Mature learners: support in returning to higher education (free online course)

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Have you been out of education for some time? Are you wondering whether university is for you?

If you're over 21 you're classed as a mature learner. This course explores the life and work experience mature learners bring to the learning environment.

You'll consider the perceived barriers that mature learners can face and potential solutions to those barriers. You'll also explore the skills you'll need to develop to study at university-level, the support systems available, and guidance on how to apply to a course.

Transcript:
Everyday life is changing for everyone.

We as individuals are increasingly living for longer and as such patterns of study, work, family and leisure are shifting.

There is no better time than now to start thinking about returning to education and pursuing an interest you have always had.
You may have seen in the media talk of the fourth industrial age and an anticipated increase in automation.
Issues which may render the workplace as we know it, unrecognisable within our lifetimes.

Many people are now thinking about how returning to education might support their employability aspirations.

Equally, some are recognising that as they enter different aspects of the life cycle, their values and views have changed.

And that a return to learning represents an opportunity to take a different path, for others, coming back to study is a chance to try again now they feel more prepared.

Here at the University of York we value learners from all backgrounds and all ages and this short course will help you explore what routes might be available to you as a mature learner.
What may have changed since you were last in education, what factors may influence your decision and what support is available when you make the decision to come back.
Julie Knowles, course leader:
“Learning is increasingly a lifelong activity and not necessarily linear.
So join us on the next step of your own journey as we explore what it now means to be a mature learner and how to take your next steps.”

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