Which course would you study to help get your dream job? Share with The Open University

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No doubt, at some point in our lives, we’ve all been asked ‘What is your dream job?’. For many of us, the answer we gave probably isn’t the career we’ve ended up doing. The Open University would like to know which course you would study to help you achieve your dream job.

Maybe you’ve always dreamed of doing a particular job and you know there are courses that would help you to achieve it. Perhaps you’re already in the career you want but hope to move up to the next level? Or there is a course you’re really interested in taking and then you could visualise a career from there?

We’ve partnered with The Open University so that they can help MNers discover the range of courses and qualifications available. Take a look on their website here.

Here’s what The Open University has to say: "Every year, 1000’s of students from all walks of life enrol with The OU to develop new skills and boost their career prospects. With a wide range of subjects and qualifications that have no formal entry requirements, you can achieve your dream career with our flexible courses. Fit study around your life, your family, work and other commitments and get ongoing support from our expert tutors and student services team."

Simply post The OU course you would choose to study and the career of your dreams on the thread below to enter the prize draw. One lucky winner will receive a £300 voucher of their choice provided by Mumsnet (from a list).

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw.
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MSC in Finance would help me in my career

I would love to work with nature so I'd do one of their nature and environment courses, I love the idea of animal conservation and studying birds.

I would be really interested in the Business management (Accounting) course! I have always dreamt of being an accountant!
Completing this course would give me so many job opportunities. Fantastic!

The creative writing course as I can’t go back to my dream job and think I’d like to write instead,

A Social Work Degree would be my ideal course

I’ve just finished my second module with the OU .. I’m doing psychology with counselling . I’m 37 soon , a single mum and have a career in counselling for young adults and their families who have difficulties coping with mental health illnesses .. good luck to anyone who is considering studying x

I am actually a graduate of the OU and can definitely say they helped me on my way. I LOVED my undergraduate (natural sciences, biology path) study so much that I carried on to do an MSc (Applied Bioscience). If I had the time to do another I'd love to do either a forensic course or one on animal psychology.

I want to widen my skills and would love Mental Health Nursing

I would have loved to have been a children's TV presenter or holiday rep so maybe a course in the expressive arts!

I have fads so this will change every week. This week it's statistics, having just read about how it can be used to prove amazing things about everyday life given high volumes of data. Next week, who knows ...

They don’t have a course that meets my needs perfectly but the design and innovation course is the closest as I’ve always wanted to do interior design

I have so many things I'd love to learn about but my main love is animals and conservation so I think a degree in Environmental Science would be fab.
My dream job would be working as some kind of animal rescuer / rehabilitator - especially overseas where I could work with marine life

I'd pick the course titled "Which course would you study to help get your dream job" because I've no idea and all my dreams shattered many years ago leaving nothing but misery and eventual death..

Would love to take a psychology course with a view to practice

I'd love to take a photography course and then do a travel blog

Definitely art history as I love both and it would give me something to do

It would have to be psychology for me! I would love to work in mental health.

I'd love to retrain to be a lawyer always fascinated me but didn't know what i wanted to do when left school college

I would love to do the BSc (Honours) Computing & IT and Design, its a path I wanted to take but my parents were scared of computers and steered me away, one of my biggest regrets.

I'd love to be able to work from home I think doing a course in BSc (Honours) Computing and IT - I could learn the skills to offer a free lance service for web desgin or computer programing

dressmaking and fashion textiles but they dont do it

I'd like to take a course in Financial Management. -So many people fail to properly manage their finances when they set out into The Big Wide World. It's really important and it's nefer too late to learn.

An MA/MSc in Environmental Studies/Strategy

BSc (Honours) Computing & IT and Design would be perfect as I want to set up my own web design business.

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