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
- Universal Credit and students
- Free courses for jobs
- Checking the status of your student finance application
- Apprenticeship funding rules
- Higher and degree apprenticeships
News and communications
Research and statistics
- FE funding for high cost and high value provision
- Implementation of education technology in schools and colleges
- Vocational qualifications dataset
- Vocational and other qualifications quarterly: April to June 2022
- Training for Success 2013/2017: Quarterly Statistics from May 2013 to April 2022.
Policy papers and consultations
- Implementing a new FE funding and accountability system
- Reforms to further education (FE) funding and accountability
- Apprenticeship funding
- Identifying and meeting local skills needs to support growth
- Review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 in England: impact assessment
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Skills Bootcamps training providers
- Strategic development fund awards: 2022 to 2023
- Designated employer representative bodies
- Adult Education Budget (AEB) postcode files
- T Level results: academic year 2021 to 2022 (provisional)
Organisations
- Ofqual
- Ofsted
- Sellafield Ltd
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- Security Industry Authority
- High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
- Student Loans Company
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Dounreay
- Magnox Ltd
- UK Hydrographic Office
- Defence Equipment and Support
- Environment Agency
- Natural England
- 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
- T levels