People attend courses for many different reasons. Think about your aims and goals. Which of these apply to you?

I want to:

1. 1. Change my career or job
2. 2. Apply for a job
3. 3. Apply for promotion
4. 4. Work towards higher courses, such as a degree course
5. 5. Learn something new
6. 6. Stimulate my mind
7. 7. Meet people
8. 8. Contribute to my community

Goals 1. to 4. You will probably be interested in gaining qualifications. You may wish to browse through our accredited courses. You may also benefit from speaking to a careers service or from completing a diagnostic or psychometric test. Call 0800 100 900 for the National Careers Service, the government-backed careers advice service, or visit the site at https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk for more information.

Goals 5. to 8. Qualifications will probably be less important to you, and you may be more interested in the course subject, who is teaching your course and who else is likely to be on it. For more detailed advice about any of our courses, or to speak to a tutor, ring your Regional Office on 0300 303 3464 in the first instance or email courseenquiries@wea.org.uk.

There is more information and advice on our website about where to find other help and courses outside the WEA. Visit http://www.wea.org.uk/courses/next.

There is information about financial help at http://www.wea.org.uk/courses/financialhelp and about extra support for learning at http://www.wea.org.uk/courses/support.