What are the benefits of distance education?
There is a huge range of benefits to studying via distance education:
Flexibility
We believe distance education is all about convenience and flexibility. You can plan your study around your work or lifestyle commitments, so you’re only studying at[...]
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Learning How to Learn
Are You Using the Most Effective Methods of Studying?
If you are involved in any form of learning you need to know the most efficient ways to comprehend, revise and recall the material you are studying. Students of all ages have their favourite[...]
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Children and Young People
Research over time has demonstrated that children given higher quality educational provision and support in their early developmental years closes the gap between disadvantaged children and others as they grow older. In other words, children who are provided[...]
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How to Gain Experience When You Don’t Have Any
I’ve recently seen a lot of activity in our Student Learning Community and on our Facebook page surrounding questions of how to get experience in your area of interest. Many of you have taken courses in your field of interest, read supplemental materials,[...]
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A Level Qualifications
What Are A Levels?
GCE Advanced Levels, or A levels, are subject-specific qualifications offered in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A levels are usually studied by 16-18 year-olds after GCSEs or International GCSEs, though anyone can study A levels[...]
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What are NVQs, and how are they different to NCFE?
What are NVQs?
National Vocational Qualifications, or NVQs, are competency-based awards that prove you are qualified to do a particular job. These qualifications are relevant in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, they are known as Scottish[...]
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Your Social Media Profiles Could Determine Whether You Get Your Dream Job
Let’s face it: we all love Facebook. After a weekend of mayhem or a memorable event, we immediately look to Facebook to see photos and evidence that we had a more epic time than anyone, ever. Our Facebook statuses are full of our emotional ups and downs[...]
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Spotlight – Travel, Tourism & Aviation Courses
Following our look at courses in the Services and Catering Industry category, we move on to a snapshot of the distance learning courses available in Travel, Tourism & Aviation subjects.
An increasingly exciting sector, the growth and accessibility[...]
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Josie’s job interview tips
So you’ve landed an interview for your dream job. Congratulations! Your hard work has paid off. But now is not the time to relax. Sure, they like your application enough to want to meet you, but you’ve now got to convince your interviewers, face-to-face,[...]
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A Few Hard, Fast Rules for Writing an Effective CV
We recently ran a poll on our Superfan Facebook page asking what you’d like me to blog about. It seems most of you want information on writing a CV. Well… you asked for it, you got it!
Your CV is your pass to a new career. It shows employers[...]
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