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Your support makes all the difference.Three months to train a teacher. How long for other careers?
Architect - degree plus four years to qualify (two-year diploma and professional exams)
Doctor - degree plus six more years' study and vocational training to become a GP
State Registered Nurse - three years to gain diploma (with A-levels or GNVQ)
Train driver - around six months
Airline pilot -gaining commercial pilot's licence then completing required minimum 155 hours flight training and 600 hours ground training usually takes several years
Chartered accountant - four years from A-levels or three years from degree
Civil engineer - seven years, including degree
Vet - degree plus two years' further university study
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