Really interesting read this thread and helpful.
I'm currently in a bit of a dilemma, I was at college for 2 years after school studying networking and computer stuff, got bored of that and just took a few years out working part time jobs.
Then last year I begun a course at the Leeds College of Art after I'd saved up enough money to get back into education (quite a passion for photography and design) done that for a year now and onto a second year of it and it's come to the time of deciding on if I should proceed onto a degree level course at uni in a related Art field or to bail out of the study education route and go into an apprenticeship in some sort of automotive, mechanical engineering thing.. been looking a few but the pay isn't enough to live off really and it's 40 hours a week and with me currently renting a flat out with my girlfriend it'd be tough to pay the bills/run the cars etc.
Does anyone have some more advice on if it'd be a wise move to go into an apprenticeship in that field? as I've always had a big interest in doing something like that as a job but never figured a good way of getting into it as well as having practical learning along the way?.