What our previous students think...

"I wanted to work from home... so I learned from home as well!"

Lucy, Southampton, studied - Child Care - Learning and Development Level 3

"I wanted to become a registered childminder, a job that would mean I could stay at home and look after my two boys, Jamie and Tom. I love playing with my children, everyone says they grow up so fast and I don’t want to miss any of it!

I wasn’t sure how to become a childminder, so I called Open Study College and I discussed the options with one of their course advisors. She suggested that I could study a nationally recognised qualification from home by an award body called OCN. I did a bit of research on the Internet and found that OCN have been around for ages and their courses are designed to allow people like me to study from home.

So I enrolled on the OCN EDI Children's Care Learning and Development course and just over a week later my course pack arrived and it told me who my tutor was and contained all of the things I needed to finish the course. Because I was learning from home, I could study as little or as long as I wanted, sometimes I’d feel like having a night off – and that’s ok because it’s much more flexible than a traditional college course.

There weren’t any strict deadlines to meet, I handed the work in when I’d finished it, and if I didn’t understand something I would always email my tutor and ask.

I'm delighted as I'm now a registered childminder, I learned all of the skills I needed with my Open Study College course!"

"A complete child care course with a recognised qualification to study at home, great!"

Lindsey, Swansea, studied - Child Care - Learning and Development Level 3

"The child care course pack you sent out had everything I needed and I could get started straight away. I'd never studied by home learning before but it's been ideal for me because I get to spend much more time with my kids and I can stay in full-time employment while I complete my course. I am probably around 2/3's of the way through the course, so the end is in sight and I am starting to plan ahead for my own child care business. It's the career that I want, getting the qualification will make me so happy, thank you."

"Very friendly and helpful tutor support all the way through."

Jackie, Kettering, studied - Child Care - Learning and Development Level 3

"The staff at Open Study College were very friendly and helpful, they helped me to find the right course, I'm a bit of a novice at this type of stuff so it was good to have everything explained clearly to me, my course arrived and I've started work, really enjoying it"

"To study from my own home was a great new experience!"

Sandra Restall, Hull, studied - Child Care - Learning and Development Level 3

"With the help of my tutor I could get through my course and keep my full-time job on. I could even have enough time to still enjoy myself and see my friends. That's why studying the course from home, in my own time worked so well for me.

I found some sections harder than others (but we're all different), my tutor really helped me when I needed that extra bit of explanation or advice about my assignments."

"I now work from home as a childminder"

Natalie Livingstone, Walsall, studied - Child Care - Learning and Development Level 3

"After speaking to the college advisors on the phone I was confident the course would allow me to become a childminder. I completed the course a few months back and I've started work, from home, and I look after 5 young children at the moment. It's my perfect job!

"Enjoyable, but can you improve Unit 5 a bit?"

Harshida Khan, Leicester, studied - Child Care - Learning and Development Level 3

"First things first, I loved the course, but I think Unit 5 might have been a bit clearer, thats when I really needed the advice of my course tutor (she was great! Thanks Sarah!).

It's only a small thing though and I can see why students go to Open Study College, everything is so professional."