welcome to RE,

i will first wish you luck now my 2 pence worth

i would recommend this trade to everyone but not anybody will make a good tec (plenty of bad ones out there that get by though) with your back ground iam guessing you would make a go of it,with the current climate is changing jobs a wise move? we ain't exactly over run at the min with work but that said we all cant be quite so someone out there is doing it all,my advise would be to find a good local company willing to take you on and learn on the job then any good company will put and pay for the relevant course you need if/when you prove your worth,visiting local wholesalers,goggle,this sites jobs page will find the company's,if no one is taking on leave a CV and keep in touch with them for when they are,if this happens maybe you can go day release or night college in the mean time,look into train to gain to fund your training

other than that i wish you well,mines no sugar if our paths every cross