Fear of age and expense stops
people learning
Monday 4 February 2008
A new study commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has revealed that nearly a quarter of Britain’s adults state that learning a new skill is high on their wish list of achievements this year, but that the fear of being too old to learn and money worries are holding them back.
Whilst the LSC offers an Adult Learning Grant of up to £30 per week to adult learners who meet specific criteria and study full time, not everyone is eligible. With a third of the population questioned in the study claiming that money is a limiting factor when thinking about going back to college, flexible learning may be a more cost-effective solution. Flexible learning allows learners to study at times convenient to them meaning that they don’t have to give up work to learn new skills. Visit our Services to find out how flexible learning can help you.