I am studying a Diploma in Agriculture…
I am studying a Diploma in Agriculture with Learning Cloud NZ. I am very happy with this course. The payment plan makes it accessible, the customer service is the best I have ever had, and the tutors reply very quickly to questions. The way you learn with this system is by your own efforts to further your own understanding. The assessments give you a framework to work within to learn. This is not 'find answer in material, put answer in assignment'. I have done many courses in the NZQA framework and Learning Cloud is much, much better for actual learning and understanding. I would liken it to the second or third year of a degree course in terms of the mental effort you need to expend, but it is very accessible. People who struggle to be self-directed may not find this way of learning to be good for them, but it works very well for me. I am working, raising a family and studying for an NZQA certificate at the same time as studying for my diploma with Learning Cloud. I expect the diploma to take me 4-5 years to complete at my current pace, but it is me who is setting the pace. The student user interface is not the best I have seen, but it is functional and not confusing. This is more than made up for by the quick communication and great customer service.