has anyone ever looked into one of those home learning college courses like from like ics or learn direct or the home learning college i know alot of you have jobs or are at college/uni atm and some of you will say waste of money blah blah blah etc but id quite like to do one so i was wondering if anyone had ever looked into one or is doing one atm

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I was looking last night 'cus a leaflet fell out in one of my magazines but I looked on the internet last night and the courses are like £400-£800

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i know and last year when i was looking they were £1200ish

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£400-1200 is nothing.

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lmao someone got loads of money

the one i want to do is £539 which is website design or something like that and i quite like the look of computer maintence one but idk how much it is and because i earn less then 15k a year i get £200 off :D

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Well most people who go to university end up with more than ten thousand pound in debt, so I think paying a one off payment of that amount is quite a good investment.

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I like that advert, I C S you can.

And personally I've never looked into a home learning course, I thought I was probably too young..And some of the courses I could do at college for free, so my life's not really at a stage for me to need one..

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yeah you proberly could go to college and do them for free but i dont want to i went to college for work expierence and hated every second of it >.< and the ics ones are nearly £2000

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There is no point in considering it if you are not willing to pay the cost of the course.

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In the price range your talking Marceh..I could never afford that, Neither could my mum...I'd much rather get my £30 a week lol.

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I have thought of it but I think I'd lack the motivation which obviously you really need for something like that. Also, I've read you saying you don't have any real friends and if you were at college I'm sure that would soon change, maybe it's worth another shot?

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my ex fella was doing a computer course with ermm *thinks* skillstrain, yeah. like ics etc and his parents paid £3000 for it. however, it's VERY difficult to do alone, you don't get the kind of support and motivation you receive from college tutors/school teachers etc. he ended up giving in - they still send him the stuff every month but it's wasted coz he doesn't even look at it.

i know it's not something i could do, coz i really lack motivation but it's a really good opportunity if you're willing to put the work in. however, don't be scared of paying a fair amount of money for a good one - you're not gonna get far in life on a £535 course...go for a really good course, or build yourself up to a higher one by doing a few lower/cheaper ones first to get you to the right level.

you can pay monthly with a lot of the companies so that would be easier for you i'm guessing? like asda said, uni costs some £10,000 so don't expect your education to come cheap. what better thing to invest in than your future though?

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I agree. Look into it Marceh. Nothing good comes easily

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Simply knowing you exist aint good enough for me, but asking for your telephone number seems highly inappropriate.
Seen as i cant, even say hi
When you walk by
And that time you shook my hand it felt so nice,
I swear i never felt this way about any other guy
And
I dont usually notice peoples eyes, but ........

lol im never setting foot in a college ever i fucking about killed myself when i went when we had break i just stood in the middle part of the middle floor just outside the cafeteria watching everyone walk past thats how much i hated it O.o and pf i heard some really bad reviews for skillstrain they make you sign loans and things like that and try and force you to do the course and stuff >.>

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Go to College, make friends and get taught properly.

Get a grip

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<3Becky

oh i knew you would say that >.>

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Well its true. You moap about feeling sounding sorry for yourself like a little child

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<3Becky

I think you really need to work on your social skills.

From what you've said, you're obviously uncomfortable being around new people, but it's not going to get any easier unless you throw yourself in at the deep end. I understand that you can feel awkward when you're on your own, gangling about, whilst everyone else has got a load of people around them, but if you don't make an effort it's going to start inhibiting you soon.

Maybe you could do something to ease yourself into people-situations gently: a night class perhaps? I don't mean for this to sound horrible and offensive, because you do seem like a genuinely lovely person - it's just a shame to see such a lack of self-esteem holding you back. Whatever you decide to do though, I hope it works out for you, and perhaps also helps you to gain a bit of confidence!

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Mark says:
the guy was sick
Mark says:
then his mam died
Mark says:
the bitch.

lol yeah very uncomfortable around new and people ive known years my mother thinks ive got anthropophobia or something like that and shes trying to force me into doing a open learning course or a night class at dundee college and i feel like im going to kill myself aha there all stupid and i dont want to do it and ive never had much self-esteem ive never really had people speak to me so ive not really ever been a people person and when i did have people they just ripped on me laughed at me or just ignored me so ive never really been comfortable with people and the last four years just sort of got comfortable sitting on the net everynight lol that sounds so sad xD

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From what I can see, they're much smarter than you. They're actually doing something to better their lives rather than yourself who is stuck sitting at home mocking them with very poor grammar.

Sure, you may be uncomfortable speaking to people, but sitting at home is not going to help it. Getting off your arse and going to college will improve your social skills tenfold.

Then again I don't know you and I don't care, so I don't really give a shit what you do.

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i meant the courses were stupid and sorry about the grammer

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Your most probably gonna have to start a job which involves working/going out at some point in your life, so it's probably best to start getting used to things now.

How about trying an eveing course for, say, one day a week.
If you go in thinking it's gonna be shite, it will be, and you'll be your own worse enemy - admitting that won't change anything.

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<3Markeh