Maths

dori2o

I've always like maths, even as a kid my favourite lesson was maths.

I intended to go on and do A level maths after school, but instead I did an apprenticeship at British Aerospace, where I was a sheet metal worker, so again maths was quite high on the agenda when it came to marking out developments/bend deductions etc.

I did some engineering methematics at college when I worked at aerospace but that has long since gone out of my head.

Now I work in the tax office, so again maths is quite important.

I am thinking again of gaining some sort of qualification in Maths. Don't know what it will bring me in life, but it is something to work towards.

Im looking for any courses I can do from home that are not overly expensive, or that might offer a finance deal to pay for the course over a periood of time.

Any help appreciated.

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Oldernotwiser

Why not have a look at the Open University? You don't have to do a whole degree, you could do a diploma or a course for your own interest and satisfaction.

http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/mathematics-and-statistics/mathematics/index.htm#product-degrees

Andy_L

or do A-level evening classes at your local college

TadleyBaggie

I've done a couple of Maths modules with the OU (MU120 and MST121) and really enjoyed doing them. My last one (finished this year) cost around £375 but was well worth it.

InsideInsurance

"Maths" is a fairly broad subject and so it may be easier to narrow down your area of interest. Also what are you trying to achieve with it?

Whilst it is less common these days some companies will pay for you to do part time courses at the same time as working for them, normally with some condition of you staying with them for X months/ years after qualifying.

If your looking at Finance/ Accountancy type work then you can potentially start at the bottom and find a company thats willing to fund your qualifications. Certainly in a place I was at a few years ago the junior financial controller had started in accounts payable and was "now" nearing completion of his ACCA paid for by the company (other than 1 resit).

If thats too exciting then there is obviously Actuarial type roles for some real hardcore statistical maths and certainly right now massively in demand due to all the changes in capital requirements. I did know one person who managed to get in unqualified and the company paid for her qualifications. She was however an experienced underwriter and had done a maths degree including an actuarial science module beforehand.

Obviously there are the more engineering type applications but these are outside my area of experience