Decisions at 18 2010 - Flexibility for careers of the future20 April 2010 - 22 April 2010

Ms Cheryl Lim

Presenter Organisation

The Open University

Presenter Job

Community Partnerships Manager and Associate Lecturer

Sessions & Workshops

Distance learning

Biography

Cheryl Lim, Community Partnerships Manager and Associate Lecturer, The Open University in London Cheryl Lim has been working for the OU for four years and within the HE sector since 1999. Cheryl has worked as a Senior Lecturer and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, London Metropolitan University and Middlesex University. Before working in HE she worked in IT and with community groups, including refugees and asylum seekers. Cheryl's main role at the OU involves building partnerships with community groups and schools in order to reach parents and carers who are thinking about returning to study. Through these partnerships Cheryl runs information and advice sessions as well as taster sessions so that attendees can make informed decisions about whether higher education is the right path for them. Cheryl further supports the students she meets through this outreach work by organising additional study skills sessions to help students to develop their study skills, including essay construction and academic writing. Cheryl has carried out research for two Lifelong Learning Networks into pre-entry IAG for students entering Higher Education.