Adult Learners: How to Balance Your Time Between Work and Study

Adult Learners: How to Balance Your Time Between Work and Study

In order to further develop your skills, you may decide to embark on an adult learning course whilst working part-time, or even full-time. This may seem like hard work, and the time restrains can make it feel as if there are not enough hours in the day. But, there are some highly effective strategies used by many to help balance your time between your job and your qualification.

Use the Commute

If you take the train, tube or bus to work, don't let the commute time go to waste. Use your journey to catch up on some reading, go over your notes, or even to catch up on some work via your laptop or tablet device. Even if you drive, it may be possible to purchase an audio book to pop into your stereo.

Make the Most of Lunch

Lunch breaks are typically around an hour-long in most working environments, which is quite a lot of time. After eating, instead of checking Facebook and Twitter for half an hour, grab a text-book or some notes, and get studying.  You'll be surprised how much you can ge done in such a short space of time.

Go Mobile

Perhaps one of the most effective ways to balance time between work and study, is to make the most of your mobile devices, including iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. There are an array of apps available to help you study, all of which can give you quick, easy access to notes and further reading. You can even note new ideas and questions down throughout the day without needing to find a pen and paper. (Hint: Check out our Top 5 Apps for Adult Learning) So there you have it, three easy-to-implement strategies to help you balance your time between studying for an adult learning course, and working a day job. Do you have any ideas which might help people find more time to work and study.