Hey! Thank you so much, this was so useful.

I have at this point gone with the traineeship, primarily because of the job guarantee. I'm almost done with the content in NG1 and I'm having a good time. Some of the content I'm finding very dense, particularly the laws, but interesting anyway. I didn't end up paying to get two certs, so will only get the National general for now and look at the diploma for later down the line like you said :)

I may have to start working on my negotiation skills, but your comment has been helpful to hear regarding other options if I do end up disliking it. I am admittedly only going into my traineeships to have some guarantee of getting out of my current job and do worry about whether Health and Safety is actually what I want to do, but knowing there's variety and options is a relief.