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

• Overview

  You can check if a degree you’re studying for is officially recognised. If…

• Recognised bodies in Wales

  Recognised bodies are higher learning institutions that can award degrees.…

• Recognised awards

  Certain bodies or institutions can award their own unique degrees. These…

Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get

• Overview

  Further education (FE) includes any study after secondary education that’s…

• Find a course

  Use the National Careers Service course search to find further education…

• If you're 16 or 17

  If you’re aged 16 or 17 you can study a further education (FE) course:…

• Financial help

  You may be able to get help with the costs of: your course day-to-day…

How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.

• Overview

  Apprentices are aged 16 or over and combine working with studying to gain…

• Get funding for apprenticeship training

  You can get help from the government to pay for apprenticeship training.…

• Create an account

  You need to create an apprenticeships service account. You’ll use this…

• Make an apprenticeship agreement

  You must sign an apprenticeship agreement with your apprentice. This gives…

• Pay and conditions for apprentices

  You are responsible for: giving your apprentice their contract of…

• Get help employing an apprentice

  You can get more information on the employer support site. If you still…

Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.

Explore this collection of free digital skills courses for civil servants.

• Updated: 31 March 2026

Student finance for most undergraduate and some postgraduate and further education courses starting on or after 1 January 2027. Information about student loans, grants and extra funding to help cover course tuition fees and living costs.

Find out about and apply for higher education courses, including full-time, part-time, Open University, teacher training, postgraduate, music, dance and drama courses.

How to use a combination of quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate your digital health product.

• Updated: 2 June 2020

How to use a before-and-after study to evaluate your digital health product.

• Updated: 30 January 2020

How to use a quasi-experimental study to evaluate your digital health product.

• Updated: 8 September 2021