What is Distance Learning?

Distance Learning – which is also called Online Learning - is one of the most convenient ways of studying today. If you study by distance, you save yourself the time and hassle of travelling long distances to get to college to attend classes. With distance learning – the classes come to you.

What do I need?

If you are a distance learning student, you need to be able to send and receive emails, and you also need access to a computer to be able to check out some websites, do some research and type your responses.

How does it work?

When you enrol on any of our distance learning courses, we send you the first module of the course by email. You return your answers the same way.

Who are my tutors?

If you study in college, you must share your teacher with the other pupils. Not so with distance learning. You have your own, personal tutor, an experienced industry professional, who grades your modules and offers advice and guidance every step of the way. It is one-to-one mentoring.

Will it suit my lifestyle?

Distance learning suits many different kinds of people: people who work unsociable hours, people who travel a lot, parents of young children. Distance learning also suits busy people who want to study late at night, on Sunday afternoons, early in the morning before they go to work – whenever!

Why is it called distance learning?

This is one of the great mysteries of the universe!! You enrol for the course online. If you buy a core text, it is posted to you. All of your modules are delivered to your inbox. You send your responses without leaving the comfort of your armchair. When you complete the course, your Certificate or Diploma is posted to you, but it is called distance learning….