Mature students are being ignored

09 February 2006
Mature students are being ignored

I'm concerned about the lack of training and qualification opportunities for mature people. Not everyone is able to take time off from work to attend a college one day each week for a Foundation Degree, especially when the industry is made up of so many people working for small businesses.

The main option was to study by correspondence for the HCIMA Professional Diploma, which could be studied at home at the pace that you or your business chose. Now this has been withdrawn.

There's a big market for mature students wishing to keep up to date with the industry and further their knowledge. Is this being ignored by the industry?

Max Lawrence, by e-mail

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