MSE News: Open University payment with Tesco Clubcard points to end

Former_MSE_Helen

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"Consumers hoping to use Tesco Rewards to fund study at The Open University should apply soon as the scheme ends in July ..."

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Open University payment with Tesco Clubcard points to end

Beki88

I didn't even know you could do that but then again I never looked into rewards fully. Shocked at how much the price is going up by it's disgusting getting an education cost's so much!

doneandbusted

Yes the increase in costs is quite disgusting but what did we expect from a conservative lead government (keep power and wealth in the hands of the few and all that)? . Fortunately for myself though the OU has a 'transition' agreement in place whereby you continue to pay the old fee levels (adjusted for inflation) until around 2017 if you started studying towards a degree before the destruction of the higher education system began.

We waste 10's / 100's of billions on waging wars and developing nuclear missile systems just to ensure that the oil keeps flowing yet youth unemployment continues to rise and the future becomes ever more precarious for a large sector of society. Were are the priorities here? Silly me in the pockets of the corporations off course! Capitalism: you've got to love it (no I'm not suggesting that any of the present alternatives are any better)! :mad:

melancholly

Beki88 wrote: »

I didn't even know you could do that but then again I never looked into rewards fully. Shocked at how much the price is going up by it's disgusting getting an education cost's so much!

the flipside is that there are now loans available for part time study, which never used to be the case. the price is a massive change which i dislike, but having access to loans for part time study is probably the only change in the new package that will improve access.....

pearl123

I just wish I'd started learning at the OU much earlier before all of the changes.

callum9999

doneandbusted wrote: »

Yes the increase in costs is quite disgusting but what did we expect from a conservative lead government (keep power and wealth in the hands of the few and all that)? . Fortunately for myself though the OU has a 'transition' agreement in place whereby you continue to pay the old fee levels (adjusted for inflation) until around 2017 if you started studying towards a degree before the destruction of the higher education system began.

We waste 10's / 100's of billions on waging wars and developing nuclear missile systems just to ensure that the oil keeps flowing yet youth unemployment continues to rise and the future becomes ever more precarious for a large sector of society. Were are the priorities here? Silly me in the pockets of the corporations off course! Capitalism: you've got to love it (no I'm not suggesting that any of the present alternatives are any better)! :mad:

How does this achieve that? Anyone can get a "traditional" undergraduate degree fully funded by loans and grants, and any further "education" you may want to do, if you can't afford the fees, you can just do yourself online.