To use mat leave for studies for career change post baby!

[civicxx]

Aplogies for longish opening but dont want to drip feed!

Me & my partner are currently working in the engineering/maufacturing sector, we are shift workers like most people who have a career in this kind of work. The site operates 24/7 363 days a year & most locally operate on some kind of shift (earlies/lates) even if its Monday - Friday. Neither of these I will be able to do once we have a baby.

Me & my partner are TTC atm & I feel I will have no option but to change my career after having a baby, I will be sad as I have a good job, good wage & good chance of progessing further again within the company however this decision would be for the benefit of our baby/family & im ok with that. Partner asked if it would be easier for him to change jobs but he is slightly further educated than me and we have agreed that he is happy to 'pull the wage' and I am happy to work more family life hours.

However im not sure how to go about it?
Ive looked at enrolling on night courses a few times but it isnt doable at the moment although im thinking when I am on mat leave this would be the ideal time to return? I will still be recieving a wage so no loss of money and no shifts to work around, plus lots of free time for doing assements etc?

But what do I enroll on?
All I have ever done is engineering based education and all my previous job history is also engineering/manufacturiung, I think I will struggle to get myself a job in a 9-5 setting like an office/solicitors etc. I have no retail, call centre, restaurant experiance and im unsure how many easier to access jobs like that I would enjoy doing, although I appreciate I have to consider this sort of work.

Any advice would be amazing.
PS, aware this is serious planning but I like to have some kind of plans so for example we could save a few thousand for the cost of the course rather than deciding last minute and having to finance it with a new baby

[civicxx]

Should note. I went back to college at 17 as a single mum, no support & with a 4/5 month old baby to complete 4 A levels so think Iwould be ok managing a night time or part time course this time around with partner & 3 sets of grandparents around