Case studies
Victor Cole
Victor Cole, 28 from Newcastle upon Tyne, missed a lot of school because of ill health and left with very few qualifications. Despite his illness, he has remained determined to continue learning and has found learndirect a great way to accomplish this.
Samantha Pilkington
Samantha Pilkington, 37 from Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, is a working mum with two children and has been a teaching assistant for almost 13 years. She decided it was time to update her computer skills and formalise her self-taught knowledge in order to be able to teach ICT to the children and so signed up to learndirect to achieve this.
What our learners are saying
Having two young children, one of whom has special needs, means that I’ve had to manage my time well and fit my learning in around working and looking after the kids. The flexibility of learndirect has been perfect as I’m able to work from home and learn online on my computer.
Samantha Pilkington
As well as going to the learndirect centre, I was able to learn from home on the internet and I found this really easy to use. If you did have any problems, you could e-mail a tutor and they would get back to you within an hour which was great.
Claire Blissett
