Guard barracks are an ideal location for this. General tips for increasing combat skills are provided at General Combat Strategies.Ī good way to increase your skill in light armor is to equip a full set of light armor (shield included) with the shield enchantment, then have as many NPCs as you can find attack you at once. You gain 1.5 experience points for every hit taken (assuming that the hit falls on a part of the body covered in light armor).
For a Novice, light armor degrades rapidly with use (150% of normal rate).