Gap years
Gap years can be used to enhance your CV, travel, learn new skills, and much more. Find out more and get some inspiration here.
Information and advice pages
Gap years
Gap years can be used to enhance your CV, travel, learn new skills, and much more. Find out more and get some inspiration here.
Groups and forums
Your opinion matters. Stay up to date with the latest discussions and actions taken by our groups and forums and find out how to get involved and have your say.
Haider, Level 7 management accounting apprentice
Haider Ali is in his fourth year of a management accounting apprenticeship at engineering company Rolls-Royce, in Derby.
HE provider good practice briefing for students who participated in WP and outreach activities
This briefing is for staff working in universities and colleges. Here, we outline common challenges for students who participated in widening participation (WP) and outreach activities, and share examples of good practice being done around the UK to improve access to and success in higher education.
Helping students find worthwhile work experience placements
It’s not always easy to secure work experience placements, but it is worth the effort, and it pays to start from as early as Year 9. Here’s how to ensure their placement is worthwhile, suitable, and gives them something useful to take away at the end.
How can we help?
Having trouble with something on your application? Search our FAQs to see if you can find an answer to common issues people contact us about, or find out how to get in touch below.
How do you include apprenticeships in your workforce planning?
Higher and degree apprenticeships aren’t just an increasingly popular form of education. We know they’re already playing an essential role in workforce planning.
How to apply in Welsh
If you're applying to Welsh course providers, you can choose to complete your application entirely in Welsh.
How to become a firefighter
Firefighting isn't just about putting out flames. Here’s what’s really involved and what it takes to become one.
How to become a pilot
Being a pilot is a fantastic job for people who enjoy responsibility, technology, meeting people and the excitement of flying a commercial aircraft.
How to impress at an assessment centre
An assessment centre is usually the last stage of the recruitment process.
How to manage a successful apprenticeships programme
We invited organisations who could offer guidance on the day-to-day running of apprenticeships programmes, as well as how to support apprentices through to completion. We had speakers from the Association of Apprentices, Workplus, and Lloyd’s Banking Group – if you missed it, here’s what happened.
How to open a UK bank account
As an international student one of the most important things you'll need to sort out is opening a UK bank account. This can sometimes be a lengthy and complicated process so here are the things you'll need to understand to get this off your to do list fast!
How we work with universities and colleges to ensure fair admissions
Find out about the admissions principles and business rules which underpin the UCAS admissions process.
Join the UCAS Conservatoires scheme
Here you’ll find more information about UCAS Conservatoires, who can join the scheme, and how to do this.
Join the UCAS Undergraduate scheme
Find out about our undergraduate service to providers and members.
Launching an apprenticeship programme: Five top tips from the experts
For all the documents, guides, and FAQs, sometimes you need to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth.