Daniel Monie

The skills and knowledge I have gained from this course have built my confidence to achieve more than I ever thought I could after being out of full-time education for 30 years!

I am now looking at publishing my dissertation as a journal paper and this will help with my future work and interests in the healthcare sector.

The course is especially good for returning health and social care workers. It has given me the skills and knowledge I can apply directly to my role across complex areas of health and social care. The course has also provided me with the research behind the practice relating to the many aspects of leadership needed - for example coaching, team building, strategic or more directional approaches.  

The tutors and module leader were all exceptionally skilled and encouraging.

I found the support services always willing to help and there was always lots of positive communication from ARU which felt inclusive and made remote learning feel less remote!

Access and resources from the library were excellent and the study support was well put together and much appreciated.

Based on my own experience, I would highly recommend ARU especially if you have been out of education for some time. I felt the online environment was easier to adapt to, especially if you are returning to study and lacking a bit of confidence.

I planned out the week ahead with what was realistic and broke the work up into manageable chunks. I wasn’t too hard on myself and even if I could only manage an hour on one day then I made sure I did that - all those hours added up!

The first few weeks took a bit of getting used to, but once I found a routine of carrying out the online activities and working towards each assignment then it soon made sense because the course was put together in such a logical way.

Although I didn’t actually meet anyone until the graduation, I never felt remote. I had all the benefits of a flexible course but regular group discussions and support from the tutors.