Further information (optional)

If you are looking to develop your literacy, numeracy and communication skills, there are a number of resources you might be interested in reviewing after completing this section.

• You might find this link to the BBC Skillswise website helpful. This is a free website with courses and activities to improve your writing, maths and IT skills: www.bbc.co.uk/ skillswise [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
• The following site provides a more in-depth skills assessment course: www.open.edu/ openlearn/ science-maths-technology/ computing-and-ict/ information-and-communication-technologies/ key-skill-assessment-unit-information-literacy/ content-section-0.
• The Workers Educational Association (WEA) run courses and programmes which help adults return to learning skills such as literacy and numeracy: www.wea.org.uk
• This website will help you to learn at your own level: www.learnmyway.com
• Also, especially with increased use of electronic records, you may wish to improve your digital skills. If so, try following this link to the OU–Library which has an ‘Activities A–Z’ section for developing IT literacy skills (these are available in PDF form): www.open.ac.uk/ libraryservices/ beingdigital/.
• For further information on using the internet for learning, try BBC First Click: www.bbc.co.uk/ webwise