Distance learning courses for free

Free distance learning courses are being offered by a regional college group.

Education Partnership North East – which includes Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form and Northumberland College – has developeditsrangeofdistance learningcoursessoindividuals can gain new skills and knowledge, safely from their own home.

Thoseaged24andover,can studyarangeofcoursesforfree to enhance their CV or career prospects.

Heather Harrop, curriculummanagerforemployability andcommunityatSunderland College, said: “Last year, there were about 3,500 distance learning qualifications successfully completed through the college.

“We are proud to be able to offer distance learning opportunities that will continue to help us in increasing social mobility,improvingskilllevels and enhancing employment prospects within the communities that we serve.”

The distance learning courses take from three hours to 16 weeks to complete and feature subjects including starting your own business, IT anddigitalskills,customerservice, health and safety, maths and English.

New courses include Improving Productivity using IT, Presentation Software, Word Processing Software and Award in Understanding Employment, Business and Enterprise.

Claire Fraser, currently studying the understanding children and young people's mental health course at home, said: “My daughter suffers from anxiety and low selfesteem, so I have also learned techniquesthatcanbenefitour family too.”

For more visit www.sunderlandcollege.ac.uk