There are many routes into higher education, any of which will lead to an undergraduate degree. There are a huge number of subjects to study – both work-based and academic - and there are many different course types as well as different methods of studying: full-time, part-time, work-based, vocational and distance learning.
So much choice means you are sure to find a course just right for you no matter what your educational background, age or personal circumstances.
Below you will find more information to help you map out your personal path into higher education.
- Plan your route into higher education: Qualifications and levels explained.
- Explaining the National Qualifications Framework: Where do your qualifications sit in the framework and where can you progress to?
- Search and apply for undergraduate higher education courses: http://www.ucas.ac.uk/
- Use this Progression Planner to help you, as an adult student, find a qualification to suit your needs at a college or university in the South West.
You have two ways into the new Progression Planner: - You can indicate your current highest level of qualifications and see what qualifications you could do next.
- You can answer questions about what you want and need from a qualification and get matched to the ones that meet your needs.
Are you in the final year of your degree study? Or maybe you have already graduated and need advice what to do next?
- Where might a degree lead you? Graduate Prospects
- "Meet The Real Me" bringing graduates and employers together.
- Your future, your choice: Post-16 guide to higher education, Click here
- If you are studying a vocational course such as a BTEC National Diploma at college and are thinking of applying for university, download this document for helpful tips and advice.
- Didn’t think higher education was an option? If you have few or no qualifications and want to go onto higher education, Access to HE offers a flexible one or two year course to help you get there. Click here
- Swindon College Access course leaflet
- Make your dreams a reality: information on entering higher education as a mature student, Download from here
- Valuing Your Experience - How to make your experience count in HE
- Swindon College HE bursary leaflet
- Getting into higher education as a mature student
- Are you thinking about returning to learning
- What can higher education do for you?
The following employability profiles list the skills you are likely to develop during study of each area of a university-level course. By looking at the profiles you can gain insight not only into your own skills development but also how employers see their workforce contributing to their own success. Click on the subject titles to find out more about each subject and to view the employability skills identified
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