Feeling so low. Need advice, what career can I train for fairly quickly?

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I so wanted to become a midwife but I just don't have the family support. It just wouldn't work around DC for the training. I'm so limited out here and no local childminders seem willing to offer very flexible/random child care at short notice.

I need a plan of where to go next. I don't mind too much, I'm open to ideas. I just want to end up being fairly well paid with a relatively quick qualifying period.

Could anyone throw some ideas at me?

My career is PA based, but not a lot of those seem to be needed in my area/close anymore. I left my last PA role to do something that would reflect well on my Midwifery application but that's bitten me in the bum now.

Project management?
School admin (low paid)
Executive assistant
Admin for any company or public body
Civil service
Book keeping
Payroll
Accountants

I've always liked the idea of project management but I assumed you'd need background knowledge of the industry you're working in

You'd need to be a qualified project manager, like everything. Unless you get a pa job working for a project director and gain exposure that way or move to a project assistant role (not well paid)

If you are an experienced PA then I would say this opens up lots of opportunity depending on who you work for/industry/what your Director does. Make yourself indispensable - have an enquiring mind, have a growth mindset and in time you may get some of your own projects or teams to manage. I have seen many PA's have their own project responsibilities or take on tasks outside of their traditional remit. It just takes some focus and hard work - as well as some luck of course!

HR. Many FE colleges offer CIPD Level 3 (the first stage, bizarrely) and you may find you can take out an Adult Learning Loan to cover most of the fee. Course lasts about six months, once a week, typically.

Have you had any more thoughts OP?

Would you consider looking into becoming a registered childminder? I imagine it is less about qualifications and more about the vetting process/correct registration/regulations (I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong)

If there is a lacking of flexible CM around your area then perhaps you have stumbled upon a niche market waiting to be fulfilled, and would help your own childcare issues.

no local childminders seem willing to offer very flexible/random child care at short notice.

Why would you need flexible, random childcare to be a midwife, or to train to be a midwife?

I'd follow your dream. Sort the childcare out if it's the only thing stopping you.

Rubber Thank you for asking x Yes I have, I just can't think of anything else apart from midwifery.

Would you consider looking into becoming a registered childminder? I imagine it is less about qualifications and more about the vetting process/correct registration/regulations (I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong)

I could think of nothing worse! I like a clean and tidy house too much and not keen on kids

Why would you need flexible, random childcare to be a midwife, or to train to be a midwife?

Is this a joke?

Not a joke... I'd imagine you'd know your shifts somewhat in advance, at least when you're training?

You can't get childcare for night shifts, evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays.
Do people really not get that?

OK, I clearly underestimated this! I was wrong. But I just hated the idea of you ditching your dream completely, because of a problem that won't be around forever. Although maybe when your DC were older would be a better time to start.

Sorry -- I was being really thick :)

How old are the DC?

Could you do a two part plan, starting with something like care work or NNEB now, and then pursuing midwifery when the DC are a bit older?

I'm a dental nurse and you get paid while you train. Hospital is better than practice

Sorry to be nosey nothingtowearever but how much do you get paid while you train? I'm thinking of doing something different but I need a decent income to be able to do that.

Has Don't apologise. I think my original response came across as quite snappy. Sorry

No worries. 😆 But please don’t dump your dream. I know how hard it is when the D.C. are little. Mind are older now (16 snd 11) and as soon as you lose that schoolrun pressure, possibilities open up again. You’ll be working till you’re 60+ so you might have another 30 years. If 10 are taken up by kids, that’s still 20 years to live your dream.

Events management? Lots of transferable skills from being a pa there

And lots of skills from events management that could then be transferred to project management

Company secretary? Lots of cos take on trainees and will pay for your exams.
www.icsa.org.uk/jobs/alljobs/trainee-internship/

Health admin?

What about earn while you learn qualifications?

I know a few PAs and secretaries who have done the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives qualification, and have ended up very successful. Not quick, unless you have other qualifications already but you can do it alongside secretarial work at first and then earn good money even part qualified. Office hours and with reasonable flexibility too if you pick the right specialism and a good firm.

Recruitment can pay quite well.

Do you have a degree already? A lot of grad programmes accept people with any degree.

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