General career resources

Degrees give an in-depth understanding of your chosen subject area.

Further Education (FE) colleges offer a range of academic, vocational, technical and professional courses.

GCSE stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education.

Training Providers offer vocational courses and training to young people and adults.

A sixth form is where young people can study A levels and sometimes vocational qualifications after they have finished their formal education at the end of year 11.

Advanced level qualifications are subject-based qualifications that can lead to university, further study, training, or work.

A study programme is like an individual learning plan based on your qualifications and achievements, what you want and need to do next.

T Levels are new courses and are studied at level 3 and they are equivalent to 3 A levels.

An apprenticeship is a paid job where you can learn and gain valuable experience with support from other staff and tutors.

A university is an institution where students study for degrees and where academic research is done.

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