Success Stories of Individuals who Built Careers through Distance Learning

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Success Stories

of Individualswho Built

Careers throughDistance

Learning

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When it comes to pursuing education, one should eep sa!e distance

!rom t"o things # limitation and compulsion. In other "ords, you must not

only thin o! attending classrooms !or $uality education but should also

ensure that you are able to !it your studies to your li!estyle and not getting

compelled to do the opposite. %elie&e it or not, learning online is apleasure, and in order to sustain it, you need to ha&e absolute dedication

and sel!'discipline.

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Distance learning boosts up your confidence

I! you had al"ays thought online learning to be an in!erior !orm o!

obtaining education, it+s high time you must change your perception.

yndsay %riggs, a student "ho is currently pursuing an online diploma

course at -tonebridge (ssociated Colleges says, I have a two-year-

old son called Alfie and looking after him takes up most of my

time I wanted to make my parents proud and decided that

now was the time to pursue the career I've always wanted.

ne o! the 0 uni&ersity students, 0errie allam "ho recently earned a!oundation degree in drug and alcohol through distance learning said that

&isiting a uni&ersity "as beyond her imagination. I always wanted to,
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but I thought I wasn't intelligent enough to do so !raduating

with a distinction has been a huge boost for my confidence .

Distance learning connecting people to the outside world

nline learning holds the ability to "ipe o!! barriers bet"een one+s busy

li!estyle and study hours. ne !ortunate person in this respect "as (nna

Wood "ho had a relapse !our years ago and "as le!t housebound. -he

therea!ter too help o! an online course that played a ey role in eeping

her connected to the outside "orld. -ince she lost her 2ob, she "as

looing !or some other option that can eep her occupied. "here's no

way I could manage to get to a college or university, so it had to

be distance learning, she said.

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The !lexible structure o! online learning helped Woods to !it studies to her

illness. In !act, she "as able to attend three hal!'an'hour study sessions

"ith inter&als in bet"een. n doing so, she came out "ith !lying colours

"ith an *-c in 6igital 7ducation under the ni&ersity o! 7dinburgh.

Studying and retaining work at the same time is possible

7llie odginson "as able to hold on to her position as a primary school

teacher and at the same managed to complete a rele&ant course. I

could have gone to a conventional university at #$, but I was
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pursuing a career in the performing arts so I went straight into a

show, %oseph and the Ama&ing "echnicolour reamcoat,

instead, she said.

In !act, 7llie "hile "oring too up a degree course in literature at thepen ni&ersity. With "illingness she said, I have been teaching for

si( years now ) I would have entered the profession much later

and with much more debt if I'd gone back to being a fulltime

student and stopped working.

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Distance learning helps your dream come true

Craig 6illon "hile studying *%( through distance learning under a 0

uni&ersity said that he "as immensely bene!ited !rom the !lexibility "hich

"ould ne&er ha&e been possible in a !ull'time business school. e said,

*y reason for choosing distance learning was to allow me the

fle(ibility to be able to learn and improve my own skill-set and

knowledge while continuing in full time employment.

auren Clare, a student pursuing distance learning in ealth and8sychology also shared her success storysaying,I always wantedto study +sychology but when I decided I wasnt ready to leave

home I felt annoyed at myself because I felt I couldnt achieve
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my dream. It "as distance learning that enabled her to mae herdream come true in becoming a success!ul psychologist.

-o, your conception in regard to learning online must ha&e been cleared

by no". In !act, nothing can snatch your opportunity to build a success!ulcareer unless you tae the right initiati&e, and choosing to pursue

distance learning !or higher studies is the smartest "ay you can

accomplish your career goals.

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