BBC Learning
An extremely large portal leading to
many different resources indexed by subject.
Includes courses, learning
materials and general interest material.
Very easy to get distracted and
end up watching Fred Astaire in a short movie clip or going on a virtual tour
of a stately home!
Distance
Learning
A global database of international distance and open
education and training courses developed in association with the Open
University.
Education UK
This site, sponsored by the British Council, is designed to help
international students interested in studying for a UK course or qualification.
Floodlight
A database of part-time and full-time
courses run by public sector colleges, universities and adult education centres
in all the London boroughs.
HERO (Higher
Education and Research Opportunities in the United Kingdom)
A gateway
site to UK universities, colleges and research organisations.
Hotcourses
This site provides access to information on
more than 450,000 courses in the UK.
learndirect
This site provides information and advice
for individual learners as well as employers.
The main database contains
information about more than 500,000 courses.
Please note that this site,
for some inexplicable reason, is not available through some ISPs.
Learndirect Scotland
This site offers access to a
learning opportunities database and information about funding, childcare,
careers, qualifications and advice centres in Scotland.
Lifelong
Learning
This site promotes lifelong learning on behalf of the
Department for Education and Skills.
PlanIT
A gateway site to careers, learning and work in Scotland.
Careers
features career choice (careers and courses information), career file
(information and advice on making choices), career links, career questionnaire
and a general topic search.
Learning includes going to school, college or
university; in the community; clearing (when appropriate); and a course
search.
Work features jobs, training, self-employment, in business and job
search.
Push online
This is a guide to finding the right university which features
extracts from the publication The Push Guide to Which University.
The site
provides a course search; links to universities, student unions and student-run
Websites; and advice and guidance about choosing and applying for
university.
StudyLink
The site can be used to find, compare, and
apply for courses worldwide.
Information is supplied via a series of
searchable databases: undergraduate/FE opportunities; postgraduate courses;
business, management and executive courses; IT and software training; study
abroad / international students; and English language courses (ESL).
UCAS
Primary purpose of the organisation is to provide
potential students with access to higher education institutions in the UK.
Course information includes all undergraduate courses for institutions in
the admissions scheme, further education and short courses (through a link to
the Hotcourses database), Access to Higher Education courses, and university
and college information.
The national jobs and learning site (formerly WorkTrain) that provides access to about
400,000 jobs and 500,000 learning opportunities.
Childcare information, job
profiles, and volunteering opportunities are also available.
The site
includes more than 150 external links, information for employers, and a news
section.