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Are you stressed and demoralised at work? Do you feel that you're not reaching your full potential? Do you want a career change, or do you want to develop the job you have now and improve your prospects? Then this book can help!

It tells you how you can learn and train at work, or outside of it, to gain new skills, develop your career and boost your income. It shows you how you can:

• Network to your full advantage
• Use a mentor, coach or counsellor to help you to fulfill your aims
• Update your skills and qualifications
• Climb the qualifications and vocational ladder
• Finance your learning
• Choose an occupation if you're changing career 
• Negotiate a salary increase
• Get a promotion  

About the author

Steve Wiseman runs the Norwich and District Citizens Advice Bureau, a thriving advice centre each year consulted by around 57,000 people. This entails day-to-day management, but also fundraising and development to ensure the Bureau meets the needs of the public. His other jobs have included freelance journalism, advice work, teaching, lecturing and a few years as a Whitehall civil servant.

• Exploring possible careers
• How to network
• Using a mentor, coach or counsellor to help you to fulfill your aims
• Finding out how to update your skills and qualifications
• How to climb the qualifications ladder - Skills for Life, BTECs, HNCs, HNDs and foundation degrees
• How to climb the vocational ladder - apprenticeships, Entry to Employment, the 'Learning through Work' scheme
• Financing your learning - bursaries, grants and free courses
• Where to study - at home, college or at your workplace
• Choosing an occupation
• Negotiating a salary increase
• Going for promotion
• The help available if you are disabled