I'm still on a high after receiving my mail from the Open University with the results of the assessment after the 10 week digital photography course. I passed with Excellent as the performance in visual Awareness, Technical Quality and the written component.

I took the course because, although I had acquired a lot of practical photography experience and skills, including digital photoediting and photography throught the microscope, I wanted to ensure that my skills were actually up to scratch.

I can thoroughly recommend this distance learning course to anybody at any skill level. There were Photoshop tips and workflows useful even to the professional.  You are provided with training materials and photo-editing software. One of the best features is that you become part of a greater online student community, sharing your pictures and experiences.

Visit the OU course details at  http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01T189