Article: Get on course if you want to be a class act; career mail.

Byline: LINDA WHITNEY

COURSES and evening classes can lead to new careers, but you need to start thinking about signing up now. 'Summer holidays bring time to think about where you want to take your career next,' says Oksana Higglesdon of City & Guilds.

'We've found that one in three professionals wanted to change career - for instance, one in ten lawyers told us they wanted to opt out of the rat-race to be a farmer or gardener. And a short course, evening classes or online learning allows you to dip your toe in the water of a new career before giving up your existing job.' City & Guilds offers vocational and nonvocational courses in 28 industry areas ...

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