Gents,
Another problem is that there is potential to use the professional credit of an ATPL for credits with the Open University for a degree - as does everyone else like Police Officers etc. just look at their website for 'Professional Credits' - pilots just don't feature, I looked into it and found the following:
The problem is that the CAA won't co-operate and let the OU have data on the study levels required for the different aircrew and engineering licences, therefore the OU cannot assess what credits are appropriate........
Simple as that