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Career Transition into office roles

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Pikiti · 06/06/2026 09:40

I have been a stay at home mum and looking to get back into paid employment come September when the children go into reception so longer hours to myself.

i was previously a special needs Teaching assistant but do not want to go back to the classroom.

I have done a bit of research online and there are non tech trainings in Business analysis,Data analysis and IT support but cost between £500-£2000 with no job guarantee.

My question is please can anyone suggest jobs I can apply for or trainings to transition my career into an office role.

Thank you.

OP posts:
rookiemere · 06/06/2026 14:09

The job market is tricky at the moment and competition will be high for the roles you mentioned training in, I would be reluctant to pay money for training at this point.
I would suggest looking out to see what jobs are available. I managed to transition from a different role into an NHS admin job primarily because they were doing multiple hiring. I think HMRC might have some group roles out at the minute. NB the reason I mention bulk hiring is that the odds are much better because they are recruiting more than one person. So any reservations they may have - in my case possibly age and previous career roles - may be easier to overlook.

Good luck.

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