HELPHigher Education Learner Preparation

A resource tool for Advisors

HELP Structure

Getting Started – a Guide

to the HELP materials and

Resource Basics for New Advisors

WelfarePersonal

DevelopmentLearning Skills

•Financial Advice•Carers•Transport•Disability Support

Sector-related IAG

•Motivation/Confidence Building•Qualifications, Skills And Interests•Communication

•Learning Styles &Strategies•Learning & ThinkingSkills•Reading, Writing and Note Taking•Exam and Revision Skills•IT Skills for Study•Core Maths and English Skills

•Museums, Archives, Libraries and Information Services•Sustainable Construction

Who is it for?

All Advisors working to help students progress to HE

New Advisors wanting a clear introduction to reliable, online resources

Advice Officers wishing to develop or enhance their own IAG resource bank

HELP resources can be used to… Provide quick links to a range of on-line sites for

advising from your desk or on the move. Create customised lists of resources for

students and/or other advisors that can then be printed out or sent via email.

Further develop or enhance your own institution’s IT Advice system - transferring all or part of the resource as needed.

Extra HELP

The HELP Development pages provide quick solutions to finding and collating resource lists.

Further HELP

The HELP Development pages can also assist those wishing to create a customised resource tailored to their institution’s own IT system.

To obtain a free copy – just give a shout!

Please fill out the Order Form found in your Event Packs. These can be turned in before you leave or posted to:

SJ Allen

The Open University in the South West

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol BX1 6ND

[before 15 October 2009]