Part-Time Study

There are various study options available to help make your part-time learning experience rewarding and effective. Part-time courses are particularly suitable if you want to balance learning and self/professional development with other commitments in your life. What’s right for you will depend upon how you prefer to study as well as the time you have available to study. Your occupation, work responsibilities and personal commitments will have an important impact on the study method that’s right for you. Your tutor will work with you to devise a clear, achievable study programme that takes on board your lifestyle and commitments you have. Part-Time Day Release Delivered on campus for a few hours at set times during the day each week. These courses may also be run over two sessions, one of which is during the day and the other in the evening. Day release study programmes are normally attended by students on approved employee development training. A wide range of courses exist and include Modern Apprenticeships, SVQ/NVQ s, as well as City and Guilds and other vocational courses. Part-Time Evenings The traditional way to study part-time, these courses require on campus attendance at set times each week during the evening. As well as attending your scheduled classes you will be expected to dedicated time for further study in your own time. This may take up to six extra hours of study a week and could include reports and project work, assignments, practical activity to develop your skills and expertise or desk research to expand your knowledge of a specific subject. You can do this work at home or use the College's learning resources e.g. the learning material and equipment in our learner bases, the library or the Student Development Centre. Part-Time Saturday Delivered on campus at set times on Saturdays. Part-Time Open Learning If you want to learn in your own time with some tutor support through our learner bases then open learning may be the ideal way to study. You may attend college for a mix of lectures, tutorials or workshops or book into a learner base for a tutor-supported session. Any additional attendance is normally at your own discretion. Open learning is ideal if you prefer a less structured/time-tabled learning experience. Your learning materials can be provided in paper format or on CD-ROM. Learner guides and other communication tools are also available to give you all the instructions and direction you need. Assessment can either be carried out remotely (in accordance with relevant qualification authority guidelines) and submitted electronically or by post or in controlled, designated assessment centres. Part-Time Distance Learning Learn in your own time without attending any of our locations. Your tutors will arrange for you to access your course materials and continue to support you via telephone or our Virtual Learning Environment as you study at a distance. Some parts of your course could be studied without setting foot in a college location.