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Put this togeather for my friends after reading the Player's Guide on a long flight. It is essentially a quick-and-dirty guide to where a Local Willowshore resident may have trained. THIS LIST IS NOT EXCLUSIVE. Like I said, quick and dirty. It is essentially a list of NPCs that would be reasonable for every (or most) class to have trained under if they took the Close Ties background (or if they just want to add some flavor to their backstory.)
Let me know if you can think of any more. Like I said, THIS IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE, just some easy ideas.
The following are POSSIBLE pays your character could have been trained in Willowshore. To be clear, you DO NOT have to abide by any of these. Instead, this functions as a TL;DR for the Player's guide for options for characters native to Willowshore to have received their training.
Alchemist: There is one Alchemist/Herbalist in town, You-So Jin, an elf that both tends the local graveyard, and uses the mosses and fungi she finds to make alchemical concoctions. She is more of an herbalist than an alchemist, but it is possible to play an apprentice of hers.
Barbarian: There are no 'official' barbarian clans in the area, but it is certainly possible to be a town guard with anger management problems, or just a local fighter-Malcontent.
Bard: There are no official bard colleges in Willowshore, though there is a playhouse tended to by a kitsune (Kazuma Oono). Other than that, there is a strong tradition of storytelling and music-playing. The Cerulean Teahouse, a fancy-pants teahouse-turned Caterer-Turned bed and breakfast was recently abandoned, perhaps you were employed to find entertainment there and now find yourself out of work?
Cleric: There are several shrines around town to a variety of different deities, as well as two full-on Temples. One, to Pharasma, is known as the Lady of Souls and is run by a Taldan- descended woman named Elizeth Candora. The other, a literal hole in the ground, is to Daikitsu (Agriculture, Craftsmenship, rice, and Kitsune) and is tended by Ba-Ming, Ouh, a 15-year-old girl who was literally saved by divine mandate, and has dedicated herself to Daikitsu to repay the favor. There is also a prominent statue and shrine to Abadar, and a local leader of the industrial district who is a priest of Kofusachi (Abundance, happiness, prosperity) who might take on an apprentice.
Champion: As cleric, above.
Druid: There are no druids mentioned in town, but the wooded area surrounding Willowshore is rife with wildlife, and there may be a Druid Circle or two around there. For nontraditional druids, the is Zataku, a local fishing master who might have a water-based apprentice.
Fighter: There is Zheng Peng, leader of the local imperial barracks and town guard. When Lung Hwa Collapsed, somehow they kept going, providing safety for the town. Otherwise, self-tauht fighters seem like the way to go.
Investigator: Again, Zheng Peng may hire/train detectives to keep the piece. On the reverse side, less scrupulous Investigators may join up with Luda Bama, the local thief and smuggler. A third option may be to be trained by Luo Xi Zhang, the local lawyer for town affairs.
Kineticist: Wood/water kineticists make the most sense, but there are no kineticists in town to train you as far as I can tell.
Magus: Jubei is the only arcane teacher in town. Living in a wizard's tower set up by his Nagaji master (who died a few years back), maybe you and Jubei were contemporaries, or perhaps young Jubei has taken on an apprentice of his own just recently.
Monk: There are no active monasteries in the area, though there is a famous abandoned one, the Tan Sugi monastery. Perhaps you are a traveling monk seeking to revitalize/repair it.
Oracle: See cleric, above (if you need training at all.)
Psychic: While psychics are well respected, there are no psychics or psychic trainers in the area (if you need one.)
Ranger: There are many farmers and hunters in the area that could have trained a ranger. None are mentioned specifically.
Rogue: Luda Bama runs a successful smuggling operation in Willowshore, with an under-the-table handshake from the town's leader. For less conventional rogues, Zheng Peng runs the local town guard/militia, perhaps a ruffian rogue could be one of them.
Sorcerer: While most sorcerers don't need guidance, for those that do, the playhouse (see bard) might offer help to occult sorcerers, the shrines to divine might help divine sorcerers, Jubei (see magus) for arcane, and Zataku (for primal) are options.
Summoner: There are no summoners that we know of in Willowshore, and they generally don't need training, but if you want someone to help you stumble into discovering your power, see sorcerer, above.
Swashbuckler: See Fighter or Rogue, above.
Thaumaturge: There are no official thaumaturges in town to train you, but the Southshore Traditionalists have plenty of superstitions and folk-wisdom to spread around. Their leader is 'Old Matsuki,' though the game guide suggests you can't be super palsy with him. Perhaps one of his two-dozen family members has taken a liking to you? Or maybe you are part of the family.
Witch: See Sorcerer, above.
Wizard: See Magus, Above.
Inventor: There is one inventor in town, Huo Tian-Zhe, who runs a shop where he makes inventions. Young, Huo came to town thinking he was going to show all the local hicks what's what, only to find out that his inventions were sub-par. He now runs a shop while learning from local craftsman how to make higher-quality gear.
Gunslingers: Gunslingers are not well used, as guns are not in wide use yet in the game. Though you could make a crossbow-centered gunslinger. See the Fighter or the alchemist, depending on how you want to develop your gunslinger.