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Tom Ravenscroft, Chief Executive Officer, Skills Builder

Is a distance learning degree viewed the same way as a degree studied on campus? Do employers recognise them? Find the answers to these common questions and learn about the different skills you can get from distance learning.

Young people from diverse backgrounds often lack the information they need to make informed choices about apprenticeships.

If your child has decided university is the right path for them, here’s what they’ll need to know about making a UCAS application.

Find out about our undergraduate service to providers and members.

Find key information from UCAS, including our corporate strategy, Annual Report, and End of Cycle Reports.

For all the documents, guides, and FAQs, sometimes you need to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth.

From wider reading to spot-on spelling and grammar, you'll need a personal statement that makes a convincing case. We asked admissions tutors to share their top dos and don’ts.

Building on our session with employers which shared their advice on how to start apprenticeships successfully, this time we’re looking at what to do once they’re up and running. We invited the experts again and here’s what they had to say.

Assemble answers that are personal, relevant, and reflective if you want to produce the perfect manufacturing engineering personal statement.

If you're applying for a marketing degree, make sure you can sell yourself in your personal statement!

Discover how to sign up to upcoming webinars, and play back the ones you missed.

Materials scientists and engineers are innovators and thinkers, so show admissions tutors you’ve got the right aptitude and passion to explore this subject at degree level.

Regardless of the subset of maths you love, demonstrating your motivation and enthusiasm for the subject is key to an impressive maths and statistics personal statement.

Hear directly from mature students about what it was like studying for their undergraduate degrees

Engineer a personal statement that’s well designed, suits its purpose, and tells admissions tutors something about you as a prospective mechanical engineering student.

Starting work or an apprenticeship can feel both exciting and daunting. There are lots of new things to get your head around, like managing your workload, communicating well, getting on with others, etc. So, it’s really important to look after your mental health and wellbeing at the same time.

Not sure which path to take to reach your career goals?

Occupational therapists empower people to overcome the difficulties they face with living independently. They improve the quality of life for people living with disabilities, illnesses, traumas, ageing, and long-term conditions.