Distance learning has become a popular choice for students, and many educational and training establishments in the UK offer it alongside face to face education. It has several advantages because:

			it is possible to combine studying and professional commitments
			it offers top quality qualifications, equal in status to conventional counterparts
			the system is accredited and recognised
			students study in their own time at their own pace
			the costs of studying are reduced
			there is no need to leave Portugal to obtain top UK qualifications.

Find a course

			www.educationuk.org/
			www.odlqc.org.uk/courses.htm
			http://icdl.open.ac.uk/courses/
			www.open.ac.uk

Is it recognised?

			Check in the Quality Assurance Agency website for a university course www.qaa.ac.uk
			Check the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council for other level qualifications www.odlqc.org.uk/