Prior to having my DCs, I worked as an auditor for 15 years (hated!), and have been a SAHM for 4 years now.
My youngest has started primary school and I want to now get back out there and retrain for a new career.
After some initial research, was shocked by how out of date my qualifications are in terms of getting onto a vocational degree programme (was thinking speech therapy / midwifery). Appears that unless your degree is less than 5 years old (mine is 20! ), it is considered obselete and would therefore have to sit some sort of access diploma. I would be prepared to this (and shoulder the cost) if this were my true calling, but I'm not sure it is.
Since then, I have also been considering beauty therapy or hairdressing - complete tangent! Have always found this area really interesting and think I could make some sort of a business from it - just never considered it before as it wasn't considered "academic" enough. Just worried that I would be the only student over the age of 16!!
Sorry for the stream of rambling and for using using you lovely MNers as a free career service but I feel at such a crossroads. I have enjoyed being at home but think I may go crazy if I don't develop some sort of career for myself. Trouble is trying to balance that against child care, DH who works crazy hours, future career prospects, etc etc etc...... (oh to be 18 again )
Grateful for any insight or thoughts x
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chasingtail · 13/03/2013 12:39
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