When funds are tight and you want to make your CV look more impressive, what do you do? It can be hard to find something suitable. CPD or continuous professional development, is a way to improve your credentials. Short courses with verified certificate and/or diploma status are becoming more popular and are absolutely valid. Times are changing.
I turned to these for years, because I valued the way in which they develop learning skills. Courses are in varying length but are digestible for those who find focusing for too long, somewhat of a challenge. I've studied Spanish, journalism and educational psychology through here; they give a great introduction in to a sector you might not have thought about studying before. Ed psych was quite an eye opener, I didn't think I would be interested in it but here we are. I'm now on my way to furthering my psychology interest via LearnDirect (also a fab way to increase your employability skills!).
Alison is a nice place to start. Go here >> Alison
Courses are free to do, and there is a fee to obtain the certificate but it does show on your account when you have completed a course, so it's entirely up to you whether you pay for that validation. I think it's worth it. All courses are online. The interface is very nice, straightforward and easy to follow. It gets 5 stars from me! ☆☆☆☆☆
LearnDirect, while it isn't free, may be more affordable for the smaller wallet. It cost £800 including exam fee, to study A-Level Psychology and it's totally online. You can also study with LearnDirect from anywhere in the world. They have a range of courses from iGCSE, A-Level and TEFL to degree prep.
My tutor on LearnDirect is part of an organisation that helps neurodivergent students. So that is a real bonus. Don't let studying put you off if you are ADHD or AuDHD.
(The latter means Autism and ADHD fyi)
We can do it!
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