how do i?

[MyLittleMiracle]

I have worked out what course I would love to do, well a choice of 2 criminal law which I love or accountancy which would be a good career choice.

But how do I get on these courses? Can I do them from home? Ideally I would be able to or find childcare which won't cost too much. Will u get help? I don't want to be on benefits and now I am sorted I want to better ny life, and provide ny son with a future and a mum he can be proud of.

Can't be much practical help, but good for you. I hope it works out. As a student I got help towards child care costs and extra student loan (as a dependents grant, and parents learning allowance). I went part time to uni so applied straight to the university by finding out the department details online then emailling them. Perhaps you could try that and ask them how do you apply as a mature student?

Thank you. Honestly anything helps.

The Open University maybe? Do they offer the courses you want? I've had several friends study with them and say good things about it, maybe you could ring one of their advisers and see if they can help you.

That's a good idea. I was going to pop to the library today. My laptop got broke so waiting on either a new one or repair. Grrr

Are you looking to get a degree? If so, I don't think that you can do Criminal Law by itself, you would have to do a full Law course.

As a mature student you get lower tuition fees and you can apply for a student loan to cover the rest.

The Open University offer Law, I don't know about accountancy, so you can do it from home.

I'm just finishing my access course (humanities) I strongly recommend you do one before jumping into university. If you are on certain benefits you might be able to get it funded. there are all sorts of finance packages you can apply for for university.

Have a look at your local university's and order some prospectus' to see what's offer and what you might fancy.

Dh is CIMA and he did his whilst working ft. He doesn't want to be an accountant now and us thinking of doing his MBA in a different area. The pay is good but it's very hard work.

My ultimate goal since 16 so nearly 8 years is to work for the crown prosecution service. But being good at maths made accountancy an option and it takes less years, so more realistic. Do I follow head or heart? I am good at both.

With accounting, consider going straight to the professional qualification (which can be done from home where you only pay for the exams and the books) rather than doing a undergrad degree at £9k a year.

If you need to supplement your learning you can also find many places providing weekday, weekend and evening classes, but they aren't necessary.

In the UK there are 3 main qualifications to choose from ACA, ACCA, or CIMA ? there is mush overlap, but the focus is slightly different in each case ? have a look on their websites. If you don't have the educational background, they do their own entry level qualifications as well.

To get fully qualified requires relevant work experience along with the academic side, so you would need to work as a (part-qualified) accountant for a couple of years before you could call yourself ?chartered? and get the letters after your name.

I really not being rude, but don't you think you should be looking for all this info for yourself? It's the first step on a very long and difficult road, and if you're not going to bother starting with the basics, how do you think you are going to become a lawyer?

I think asking on here is valid as well. I tossed a couple of ideas out on here as well as other research.

Well I am at the library researching it, i just didnt know if anyone would have any knowledge and point me in teh rigth direction. I have no friends in teh field or you would automatically ask them. The way i see it is by asking you may get somewhere, i dont ask i dont know. I am looking for the info, it is going to be a long road, but i am strong (god knows i am, after everything)

Thamk you for everyones advice. If i chat to a university about it they are of course going top tell me to do a degree, sometimes these although useful are not necessary so though asking on here people may know and i didnt think i ahd anything to lose. Being pointed in the right direction is not being lazy or not bothered, its asking for help when you need it, which we all do, at different times in our lives

Of course, by being in teh library i am doing otehr research, i even cheekily emialed the CPS service....well they would know how to best get a job with them!

Some of the Big 4 accountancy firms are now offering training contracts to people without a degree so it is worth you looking at those sorts of contracts if you have the right A levels as it will spare you the expense of a uni course.

Here's an example mycareer.deloitte.com/uk/en/student/apply-now/academic-requirements

Are you posting from the Library computer or your mobile phone?

you might want to start with Student parents, or a more suitable topic. But really, no-one here knows your circumstances or abilities and can't really help you.

Check carefully what the jobs market is in your chosen area.

I know a lot of people who did 3 years Uni then a year at Law college, just to get stonewalled once they got to the training contract stage.

If you can't get a training contract you will have wasted a lot of time studying. It has always been hard, but its particularly bad at the moment...

Hi, we're going to move this into Further Education.

From my mobile phone. I don't put passwords and user names into other peoples computers. Bit protective like that.

I just didnt know my options. I took .y maths gcse at 14 and achieved a b grade, 3 marks from an a. So maths was pretty strong. Law I sm passionate about and I done 2 units of a level and got both a's unfortunately due to ill health I never finished my a/s levels. I am a single mum, started life again after my marriage ended. Recently moved into my own place and awaiting ny divorce.

Realistically for either option, you are looking at years of study. There ARE routes into accountancy that don't require a degree, but they are along the lines of studying while working at a low level book keeping job. If that seems doable then applying for a relevant job is the first stage.

For Law you are looking at many years study and a degree.. and more years study!

You need to ease yourself back into education before you look any further to the future.. as you don't have A levels , probably your best bet is to look at your nearest further education college and ask about access courses. They are usually very helpful and will point you in the right direction. Universities require evidence of ability to study at undergraduate level, so an access course is ideal, or alternatively why not look at an Open University 10 point 'taster' course.. they are an ideal way to see if you can balance parenting and studying together, and if you are currently on benefits there is plenty of financial help.

Good luck:)

For law, you could qualify as a Legal Executive (which means you could practice up to the level of a Judge) through distance learning with Ilex.

I'm a legal exec and qualified through distance learning, working in the evenings and weekends whilst working full time. You get a basic grounding in all areas, then decide which 4 areas you're particularly interested in. When I did it years ago, I did Family Law, Family Practice, Tort and Contract.

It took five years to qualify, but if you did it full time it'd obviously be quite a lot shorter

Thank you. Back to the library with me tomorrow.

www.ilex-tutorial.ac.uk/home

Here you go OP

Thank you so much. Off to the library today,

You can do BSc Accounting or LLB Law or BSc Accounting with law by distance learning with the university of london. Much cheaper than the open university see here

I'm pretty sure you need alevels at least to do LLB law, for example.