Quote - Lol that is too true! Brilliant I am going to go for Lynda. Are there any qualifications that can be obtained..or more of a working knowledge? 

Great advice all round.

Does anyone know much about Adobe accreditation and whether it is worth going for?

Or any other accreditations, basically to prove I can get the job done?

 

With these two days available each week I intend to learn something and get the hell out of my  job/chicken****outfit ;-)  

 

As far as qualifications when one finishes a course a certificate of completion is completed, FWIW. Of course, one could and - I'm sure some have - just clicked through the courses and get the same certificate.  Equivalent to going to but nodding off in every class in a "real world" situation, I guess, the way some teachers grade (Hey, I've seen this personally).

Depends on the student how much you get out of it and being able to demonstrate a certain level of proficiency (see below) and it being known you gained said proficiency at lynda.com seems to have a certain amount of gravitas.

Last summer I spent 2 months studying InDesign on there and as a result was able to do some work for a (since failed/halted) venture 3 friends were undertaking, but they really liked how quickly I could mock things up AND they paid - $$$! Who knew?

I have the complete Adobe CS5.5 package - that student ID card comes in handy, but I haven't looked into Adobe accreditation - much. Might not be a bad idea but my poor overworked brain has been hammered of late with details about contracts, disclosure, fiduciary responsibilities, etc.

Also, congrats on having a "little one(?)" in your life. Hell, even most of my grandkids are grown or at least almost. I'm glad the active parenting days are over, but I could be "grandfather" forever - or even longer, LOL!