Childcare practitioners seeking to upgrade their qualifications in response to the Government's drive to raise the professionalism of the sector are increasingly turning to distance learning.
This is corroborated by the National Extension College (NEC), which has been running distance learning courses for 40 years. Amanda Davies, marketing and communications manager, says, 'Enrolments have increased from 1,134 per year five years ago to 2,177 learners enrolling directly with us on childcare courses between July 2005 and June 2006.'
Traditionally, distance learning has meant taking a correspondence course, which could be quite lonely. But the advent of the internet means that today's e-learners can study in virtual classrooms, meet their fellow students in online chatrooms and enjoy the support of mentors and tutors via e-mails and text messaging.
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