Studying>... for work - United Kingdom
- Apprenticeships
- If you're aged 16-24, you can earn money while training for work. Through this scheme, young people can gain hands-on work experience while they study for a formal qualification. You can train in all sorts of areas, such as health and beauty, the media, engineering, tourism and agriculture.
- http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk [EN]
- BBC Learning
- Advice on going to a Further Education College, and other options for learning and training that are more work-oriented than purely academic.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/ [EN]
- Brilliant Careers
- Find out how to get your dream job. Information about the qualifications and training needed for selected occupations, provided by Channel 4.
- http://www.channel4.com/brilliantcareers/index.html [EN]
- City and Guilds
- An established and well-known provider of vocational qualifications. Suitable for all levels of skill and ability, these courses provide training for a wide range of occupations, from agriculture to travel and tourism.
- http://www.city-and-guilds.co.uk [EN]
- Europass UK
- Find out how to get recognition for work-related training undertaken in another EU country. The information in this site is for UK trainees who are going abroad, or who have already undertaken some vocational training in Europe.
- http://www.europass-uk.co.uk/ [EN]
- Foundation degrees
- These new qualifications are directly linked to employment. They are flexible qualifications designed for people who are working, and who perhaps thought that higher education wasn't for them, but who now want to gain more skills. Foundation degrees are currently only available in England, although Wales and Northern Ireland have plans to develop them.
- http://www.foundationdegree.org.uk/ [EN]
- Further Education Colleges
- In the UK, Further Education Colleges provide both vocational and academic courses for people aged 16 and over. You can study pretty much anything, from leisure classes right up to HNDs. There are also agricultural colleges, art, design and performing arts colleges, sixth form colleges and many others.
- http://www.hero.ac.uk/uk/universities___colleges/index.cfm [EN]
- Jobcentre
- If you want advice on training for a particular profession, try this page of the Jobcentre site. Go to the professionals and graduates page for links to organisations for IT, law, engineering, sales, languages, the public sector and the civil service. Browse the rest of the site for more information on training for work.
- http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/index.html [EN]
- Jobseekers Direct
- Easy-to-use site that will help you find whatever it is you're looking for - a job, voluntary work, a course or childcare. Just type in what you want to do and where you want to do it.
- http://jobseekers.direct.gov.uk [EN]
- Leonardo
- This branch of the Socrates programme deals with work-related training. Find information on this site for the UK. Through an organisation, you can take up a work placement or training opportunity in another European country. Provides a service to help connect organisations in the UK with partners in other countries.
- http://www.leonardo.org.uk [EN]
- NHS Careers
- This site will tell you all about the qualifications and courses that will allow you to legally probe and prod the public. Careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, midwifery and other allied health professions are covered.
- http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/nhs-knowledge_base/data/4635.html [EN]
- NVQ
- National Vocational Qualifications are awards for work-based courses that train people in the knowledge and skills needed to do a particular job. Find out more about how they work and how you can get trained for the job you want to do.
- http://www.dfes.gov.uk/nvq/ [EN]
- New Deal
- Young people aged 18-24 may be able to spend up to a year training or studying for a qualification that will help their career prospects. Information is available in English, Welsh and a range of community languages: Bengali, Cantonese, Gujerati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Vietnamese.
- http://www.newdeal.co.uk [EN][CY]
- Springboard
- This UK-based site offers advice on education, work and other areas of life for people aged 16-18. On these pages, you can read about young people's experiences of work-based training. Have a look at the information on vocational qualifications as well.
- http://www.springboarduk.org.uk/ [EN]
- Training Pages
- Browse the categories or use the simple search option to find work-related training courses that are relevant for you.
- http://www.trainingpages.net [EN]
- Work experience
- Many jobs require you to have previous experience, but how do you get that if no one will give you a job in the first place? Break out of the catch-22 situation by gaining some work experience. You might not get paid, but you will gain new skills. Look for vacancies here.
- http://www.work-experience.org [EN]
- Year in Industry
- Attention school leavers! If you're applying for university but want to gain some work experience before you go, try this scheme. You can spend a year working in an industry related to your future studies. Download application forms from here.
- http://www.yini.org.uk/students.php [EN]
- Northern Ireland: Careers Service
- What are your options if you want to train while you work? This site tells you all you need to know. You can also find out where to get further careers advice.
- http://www.careersserviceni.com/Cultures/en-GB/Qualifications/CourseInfo [EN]
- Scotland: Work-based training
- There's a whole range of training and work placement schemes in Scotland for young people aged 16 and over. Find out all about Skillseekers, Modern Apprenticeships and Get Ready for Work from this site.
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/stp/careersadvice/develop- [EN]
- Wales: ELWa
- Get advice on training and education for work, and find out how you can sign up for an apprenticeship in Wales.
- http://www.elwa.org.uk/elwaweb/elwa.aspx?pageid=438 [EN][CY]
- Wales: Future Skills Wales
- Find out what skills employers in Wales are looking for. Look up information by sector.
- http://www.futureskillswales.com/ [EN][CY]
- BBC Advice on School and Work
- Find out everything you need to know about School and Work in England from the BBC
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/advice/studying_work/school_studying [EN]
Last update: 17/04/2012 @ 16:11:52
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