As far as I can tell almost everybody at university finds that about 4 months in they are lazy fucks , have no short term motivation and that it isn ' t for them . They mainly worry about family pressures , as they were recently kids and they thing family disapproval is the worst thing that can happen to them . Start to think about what ' s the best thing for you and stop worry about your family . But in this case your family are right . There isn ' t an easy path to an apprenticeship and there are very few about , Especially in that field , at least for anything calling itself an apprenticeship that is worth while . And probably the best way into one , excluding nepotism , is to do well in class and get your foot in the door via a summer job . If you were saying that you don ' t like Computer Science and wish you were doing hairdressing , or ancient History it is maybe a chance to switch , but ' downgrading to an apprenticeship especially a dodgy ' customer interface specialist ' one is a bad move , and even if you land something , you ' ll be pissed off for the rest of your career at the asshole bosses you have look around your class and add 5 years . This isn ' t the advice you want nor , I guess will it be popular but it is time to man the fuck up . Develop a serious library habit rather than a Jeremy Kyle one . Rewrite your notes , removing the ' commando comic recreation ' you doodled on the originals . Sitting in a library reading stuff about computers isn ' t hard work , digging holes in the road when the weather is shit is hard work , trying to keep talking in a call centre when you ' ve been at it for hours and your brain is mince is hard work , Being on benefits , having three kids and it is coming up to Christmas is hard work . Its three or four years , short terms and its not hard , you just have to put in the hours . If you are interested in working in the IT industry you are in the right place . Plough through , get to parts you are interested in and don ' t fuck up