My situation for support has come on suddenly. I've always been at work and it's something I enjoy doing. I was fine until my CSCS card ran out. The work stopped immediately. Without an income, I've not been able to pay to update it and that has continued the cycle of me being out of work.
I've worked in construction for years and am more than happy to continue. I've had lots of job offers but without the CSCS card, I'm stuck. If I can get support to update my CSCS, I'll be sweet and able to get back into work.
Being out of work has made me think about my long-term future in construction. I want to find something which is still in the sector but is more physically sustainable. I've identified the traffic marshall course, which allows me to still be on site but not have to do as much manual handling. I've always looked at the marshalls on site and thought, I would not mind a bit of that. This is a perfect transition for me and I'm looking forward to the challenge.