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Distance Learning is an effective way of studying, enabling you to gain a nationally recognised qualification in your own time without the requirement to attend college.

In our recent Ofsted inspection, Ofsted inspectors stated that “learners who take distance learning courses to improve their job-related skills have particularly high achievements.”

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Distance Learning offers students the flexibility of studying a selection of Level 2 and Level 3 courses from home and either online or paper-based, with the support of a specialist tutor.

Once we’ve received your application, we will send out an enrolment form in the post for you to complete and send back to us.

Upon receipt of your completed enrolment form, we will contact you to conduct a short telephone introduction that will enable us to get you started on your chosen course and provide answers to any questions you may have.

You will then be assigned to a tutor and will be ready to receive your student handbook and work materials, online or paper-based.

Please note: You may only complete one course at a time.

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Eligibility: FREE Level 2 Distance Learning Courses

IMPORTANT:

From August 2019, funding decisions for education will become devolved to local government in several counties of England. This transfer of funding from central government to combined authorities has created fundamental changes to areas that we as an education and training provider can operate in.

We regret that we are no longer able to provide Level 2 courses for free, to the following combined authority areas: Greater Manchester, Liverpool City, Cambridge & Peterborough, Tees Valley and West Midlands.

If you are unsure if your post code falls into one of the five combined authorities, please email distancelearningteam@btc.ac.uk and we’ll be able to help you.

Click here to view ALL of the FREE Level 2 Distance Learning Courses available.

Eligibility criteria for a FREE Level 2 Distance Learning course:

Learners must be aged 19 years or over as at 31/08/19
Must have lived in the EU for the last three years
Must currently reside in England, in a post code outside of Greater Manchester, Liverpool City, Cambridge & Peterborough, Tees Valley and the West Midlands.
If aged 19-24, must hold a full Level 2 qualification or above in any subject (i.e QCF Diploma Level 2, five GCSEs/O Levels grade A-C, two or three AS Levels, CSE grade 1 5 or more, one A Level, QCF Certificate, GNVQ Intermediate, First Diploma, NVQ Level 2, First Certificate or Principle of Learning Level 2).

An administration fee will be incurred if you withdraw from the course.