Ok, so you have decided that, with the lockdown, now might be the best time to return to the world of learning to improve your skills. But most of the learning on offer these days is online and that poses some problems:

• You’ve never learned online before!
• Surely you need a teacher to help guide you through?!
• You struggled to learn in school so how can you expect to succeed now when there is even less support?!

Valid concerns, but are they real and, if they are, can they be solved?

Join Matt, Joanna and Sal in this fun and friendly webinar if you are interested in doing some online learning yourself, or if you are planning to support someone else do so!

Matt Pointon is a unionlearn projects officer who supports unions to access a wide variety of learning opportunities. He has many years of experience in adult education and also delivers a number of short taster courses in workplaces.

Joanna Cain is the Director of Education at the WEA, a post she has held for five years and also Deputy CEO. Prior to this, she was the Head of Learning and Organising Services at the public service union UNISON and has worked closely with the WEA on partnership initiatives including the longstanding “Return to Learn” workplace learning project. She is an experienced educator with many years of experience in developing and delivering adult learning.

Sal Campbell is a Learning Development Tutor for Birkbeck College, University of London, where they teach academic writing and study skills. Sal believes that given the right support, enough information and a genuine interest in the subject, anyone can learn anything.