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Amir Abd
Born: 17 July 1984
Lives: Middlesbrough, Cleveland
Time lived in area: More than 10 years
Occupation: Unemployed
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Amir talks about his efforts to study to get a job and the resulting first aid certificates he ended up with.
Language of interview: English
Duration: 01:05 (mins/secs)
The participants were asked to describe how they spoke in their own words.
How do you describe your accent: "Pretty good."
Have there been other influences on the way you speak: "Born in Iraq, came to Middlesbrough when two years old. Mother and Father both speak Arabic as their first language."
Do you have skills in languages other than English?: Yes
Other languages: Arabic
AMIR: Erm, I done this one course, you know, I decided to do it really just because, erm, I didn't have a job at the time and you know I thought it'd be pretty much experience and you know something that'll help me in the future. But it was the biggest waste of time I'd ever, you know, it was just useless. You I can't even use it, you know, in future to help me. They made us do exams and that and I actually thought it was an exam for you know, junior school kids, They don't, they don't help you, they just make you feel you know, useless, and they just make you feel like, you know, this is just something for you to do, you know, not this is going to help you. you know but if it was like a real course, you know, maybe I'd be somewhere else now but just because it's a waste of time I'm where I am now. I mean all the courses are the same every single one you do they all have the same tests or what have you (Keith: First aid certificates stuff and rubbish like that) First aid you know, I mean, I've got my first aid certificate now I'd say about 12 times, I mean how horrendous is that, I've got about 12 certificates, you know,what am I going to do go to an interview and say look I've got twelve you know, I'll join the, I wanna be a nurse with the 12 first aid certificates you know it's not going to happen really is it?
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