on newstart want to study
I'm single mum to 2 primary school aged kids, dad lives overseas. I've been a SAHM since having kids, thats 10yrs, and finding it impossible to get a job. I would like to retrain and do a nursing degree next year, but can't start till March when I could go on austudy, which means I have to do the newstart job hunting thing till then. which means lying to prospective employers about how much I want their jobs and I will stay with them for a couple of years which I won't. I'm going to do a pt course from now till december which is 14 hrs a week, but centrelink say I will still have to look for work, I asked about volunteer work and he kind of looked vague and didn't really answer the question...But then I would still have the gap from Dec to March to fill. Any suggestions? Also the job agency said after 13 weeks looking for work I have to start going to their seminars/training etc which are held 9-3.30pm. I said I have to pick up kids from school at 3.00pm and she basically said tough!