This
is a sponsored post! How
exciting! And it’s going to be all about these bizarre times of
isolation, and how the folks at Distance
Learning Centre can
help us use our isolation time to help ourselves a
little.
Okay,
gang. Let’s be real. We’re living in a very strange and uncertain
time, and I don’t know about you, but some days I’m climbing the
walls of my little flat desperate for something to do. Especially
when the weather is wet and gloomy, meaning I can’t even squeeze
out the window onto the roof for some fresh air… *sigh*
I really struggled with the first week of isolation; not just the
emotional side of it, but because suddenly I was on furlough from
work and being told very firmly to stay home, and ‘do nothing’…
well, that made no sense to me. I am the kind of person who always
feels a need to be busy and productive, and it’s only when I
literally couldn’t
make
myself busy in the usual way (going for back-to-back coffee dates,
taking on extra shifts at work, doing social media jobs for local
businesses and arranging local shoots with my very talented friends)
and stopped completely for a moment that I realised… I didn’t
have
to
be busy. In fact, it’s important for all of our mental health right
now that we chill, and take time for ourselves.
But
what if you want to do something, right now, that will help you in
the future, when all this madness is over? What if there was a way to
fill up just a little portion of your spare time, that would keep
your brain active and maybe help your CV out a bit, too?
Well,
why not take up one of Distance Learning Centre courses? These folks
are leading the way in home and distance studying, with various
options for different learners. They are super supportive in their
teaching, and provide innovative course materials.
Distance
Learning Centre is currently offering 250 courses you can take from
the comfort of your own home, and these courses cover a wide variety
of subjects; you can start on your path to becoming a teaching
assistant, or perhaps a health care worker, or even a web designer!
But maybe you want to get some key qualifications under your belt
first, in which case you can study GCSE and A Level courses (A1
and/or A2).
Surely
this is one of the best things you can do with your time in
isolation, if you’re feeling the need to be productive, but also
not wanting to completely overwhelm yourself with anything. The
beauty of Distance Learning Centre is that you can study at
your own pace,
from home, and their experienced team of tutors will always be there
to offer you support and guidance every step of the way.
Thousands
of students sign up online every year for home study courses, and
achieve nationally-recognised qualifications and/or certificates that
can infinitely improve their job opportunities. Why not become one of
them by enrolling today?
I’ve
been out of education for a good few years now, and in all honesty, I
really do miss sometimes. It’s like my funny old brain is craving
new information, and wants to be filled with exciting new skills…
Having browsed the options on Distance Learning Centre, I think I’d
want to take the Introduction
to Mental Health course,
the Astrology course, and maybe even add an extra A Level to my bank
– I always liked the look of English Language when I was at
college, and regretted not taking it alongside English Lit. Maybe now
I can give it a go…
What
courses do you think you would choose for yourself? They’ve got a
bit of everything, for all different tastes. There’s Cake Making
(!!), Social Media Marketing, Creative Writing, Media Studies,
Event/Wedding Planning, and so much more. Comment below with what you
think you’d want to take a crack at!
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