Personal Finance course from the Open University

Arch-Angel

Can't comment on this course - but studying with the OU is well worth doing! I'm in the final stages of my project to get my Hons degree and the OU have been brilliant! They do offer a monthly payment scheme (7.0% APR?) and the Level 1 courses are designed to get adults involved in studying - the only entry criteria they look for is an ability to do simple maths and basic english.

Level 1 courses also look at "how to study" - not just throw the material at you and expect you to get on with it! Lots of tutorials (generally every week or every two weeks for the first half of a Level 1 course) so that you can ask your tutor questions and meet other students, who will also invariably be struggling with the course.

It might not be for everyone - I understand that studying with the OU might be an extravagance when you got bigger issues to deal with! However, the OU has made a difference to my life; I just can't promote the OU enough!! :T

ms_london

southernscouser wrote:

Ms_london, you don't have to try and impress me all the time, honest! :rotfl:

Good judge of characters aswell as good advisors the CAB then!

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MCBIRNIE25

Just signed up for this course. Thanks to the O.P.

elantan

i to signed up to this course i found out that youcan get £200 towards it if you earn £15,000 or less however that might just be in scotland i'm not sure you claim it through the i.l.a ....so i'll only have to find the £95 and i finally get to use my i.l.a account ..yippee

seven-day-weekend

Like sex education and personal ethics and responsibility, money management is really another one of those life skills that should be taught at home.

It's just another responsibility parents want to abdicate to the school.