E-learning has 'numerous benefits' for adult students

Virtual College writes, "Using a virtual learning environment can benefit adults as well as children, according to an expert."

Finance, technical and administration director at the Distance Learning Centre Andrew Whitehead pointed out e-learning in adulthood enables people to "change their careers".

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He argued individuals can study GCSEs or pass equivalent courses, enabling them to secure positions as midwives, lawyers, nurses, teachers, social workers or in other roles.

This could be useful for adults who have "just left school without any qualifications", the expert argued.

Vocational skills are especially important in the modern jobs market, Quest Professional director Jo Bernard recently said.

Furthermore, e-learning or other forms of academia can keep an individual "stimulated and interested", Mr Whitehead declared, stating this is good for a person's health.

"The brain is a muscle and if you don't exercise it then it ceases to function properly," he said, claiming this makes it important that people continually learn new information and become more knowledgeable.
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About Andrew Whitehead
Andrew Whitehead (Director of Finance, Technical and Administration) has an Honours Degree in Zoology and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and taught and managed courses in Further and Higher Education for seven years across a wide range of subjects including: Science, Health, Information Technology and Environmental Studies. Andrew has been a Director of DLC since 2001 and has extensive experience of Business Management, previously running a Web Design Company and being employed as a Senior Manager in a nearby Local Authority Environmental Management Department.

Source: Virtual College