Advisers and referees

Are you helping someone apply?

We have advice, tools and training to help you offer great support to students making the move into higher education.

Looking for info about the application process? 

If your centre is registered as a UCAS centre, you can manage your students' applications in Apply for advisers.

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Apply for advisers

A step-by-step guide for advisers on using Apply and where to go for more information.

Preparing for results day

Reminders and tips about preparing for results day and helping students before and after collecting their exam results.

Writing references

Practical advice on writing informative references, and four referees tell us how to successfully manage the process.

Adviser newsletters

We send monthly newsletters to registered UCAS centres to share free resources and useful information.

View recent newsletters

Support and resources

Become a UCAS centre

Becoming a UCAS centre is free and means your students can make their UCAS application through you

  • We'll support you through the process and with advising your students.
  • We'll show you how to manage their applications in our online Apply service.

Manage applications

We explain the process here, and we have how-to guides here explaining how to use the online services

  • There's Apply – where you manage applications.
  • There's Adviser Track too – where you can subscribe to track applications.

Information about UCAS training and events

Forthcoming events for advisers

19 Jun
19 - 20 June 2013
Leeds
21 Jun
21 June 2013
Sheffield
26 Jun
26 - 27 June 2013
Colchester