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To retrain as a mum with 2 kids?

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Sarah9024 · 27/03/2022 08:04

Hi.just that really? I currently earn £1000 pm part time and want a better career, I’m currently in facilities management but with becoming part time the prospects have diminished and since becoming a mum
I have decided I want something different..can anybody recommend any worthwhile degrees which can actually help you get a decent job, just some general advice would be lovely.

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Sarah9024 · 27/03/2022 12:26

I work for the NHS so would I be silly to leave?(pension wise etc)

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breatheinskipthegym · 27/03/2022 12:24

Project Management (Lean Six Sigma & Agile) command decent salaries and are generally seen as pretty cushy office jobs. I reckon there'd be transferable skills/traits in common from facilities management - looking at how things depend on each other, organisation for example. Have a look at the career prospects for that, maybe? If you can stay in a stable job while they fund your training, this is a good position to be in, IMO

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Sarah9024 · 27/03/2022 12:24

@FTEngineerM oh no I will do that and see what comes up. How come you don’t need GCSE’s to do a degree that just doesn’t make sense?

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FTEngineerM · 27/03/2022 12:21

Oops should have added my age (30 this year with two under two) so I’m right there with yah!

FTEngineerM · 27/03/2022 12:21

Have you done one of those ‘what career suits my personality’ tests on the careers websites?

I did an OU degree (from nothing, like literally no GCSEs or anything) and just applied for an online MSc through another provider now.

Definitely get into something.
Do you need to do the maths gcse? If you did a maths based OU degree it starts from the bottom anyway.

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Sarah9024 · 27/03/2022 12:18

I’m also worried that by the time I have finished my maths GCSE I will be 32! I’m worried I’m getting too old

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Sarah9024 · 27/03/2022 12:17

I love people and thrive off conversation. I like the planning aspect of it and, I also love training new staff members and giving them advice

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spotcheck · 27/03/2022 12:13

What bits of your current job do you enjoy?

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Sarah9024 · 27/03/2022 12:10

Also booked to do my maths GCSE through a local college. Sorry but I’m so worried that I have past it at my age and really want my children to be proud of me and make something of myself. I do feel my job does have a lot of prospects which I am lucky to have.

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Sarah9024 · 27/03/2022 10:41

Just found this on my work development programme…should I do this via work and work my way up that way?

To retrain as a mum with 2 kids?
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thirdistheonewiththehairychest · 27/03/2022 08:56

Yes I'd really recommend you look at the apprenticeships OP. Work as you study, and they have all sorts of things at all sorts of levels.

Mosaic123 · 27/03/2022 08:51

Could you train to be an accountant? Look at ACCA qualifications and ACA. You could work and train at the same time.

The qualification will enable you to earn a good salary and open doors.

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Sarah9024 · 27/03/2022 08:48

I’m not a graduate no…I would love to get a degree but unsure which route to take, midwifery was my preferred choice but apparently the money isn’t great for the amount of hours you do. I’m 31 now so need to get a move on as I am very much aware I’ll have to work at it and it won’t just come to me

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thirdistheonewiththehairychest · 27/03/2022 08:35

I find it incredible that someone who is actually a teacher is recommending that someone else retrain as a teacher! Don't see that very often!
I am currently a primary teacher but am also looking to retrain as I would like to increase my earnings but would also like to see my own children sometimes! I don't find teaching to be compatible with family life at all.

Have you looked at apprenticeships OP? There are many higher level apprenticeships, not only aimed at school-leavers but also career-changers. I'm looking to do a Level 7 Accountancy apprenticeship at my local university. That's equivalent to a Masters degree.

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch?searchMode=Keyword

mdh2020 · 27/03/2022 08:27

Are you a graduate? If you are you could do Teach First and get paid to train as a teacher. When my DC started school I went to uni and did a BEd and became a teacher. Have you thought of nursing? Jobs don’t materialise out of thin air, you usually have to work your up to the better ones. Look at the OU - you could study at home, p/t while still earning.

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