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Give up distance learning and start again?

Lisa

Hi All,

I’m a very, very mature student. I’ve been studying my Level 5 Diploma in HRM via distance learning and have found it incredibly challenging. I miss the interaction and discussions with others. I’m not one for social media and perhaps this might have made a difference. UThis is my foray into forums etc. having recently replied to a post by another member.

I didn’t go to college or university and the language the assignments use is confusing and I also don’t recognise  the elements of my job that would be applicable. For example I didn’t think I used negotiating, influencing or persuading skills in my role. I’m a HR Advisor!

I’ve completed some of the assignments but not submitted as their not submission ready.

I’m thinking of quitting the distance learning and starting again but this time going to college.

Am I mad?

I’ve recently be signposted to the ‘Nutshells/Nutcases’ books.

Can anyone suggest any other books/guides that might help me with answering the assignment questions?

All feedback gratefully received.

Lisa

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  • Hi Lisa

    It may be that you’re simply not suited to distance learning / learnnng on your own and that you tend to. learn effectively in groups and /.or led. by a physical teacher. But it may be that you’re finding it hard to get into higher level educational study of any kind and just need some guidance and confidence building in this regard.

    The Open University do distance learning very efftively nd supportively indeed. Sadly the financial. cost of their courses has become prohibitive for many: I was going to suggest you consider trying their Social Sciences Foundation Course as a possibly more effective starting point. Obviously it will be vastly wider in scope than the L5 HRM Diploma and much less directly vocational, but it’ can nonetheless be invaluable insight into how and why human society operates as it does and something like that may well help and inspire you and prepare you for revisiting the far more specialised HRM stuff, which you may well be equipped to see in a new and less intimidating light in the context of your new and far wider (and arguably just as useful) knowledge.
  • in reply to David
    Thank you David. I’ll take a look.

    Best,
    Lisa
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