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What kind of courses would you recommend for Female Communications Engineers returning to flexible / part time work in the UK after a 5 year career break?

Laura Trethowan
Hello Everyone. I'm looking for some inspiration please! 

I am an IEng Communications Engineer who has been on a career break since 2015. I don't want to return to full time work whilst my children are in school (another 15years...) so I'm looking to do a qualification that will enable me to remain an 'engineer', working for myself, part-time from home, until I'm able to return to work full time. I'm considering doing a Masters Degree in Big Data with the Derby University which I think would give me skills and opportunity to go down that route.

I was wondering if any of you knew any other 'skill gaps' or could recommend any specific courses for people in my situation.

Thank you

Laura
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    Cyber Security? I've no idea if this is still the case, but a couple of years ago Royal Holloway was offering scholarships for those looking to retrain into the cyber security profession, specifically "returners-to-work after parental leave, those who are currently unemployed, and mid-career transitioners" were eligible. This was for the 2016-17 academic year, so they may not be offering scholarships anymore, but I think they are still running the courses. https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/isg/prospectivestudents/prospectivestudents-msc/dcms.aspx / http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk


    You could also try looking on https://www.ten2two.org/, which offers professional part-time and flexible roles to fit in around the school day, in case there is something that you could do now without having to re-train. 


    Good luck!



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    Cyber Security? I've no idea if this is still the case, but a couple of years ago Royal Holloway was offering scholarships for those looking to retrain into the cyber security profession, specifically "returners-to-work after parental leave, those who are currently unemployed, and mid-career transitioners" were eligible. This was for the 2016-17 academic year, so they may not be offering scholarships anymore, but I think they are still running the courses. https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/isg/prospectivestudents/prospectivestudents-msc/dcms.aspx / http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk


    You could also try looking on https://www.ten2two.org/, which offers professional part-time and flexible roles to fit in around the school day, in case there is something that you could do now without having to re-train. 


    Good luck!



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