You can choose your course from a wide range of providers, both in this country and abroad. High quality course materials are specially prepared and adapted for home study. You will have your own expert tutor, who will provide professional guidance, support and encouragement on a personal basis, by correspondence, telephone, fax or whatever. Larger providers will also have student and careers advisers available to help if needed, as well as offering help on how to study. Tutors are available even for the most specialised of subjects, drawn from amongst the best experts in the country on that particular topic.
Courses lead to a wide range of qualifications, from GCSEs and NVQs to MBAs and doctorates.
Where hands on experience is essential, this can be provided through separate sessions. Costs, particularly travel and residential costs, are kept to a minimum. Peer-group contact and discussions can take place, either locally, through special sessions or in some cases through the new technologies. Courses can readily be adapted to meet the individual needs of students. You are not dependent upon your employer to make provision for you.