Further and higher education, skills and vocational training
University and college qualifications. Apprenticeships, traineeships and internships. Funding for further education providers.
Services
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Find an apprenticeship
Register your profile, search vacancies and apply for an apprenticeship - you must be 16 or over
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Become an apprentice
Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship.
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What qualification levels mean
Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.
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Check if your university or college can award a degree
Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
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Find a traineeship
Apply for a traineeship in England - get ready to work or an apprenticeship
Guidance and regulation
- Free courses for jobs
- Universal Credit and students
- Apprenticeship funding rules
- Pay Apprenticeship Levy
- Higher and degree apprenticeships
News and communications
Research and statistics
- Skills for Life and Work Infographic and Tables - September 2021 to July 2022.
- Taking Teaching Further: process evaluation and feasibility study
- Evaluation of the employer support fund pilots
- Vocational qualifications dataset
- Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: July to September 2022
Policy papers and consultations
- Review of post-16 qualifications at level 2 and below
- Higher Education Statistics Agency: de-designation
- Implementing a new FE funding and accountability system
- Further education reclassification
- Identifying and meeting local skills needs to support growth
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Skills Bootcamps: starts 2021 to 2022
- NEET and participation: local authority figures
- Adult Education Budget (AEB) postcode files
- Young people NEET or activity unknown: comparative data scorecard
- Skills Bootcamps training providers
Organisations
- Ofqual
- Ofsted
- Sellafield Ltd
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- Security Industry Authority
- Dounreay
- High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
- Student Loans Company
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Magnox Ltd
- UK Hydrographic Office
- Defence Equipment and Support
- Environment Agency
- Natural England
- The Charity Commission
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Council for Science and Technology
Explore sub-topics
- Adult and community learning
- Apprenticeships, traineeships and internships
- Careers guidance in further and higher education
- Education in prisons
- Further and higher education courses and qualifications
- Further education financial management and data collection
- Further education funding
- Learning Records Service (LRS)
- Running a further or higher education institution