Motivation for study The majority of people, unsurprisingly, stated that the overall reason for choosing to study for a qualification was to gain skills to build a career or to progress in their existing one, 45% planned to use it to go on to university and 45% to gain the skills to run their own business (NB people could select more than one answer in this section).
To build a great new career (63%)
To progress in my existing career (55%)
To go onto a university degree (45%)
To get the skills to run my own business (45%)
Free comments: "To get a better job" Haton, L5 Mauritius "To understand how to be my own boss" Michael, L5 Zambia "Because ABE is also internationally recognised meaning I can work anywhere" Yobe, Malawi "To be a competitive and valuable employee" Aiah, L6 Sierra Leone
"I feel ABE Studies met my needs and expectations because immediately after I acquired Level 5, Diploma in HRM, I was promoted to a supervisory level." Stella, L6 Diploma holder, Malawi
