And then one/both of you want to go to uni and what happens?
Alright, calm down 
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Dunno if I can actually be assed to go to uni. Does finance even require a degree in accounting/finance.
From someone that decided to do this, please go to uni. Wish I did especially since it’s free up here. Keep thinking of doing open uni now but with a job and a kid it’s a struggle to find time.
Depends on what finance you’re talking about. For accountancy, the best way to do It, if you can, is as an apprentice in an accountancy firm
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As someone stuck in a job where the top end is barely the national average, I agree lol.
Nope! Get an employer to pay you as you train.
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I’m the opposite, wish I’d learned a trade instead. Would be earning a fair bit better than I am now, and would have the transferable skills to move to the continent.
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You will find the time for the OU when you start. Doing it part-time is around ten hours a week or so and would take you six years. Depending on what you’ve done before, it can seem pretty hard at the start, but they know people are coming to them with no prior study or with a long gap since they studied.
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Or do both - go and do a Degree Apprenticeship.
You get a job and work towards a degree, your employer pays for you to get that and support you in your learning (having allocated study time etc.).
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It’s actually about 18 to 20 hours and that assumes you’re a typical learner and don’t find the content too challenging.
10 hours is just for a single 30 credit module. Part time study consists of studying 60 credits a year (and would take 6 years to finish; it would take 12 if you only did a single 30 credit module a year).
OU is great, especially if you have a busy lifestyle, or any learning or social impairments but it’s not going to be for everyone. It requires an awful lot of self discipline.
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That would be @Dan5 and @_Tom and @GraemeMonzo
No not necessarily, you can start on an apprenticeship with AAT at and from there you can go on to chartered accountancy (if you wish) without a degree, although with an AAT qualification alone you can potentially run a practice or work in senior industry positions.
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It depends on where you’re coming from. I did one 60 point module in three hours a week but that’s unusual and only because it was an English language module and I was coming off a third level Spanish module so my reading speed was through the roof.
I find that, usually, I manage a 60 point module in about eight hours a week.
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Maybe we need a careers/education thread?
This one has been rather derailed.
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I’m looking to find a job either in financial advising, or working for a British 
FinTech (Chase UK, Starling Bank, Monzo, Revolut, or first direct). Preferably not first direct, as I’d quite like to live in London.
My Dad said that I could potentially go back to Jersey as apparently there’s some good finance jobs there. He also suggested that I take a year out after A-Levels to go and work in finance for a year. Are these good ideas?
Should I be looking to do a Bachelors Degree in finance/accounting, or should I be looking towards an apprenticeship.
I’m not that keen on coding, so I’d prefer to stay away from that, but I could learn it if necessary.
Also what sort of grades do I need at A-Level for these jobs?
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To all those working in finance, what’s your advice? Is there another part of finance that I should be looking at?
Before folk start advising, have you spoken to your careers advisor at Sixth Form? These are things they should be well versed in for possibly more tailored support.
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Check the job boards.
Speak to your chosen uni or other educational department.
Finance is such a broad term too.
Do you want to be a commercial accountant (don’t need Uni) or do you want to be a quant analyst for a top firm (Will need a very good uni and a good degree)
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First things first, think about what your dream job would be and work backwards from there.
Then speak to a careers advisor for the various routes you can take to get there.
I really wouldn’t worry about costs. There is all sorts of financial support available but nobody can tell you what they are because it depends on all sorts of personal circumstances.
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Just to add, and in no way to discourage.
You will likely have to sacrifice something though. These things don’t come easy. Whether that’s moving away from home, time, lifestyle changes etc.
You’ve just got to have the end goal in mind and how it will benefit you in the future.