This is particularly true of postgraduate, vocational and non-degree courses. Check with the course admissions tutor to see what part-time provision is available. Studying need not be a break or an interruption of your career. Both universities and employers have recognised that effective studying should be integrated as part of a career, and that higher education provision can be an important part of career development at any stage of your working life. This is an important principle in what is known as lifelong learning.
Many universities have a special department which caters for local, part-time study.
This department will have a name such as Centre for Lifelong Learning, or Centre for Continuing Education. They offer large programmes of part-time courses, and are experts at giving guidance and information on how to choose a course to suit your study aims, and on what courses are available locally. Ufi , the University for Industry, can also put you in touch with lifelong learning courses available at HE institutions in your area. As an alternative, many people also choose to study with the Open University , which offers a full range of courses for distance learning. Financial assistance may be available for you or your employer, to help fund any course of further learning.