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  • 05-08-2011 1:54pm
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    Eircom_Sucks
    Registered Users Posts: 3,193 ✭✭✭


    hey do

    1. online courses get much recognition as opposed to attending a college ?

    2. can you recommend a college that lets you learn from home and just go in once a while to do tests etc

    i'm working a 3 day week and have a partner and baby and i would like to plan for my future ( should have done it ages ago ) so i can't go full time and can only go part-time if 2 days a week or something in the evening.

    also whats the best courses for learning IT and Web Design ??

    Thanks


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    heidi_ho
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭heidi_ho


    Hi check out bluebrick.ie or google springboard there seems to be alot of courses available online and distance, part time and mixed.


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    mimmi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭mimmi


    Springboard have eligibility criteria - check these out.

    http://www.bluebrick.ie/Springboard/Help/SpringboardEligibility.aspx


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Eircom_Sucks wrote: »
    hey do

    1. online courses get much recognition as opposed to attending a college ?

    Typically, no. However, the vast majority of online courses are offered by established colleges/universities, so you should be fine. Always check the end qualification and who accredits the course.
    Eircom_Sucks wrote: »
    2. can you recommend a college that lets you learn from home and just go in once a while to do tests etc

    Open University (quite expensive, though) and Oscail are two that spring to mind. Have a look at the various Institutes of Technology and Universities - they all have similar courses.

    Key word to look out for is "blended learning" - typically a combination of online and classroom based learning.
    Eircom_Sucks wrote: »
    also whats the best courses for learning IT and Web Design ??

    Define best. :)


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