ou course

[shelley85]

i was looking at doing 2 60 point courses which would count as full time study but does anyone know if that actually gives you the benefits of going to uni full time as in reduced council tax etc? hope this makes sense

Phone and ask them shelley (the OU). They have a department which will be able to answer this question.

Why don't you just go to uni? I would if I had time to do 2 60 point courses together!

no OU is always regarded as part time study even if you are doing the equivalent of full time study. Asked that same question myself when I was considering doing 2 60 point courses at the same time

the ou is more flexible, my dd will be starting at the school nursery part time in september and don't want her being shifted from pillar to post between childminders and nursery as she is very rarely left with anyone other than family, think it will work better for both of us by me doing it from home

mila is right, they never count OU study as full time, even when it is! sorry

thanks

im doing an ou course now just sent in my first ima and it is a lot easier to do with little dcs as my dd has just started nursery and my ds is only 2 so its definatly easier to fit in around them than full time uni would be.

I am also doing a full time distance learning course which I would never be able to do at a 'real' uni. I have to be in for the kids coming home from school then ferry them to their after school clubs, no childmider would be able to do that for me. I fit in time during the day when kids at school which is quite a lot with no traveling and then time in the evening when kids in bed as I am a bit of a night owl.

You might not get help with council tax but you might be eligble for other benefits that full time students don't get.