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INSPIRING LEARNING
Throughout this guide youll hear from people like you whove used an Open University qualification to help change their lives:
If you want to hear more about how OU study helped these students, visit www.openuniversity.co.uk/intro for their stories in their own words.
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As soon as I started my diploma in environmental policy I knew this was the right choice the materials, the support from tutors and just the overall education was of such a high standard.
Chris Crosby, MA in Environmental Policy
0845 300 60 90
www.openuniversity.co.uk/intro
One of the great advantages of the OU is that you fit it around what youre doing. I do a lot of studying in my lunch hour at work and have often used that time to speak to my tutor on the phone.
June Arnold, BSc and BEng (Hons)
Theres mutual support among students, and so much of it, especially with online forums. If youre studying at two in the morning and post a message on the OUs online subject message boards, youd be surprised how many people are doing exactly the same thing. Its a fantastic community.
Sandy Davies, BSc (Hons) Chemistry and MA (Social Policy and Criminology)
0845 300 60 90
www.openuniversity.co.uk/intro
I am so fulfilled and the OU has brought this out in me. Being at home with the children although I loved being with them, I sometimes feared my brain had seized up. The OU helped to open it up again.
Sarah Witts, BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies
Now Ive got a job as a Data Co-ordinator at a secondary school. Its a long way from driving forklifts and Ive more than doubled my salary.
Chris Swain, BSc (Hons) Information Technology and Computing
0845 300 60 90
www.openuniversity.co.uk/intro
The single most important thing Id like to say to all OU graduates is that there are companies out there who want your talent and want your experience and want your knowledge.
Charlie Leake Corporate Human Resource Supervisor Enterprise Rent-a-car
0845 300 60 90
www.openuniversity.co.uk/intro
0845 300 60 90
www.openuniversity.co.uk/intro
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