Hi Mike,
It is really up to the individual, if you do a homestudy course you must make yourself put the time in, some people can do it,some can’t
Personally I did national and international by home study but that was a long time ago.
I seem to remember someone saying on here way back in the dim and sistant past something about Learn Direct where you can do the course on your PC, could be wrong though.
cheers
STEVE.