I would like to understand more about electronics but it simply is not a strong subject for me. I also feel that with most things I learn just as much from playing around and doing it as I do from sitting at college.

There are always things to learn and one could spend their whole life trying to learn all that they might need, but at some point you need to get out and do things.  For me, for several reasons, that point is now. I'm sure if I went to uni I would learn lots, but I can also learn lots by going this route that I wouldn't if I was at uni.

Also, I have done more than a 28 week course over one year.

BTW, I'm glad it was amusing, that's the main reason for coming to these places

Oh also quite interesting, my brother who did 4-5 years (not sure lol!) at uni and got a first in computer science is now doing nothing at all to do with it and is teaching English in Japan... he learnt Japanese in his spare time as a hobby!