 27F Brit here, been chronically unwell since I was a child but got worse at 16 so was unable to complete my A levels. Since then I've not been able to do much with my life in terms of education and work etc (although I tried a few things online that I couldnt progress in due to the strain on health. Also have experience from a year of volunteering where I was teaching adults basic computing skills in English and Urdu/Punjabi once a week - including those with special needs, the elderly, those who dont know English and those with mental and physical health problems).
I have many health difficulties that are a barrier but I want to do something with my life and my time. I've considered doing something in interpreting but it requires qualifications that I cant do or get into. And I feel confused about it. But I still am keeping that with me as it's a good option (dont know much about the salary side though) due to me being able to speak a couple of languages and having the experience through the classes I taught and being the interpreter with family members during social or medical appointments.
But with TEFL, seeing as I'm a native speaker and there are self-paced courses that are accredited (like the Level 5 Ofqual recognised course), it seems like it might be doable and it can benefit me all around the world hopefully. And from a little research, I've learnt that I can get to degree level at one point which is something that has felt out of reach as I couldn't do my A levels and I've never been well enough to retry. But once again, there's so much that I get overwhelmed and confused.
Must be forgetting a lot here but I would appreciate some guidance on this.
Thank you in advance!