Any paid apprenticeships or programmes I can train in for 2026

[Gretathegrinch]

Hello,

I have tried my absolute hardest to look for roles in my current field of education for flexible roles (ideally wfh) I've also looked at paid apprenticeships and programmes for 2026 but come up with 2 programmes in total but they don't start till 2027. I am happy to move in to most sectors except Healthcare as I need something that could be flexible/part-time and a bonus if I can wfh. I am a single mum with no family, hence needing flexi. I have a masters I can't do much with unfortunately, but finance/law has always appealed to me.

Any help would be massively appreciated.

Thanks

Where do you live? May influence results.

Open university seems the obvious solution to me, but not paid.

Paid apprenticeships are really hard to find. I imagine those recruiting now won’t be starting to later on in the year.

Have you considered exam invigorating? I know two people who do it and it seems very flexible.

Another possibility is setting yourself up as a tutor?

Unfortunately very very few apprenticeships are flexible. Mine was 9/10 to 6pm Tues to Friday plus 8-5 on Monday, online work and exams, full time through summer and sometimes I worked weekends.

So I’m not sure what you expect an apprenticeship to be

Apprenticeships tend to have full time hours, fixed and include college work on top. I’ve never seen any advertised as wfh because the whole point is you are learning a job and that isn’t really possible remotely (though the college element is sometimes online now).

im not sure that this would work for you at this life stage. Part time study through the open university whilst you work elsewhere may be an option

I have considered exam moderating, but need something that pays the bills/mortgage more consistently. Tutoring in my area is extremely competitive as it is in a prime grammar catchment area, even teaching jobs in my subject are few and far between.
I mean the studying part like 2 days a week is from home not expected to go into the office. I need to earn more and I'm stuck with what I currently have education/career prospect wise. I'm extremely capable and can turn my hand to most things, I just need the opportunity to earn whilst I train but dc is so little and likely my only child and I don't want to miss out too much; women really can't have it all can we?

Apprenticeships are normally 80% working, 20% studying/training, although they’re not all organised with that set up every week. I’ve known people do an intense week of studying on site at a college, then four weeks full time work for instance.

can you tell us a bit more about your educational background particularly your interest in law?

realistically, what hours can you work?

A lot of apprenticeships start in September. But there are over 11,000 listed on the Gov site - are none of them any use?

https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch

There is a Facebook group called "The Work from Home Hub UK".

It might be worth a look.

Accountancy / professional services will be recruiting for apprentices and grad roles at the moment. Definitely hybrid at most places in terms of WFH, probably less likely to be part time or flexi time though - it’d be years before you could work entirely independently so you can’t really sign up to work evenings when everyone else is 9-5. Study is in blocks through the year too, not just one day a week.

But after 3 years of training it is generally a really flexible work pattern if you are in the right sort of team.

How about an accounting qualification , perhaps AAT? Lots of accounting and finance roles offer WFH. Many companies offer finance apprenticeships so that you can gain an accounting qualification whilst you work.