UPEI holds information sessions about adult learning opportunities

The Centre for Life-Long Learning at UPEI will hold information sessions next week for people who are interested in learning about educational opportunities for adult learners.

The three information sessions take place from 7 to 8 p.m. as follows:

· Monday, July 20, Montague Curling Club;

· Tuesday, July 21, McDougall Hall, UPEI;

· Wednesday, July 22, Centre Belle-Alliance, Summerside.

People attending the sessions will have the opportunity to meet other adult learners and to learn about UPEI's Bachelor of Integrated Studies program; the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) process; and programs offered by UPEI that are designed to fit into the busy work and home lives of adult learners.

Under the Bachelor of Integrated Studies program, mature students can earn their first degree, finish an uncompleted degree or add to an existing college diploma, while continuing their careers. Through PLAR, they can earn university-level undergraduate credits for learning they have gained from other sources, including work experience, non-credit and workplace courses, informal study, volunteering and hobbies.

'UPEI recognizes that many adults who are not currently students want and need to continue their education,' says Jeanette MacAulay, director of the Centre for Life-Long Learning. 'We are building educational opportunities that will meet the special needs of these mature students.'

For more information about the sessions, contact the Centre for Life-Long Learning at (902) 566-0336, lifelong@upei.ca or www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning.