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Employment and Careers advice?
- icould for ideas and tips for your future career
- careersbox for an interactive careers resource
- directgov for ideas on work and careers
- next step for information on finding out what you are interested in and planning your career
- notgoingtouni for ideas on alternatives to Higher Education
Apprenticeships: earn while you learn and get recognised qualifications
To find a wide range of information, go to the Apprenticeship web site, with features on:
- frequently asked questions
- information pages for students, parents, employers
- Search for vacancies
Higher Education (HE): consists of all those courses above Level 3 (e.g. 'A' levels) which are offered in universities and further/higher education colleges - hundreds of courses are offered all over the world.
To find a wide range of information about Higher Education in the UK, go to the directGov web site, with features on:
| - what can HE do for you |
- student life |
| - where to go, what to study |
- student housing |
| - applying for a course |
- graduate careers
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| - student finance |
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Additional information:
- Future students web site: features information for students on fees and the financial support available
- Prospects: for information on where a degree could take you
- Student Finance England to register online for application for financial support services
- UCAS web site for students: "how to" guides
- UCAS home page: information pages for practitioners, students, parents
- www.opendays.com for a one stop shop for all university open days
Links to local university web sites: