Starting a job or apprenticeship
Starting a new job or apprenticeship? Here's the need to know information from your first day, to getting paid and understanding contracts.
Information and advice pages
Starting a job or apprenticeship
Starting a new job or apprenticeship? Here's the need to know information from your first day, to getting paid and understanding contracts.
Student-parent’s guide to open days
This short guide is to help you feel in control of your open day experience. It will help you gather the information you need to make an informed decision about whether the setting you're visiting is right for you and your family commitments.
Study programmes
Information about study programmes: what's involved and getting work experience on the way.
Studying in the UK
Discover everything you need to know about what it's like to study in the UK. What countries make up the UK? What support is available? How do I find work and accommodation, and how much does everything cost? Find all this information, and more, to help you prepare yourself fully for life in the UK.
Supported internships
Facts about supported internships: who's eligible, how the study programme works, and who to contact for more information.
Teacher training transition
Here you will find the latest information on the transition work we are doing with the Department for Education.
Teachers and advisers
Information and resources for teachers to help students choose their post-16 education and training.
The UCAS Careers Quiz – personalised career matches
Using the power of real-world data, personality profiling and labour market information our new Careers Quiz matches your students to their best suited career options. And most importantly, we tell them which higher education courses others have studied to get them there.
UCAS Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (PLAS)
Information and key documents relating to the UCAS Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (1993)
Where to start
Discover all the ways UCAS can help you find your passions and unlock your potential. Chat to students, read our guides, explore subjects... Gather as much information as you can before you move onto the next step and start your education journey.
Working for yourself
Find out what you need to think about if you want to be self-employed or start your own business, and where to get more information.
Your consumer rights
Find out about the information a course provider is required to give you, before you make a decision about accepting an offer of a place.
2025 UCAS Discovery Days
With a mix of large flagship events and locally focused exhibitions across the UK, you can target your perfect audience in the locations most important to you.
Accommodation for disabled students
If you’re a disabled student or have different learning needs, and are thinking about your university accommodation options, there are a few things you’ll want to consider.
Achieving energy sector goals through green apprenticeships
Recruiting future talent - can apprenticeship opportunities help achieve energy goals in the energy and utilities sector?
Advanced Learner Loans
An Advanced Learner Loan helps with the costs of further education courses. Content provided by Student Finance England.