With the economy crashing and downsizing, rather than upsizing, becoming the norm, more and more adults are spending sleepless nights worrying over their job security. If they are to hold onto their current jobs, land another in case they are one of the millions who have lost their jobs or attain promotion, they need to upgrade and update their skills. They have to, in other words, re-enter university and earn a higher degree in a speciality which has market value. Hundreds of thousands have already done so only to discover that they simply do not have the time to juggle a career, family and study. Hence, even though they know that earning a degree will maximise their employability, contribute to career advancement and, at the very least, substantially contribute to their job security, over 50% of all adult learners give up and drop out before earning their degree.

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