YEARS ago (2002? 2003?) I'd done some tech training courses in my town. "Learn web dev" kinda stuff. Was very much a part time thing, but I'd looked in to "hrm... could I make this a business?". And learned about the numbers... and learned about ISAs. If I could get accredited(?) as a certain type of school, I could deal with ISAs with students.
I kept looking at the numbers, and couldn't find a way to make this be ... profitable. The time it would take for competent professionals to spend adequate time with folks wasn't something most people could really afford. So... either get them to take out loans, or do an ISA. Neither of those seemed to make sense for the types of students who might most need this, and... it just left a bad taste in my mouth. I enjoyed the teaching part, but couldn't find a way to make it a good business.
Then years later I started seeing all these bootcamps charging thousands and thousands for what seemed to be garbage (mostly). Left another bad taste in my mouth.
I kept looking at the numbers, and couldn't find a way to make this be ... profitable. The time it would take for competent professionals to spend adequate time with folks wasn't something most people could really afford. So... either get them to take out loans, or do an ISA. Neither of those seemed to make sense for the types of students who might most need this, and... it just left a bad taste in my mouth. I enjoyed the teaching part, but couldn't find a way to make it a good business.
Then years later I started seeing all these bootcamps charging thousands and thousands for what seemed to be garbage (mostly). Left another bad taste in my mouth.