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Further and higher education, skills and vocational training

University and college qualifications. Apprenticeships, traineeships and internships. Funding for further education providers.

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Services

  1. Find an apprenticeship

    Register your profile, search vacancies and apply for an apprenticeship - you must be 16 or over

  2. Become an apprentice

    Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship

  3. What qualification levels mean

    Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.

  4. Recruit an apprentice

    Advertise apprenticeship vacancies and manage applications. This service is for training organisations, not employers

  5. Check if a university or college is officially recognised

    Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Apprenticeship funding rules
    • Detailed guide
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  2. Universal Credit and students
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Work and Pensions
  3. Find out if you need an ATAS certificate
    • Detailed guide
    • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  4. Search for apprenticeship standards
    • Detailed guide
    • Closed organisation: Institute for Apprenticeships
  5. Apprenticeship funding bands
    • Guidance
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
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News and communications

Press release

Lord Glenamara prize expands to recognise North East excellence

Department for Education

  1. University boosts earnings by around 20% across the country
    • Department for Education
    • News story
  2. University? Traineeship? First Job? What’s your post-exam plan?
    • Department for Work and Pensions
    • News story
  3. Universities Minister sets out progress on access and participation
    • Department for Education
    • Speech
  4. Liam Fox launches training scheme to find UK's future trade experts
    • Department for International Trade
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Cost and outreach pilot evaluation: interim findings
    • Department for Education
    • Research
  2. FE Choices learner satisfaction survey 2018 to 2019
    • Department for Education
    • Official statistics
  3. Graduate outcomes (LEO): regional outcomes 2016 to 2017
    • Department for Education
    • Official statistics
  4. Apprenticeships and traineeships data
    • Department for Education
    • Statistical data set
  5. Apprenticeships and traineeships: July 2019
    • Department for Education
    • National statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Improving higher technical education
    • Department for Education
    • Open consultation
    • Closing date 29 September 2019
  2. National retraining scheme
    • Department for Education
    • Policy paper
  3. Accelerated degree courses: impact assessment and equality analysis
    • Department for Education
    • Impact assessment
  4. Higher technical education: current system and case for change
    • Department for Education
    • Policy paper
  5. Higher technical education interim impact assessments
    • Department for Education
    • Impact assessment
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Uplift factors and postcode files
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency
  2. Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education annual report and accounts
    • Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
    • Corporate report
  3. Funding allocations to training providers: 2018 to 2019
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency
  4. CITB annual report and accounts: 2018 to 2019
    • Construction Industry Training Board
    • Corporate report
  5. NEET and participation: local authority figures
    • Department for Education
    • Transparency
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Explore sub-topics

  1. Adult and community learning
  2. Apprenticeships, traineeships and internships
  3. Careers guidance in further and higher education
  4. Education in prisons
  5. Further and higher education courses and qualifications
  6. Further education financial management and data collection
  7. Further education funding
  8. Learning Records Service (LRS)
  9. Running a further or higher education institution
  10. T levels