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.
MNHQ

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[JayJay1874]

Radio Production

[babyloi]

I would love to do midwifery. My birth experiences were not without complications but my midwife team were amazing. I would love to be that support for others Mothers.

[greathat]

Psychology- would quite like to be a child psychologist. Doubt it will ever happen though

[lozhorses]

I would loooooove to be a horse dentist

[poppypants]

Would love to have done a course in flower arranging and had my own florist shop

[laurac88]

I would love to learn a foreign language

[09babisham]

I would love to do a course on Special Educational Needs in children possibly SENCO related or child physcology.

[NELALLAN08100]

I would love to try the creative writing course.

[DoAllMeerkatsComeFromRussia]

Speech Therapy. I became interested in it when my two boys were small and having weekly appointments to help with verbal dyspraxia. I have an English degree so I looked into whether you had to have a specific degree to train as a speech therapist or whether any degree level education would suffice and you have to have the right degree .
Another one I'm interested in, as a former teacher, is education psychology. Oh, and journalism. Basically anything apart from what I'm doing now !

[howling]

I would love to take a course in Psychology

[mclarkie]

Computer science

[molly57]

Forensics

[Pimmpom]

Creative writing would be the dream.

[womblelancs]

I already have a two diplomas and a degree from the Open University, but I'd love to do more. When I'm reading the choice of courses, I'm like a kid in a sweet shop - there's so many interesting subjects to choose from. I'd really like to do a course in journalism but, sadly, they don't offer that, so I'd probably go for French and brush up my language skills.

[caygijan]

I'd do Business management or computing and IT something for an office based job.

[VickyRsuperstar]

BSc (Honours) Computing and IT (Communications and Software) would be great. I really wish I'd done this when I'd finished my A levels.

[Blondie1982]

BA (Honours) Childhood and Youth Studies

[Emmamaryd]

Horticulture for landscape gardening

[Ethan260908]

I too would quite like to work in the mental health sector, having suffered in the past with some issues I feel I would like to help others out if I am can

[aesops]

Would love to study law

[Lfoulds0209]

I would love to study CIPS to further my career. I never went to university and have worked my way up in roles but I would love to further it even more with a qualification

[suewilly]

I've recently been checking out the OU for their courses on Spanish. I love learning Spanish at adult education but have reached the limit of Spanish courses that our local council runs.
Ideally I'd love to be able to teach Spanish at adult education courses myself so I know that once I felt confident with the language I'd also need teaching courses too.

[nanoobaku]

Msc in applied behaviour analysis to become aba therapist

[yorkie18]

Criminology! I have already done a psychology degree with the OU and it was such a good thing to do, I really enjoyed it and found it incredibly interesting. I would love to do another.

[blue25]

Journalism. My dream was always to be a journalist but not sure it would pay the bills!