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Work & Employment > Train for a new job (the links below will take you online)
Contact an educational organisation
	London Colleges This is the website of the Association of Colleges, London. It’s a lively and accessible site that aims to give lots of information to encourage Londoners to carry on learning. You can search for courses or colleges.
	School Search Speedy access to information to about schools throughout the UK. You can quickly and easily get an overview of how each school stands in the league tables, and get their Ofsted report.
	Schoolsnet - School Guide This guide to UK schools offers you the chance to find out about any of the schools in the UK, including details of OFSTED reports, exam results and access to each of the schools websites. Particularly useful for finding the best schools in an area.
	UCAS - Institutions This is part of the UCAS website. It is an excellent, up to date page listing all the higher education and further education colleges in the UK. You can find colleges and their websites through the map or the alphabetical list.
Find an apprenticeship
	Job Centre Plus – Help with training This page takes you to information about modern apprenticeships and other work-based training and learning, basic skills training, national traineeships and pre-vocational training.
	Modern Apprenticeships This is the site to found out about modern apprenticeships in Scotland. It contains information and contacts, case studies and frequently asked questions.
	Real Work, Real Pay This page is provided by LearnDirect. It is an online form to fill in to receive further details about Modern Apprenticeships. You will need Flash on your computer to view this page correctly.
Find out about courses
	Basic Skills The website of the national organisation for basic skills. It has news about developments in the field of literacy, numeracy and English for speakers of other languages. Also gives the number you can ring to find courses and resources in your area.
	Hot Courses This is a searchable database of a huge range of courses, short or long, full or part time, degree and HND. It is a very thorough site for finding courses in colleges and universities all over the UK, as long as they have registered with ‘Hot Courses.’
	Worktrain This is UK online’s national jobs and learning site. There is a searchable database for finding out information about certain types of jobs, job availability, and associated training courses. Some areas are informative, but others have very few links.
Get a qualification
	National Academic Recognition Information Centre On this site, you can find out how to compare your professional qualifications from abroad with those in the UK. A very useful service for an increasingly global workplace.
	The Guardian - Education This is the part of the Guardian Education site that has a database of postgraduate courses and MBA’s. You can search by keyword, subject and region to find what you want.
	The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority If you want to find out more about qualification frameworks generally, from GCSE’s and GNVQs to higher level qualifications, this is the site. It shows links to its partners in Wales and Northern Ireland.
	UCAS - Courses The Universities and Colleges Admissions service for the UK. This is the page that will take you to up-to-date information about degree and HND level courses throughout the UK
Get careers advice
	BBC Education - Job Advice Well organised and written advice about lots of different aspects of employment, from picking your first job to starting your own business. It is not a very in depth site but can point you in the right direction and provide some interesting ideas.
	Careers-UK This is the website of the Careers Service National Association website. On this site you can find out the contact details of your nearest careers office, so you can contact them for advice. Some careers services are now part of the Connexions Service.
	Doctor Job A good graduate careers site that provides careers advice and information about most different industries and types of employment. The site is easy to use and there are some good features like an experts forum and employers directories.
	Hobsons Careers Advice Very good careers site that is aimed principally at graduates. However, much of the advice and many of the resources and links are equally applicable to anyone wanting some careers advice or looking for information about getting a job.
	Learn - Careers Advice A good directory of some very good places on the web to find careers advice. Lots of sites that are aimed at all sorts of different people, from graduates or school leavers to anyone who is thinking of changing their existing job. A good resource.
	Monster Careers Centre Monster is a well known source of employment information. It is packed with useful resources and advice about finding a new job, changing careers and other important employment issues. You can also find expert advice on specific topics.
	Prospects This is the UK's official graduate careers service. You can access a wide range of services online including careers advice and help with finding jobs, postgraduate courses and work experience. Worth registering as lots of employers also view the site.
Go to a library
	British Libraries Online This site offers a list of all the online public libraries in the UK with links to each of them. It also includes information about other libraries, OPACs and national libraries. An excellent research resource.
	The British Library The website of the UK's national library. It allows you to search for a huge variety of information in over 10 million documents as well as offering a wide range of extremely useful services. Ignore the annoying pop up window, this is a great site.
	UK Higher Education Libraries This site contains links to all of the university and research libraries in the UK, listed alphabetically. Most of these have searchable catalogues and will be extremely helpful in finding the source you need.
Purchase books
	123 Pricecheck This site offers a free service to allow you to compare the prices of books, DVDs, Videos and music, including the postage charge. A hugely useful way of finding out if you are getting the best deal.
	Amazon Amazon has now become more than just a cheap online book dealer, it now sells a huge range pf products and is generally reliable and quick to deliver. One of the best shops for sheer choice but not always the best for price. Always worth a look.
	Book Brain This site provides a comparison of prices of books from a wide range of online bookshops, so you are likely to get a bargain every time you buy. If you visit any of these dealers through one of the links provided, a percentage of sales goes to charity.
	Shop Smart Shop Smart allows you to search for a wide range of different goods available from some of the best shops on the internet. It then helps you to find the cheapest prices, fastest delivery speed and best bargains from any of these stores. A very good site.

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