Salaried teacher training This has been mentioned further down, same info different site. I would tell him to go for it. There is a high drop out rate after qualification but having worked in school he is more experienced than most to know if he is suited. It was the best thing I did and I didn’t retrain until I was 38. I did it in 2 years then as a shortage subject in secondary schools. I stayed 20 years, hard at times but never regretted it and retired with a decent pension.