The advantages of distance learning

For several years now, distance education has been increasingly successful. Through short but intense training programs, students are trained efficiently and quickly to the degree of their choice. Whether you are looking for a job or retraining, this method of learning, from home, offers many advantages, but requires great motivation.

What are the advantages of distance learning?

Distance education offers many advantages which contribute to its great popularity. Indeed, thanks to the development ofInternet and things connected, it is now very easy to follow an online training. Here are the main advantages of distance learning:

• it is open to all audiences: whether you are an employee, unemployed, student, disabled or failing at school, distance training is aimed at all profiles;
• distance education allows you to manage your learning time as you see fit: online courses are made available on a platform on which you can connect whenever you want. If you are an employee, this allows you not to choose between work and training. You can take your training online from home, after your working hours. This offers more flexibility and makes it easier to reconcile professional and personal life;
• the courses remain supervised: even if studying alone requires great motivation and rigor, the distance learning offers follow-up by chat, email or telephone, making it possible to maintain the link between the student and the training organization;
• distance training allows you to obtain recognized diplomas without having to move: the great advantage of distance training is that it is done from home. No need to move to another city or country to take classes on campus;
• it can be financed by his company, or by a public body such as Employment center.

How does distance training work?

Training in digital learning are provided by public or private training organizations. Registration is generally possible year round, and courses are available seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The students have access to courses in PDF or paper as well as videos or tutorials online, available via a computer, a Tablet or a laptop. Exercises are also sent and corrected in return by the trainers. If you are doing distance training to obtain a diploma or professional designation, choose a training organization subject to state educational control, such as Educatel for example. This guarantees you courses similar to national standards or also guarantees you a diploma recognized in the labor market.

Why take distance education?

Thanks to the development of new technologies, it is now possible to train remotely anywhere and when desired. This offers new perspectives, whether in the context of a professional retraining, the acquisition of a double skill, or to get back to level. Practical and flexible, distance training makes it easier to get started and guarantees educational continuity throughout the year. In these times of pandemic, distance learning allows you to continue your training without fear of campus closures or exam cancellations. It also allows those who wish to change their professional life to train without stress from home, in a familiar working environment.

Article written in partnership with Educatel.