Course Discover
Publisher: UCAS Distribution
Holding information on over 120,000 courses at more than 1,000 institutions in the United Kingdom, Course Discover is an interactive search tool that will enable users to generate and explore Further, Higher and Postgraduate Education course ideas in the United Kingdom. Features include: Visually appealing and easy-to-use navigation; The ability to search by Subject, Location, Tariff points (including a tariff calculator), Course level and Study method; The ability to save and revisit your search choices; A set of useful interactive tools, including a student financial planner. Available on Annual Subscription.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Online
Key stage: 4+
Age range: 14-18
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Jobsearch Reading Disc
Publisher: Cambridge Training and Development Ltd
A themed version of The New Reading Disc which has been developed in partnership with Enterprise plc, designed to help people develop the full range of communication skills needed for jobsearch. This version includes a set of case studies describing people's experiences of unemployment. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Age range: 16+
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My Brilliant Career DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Features 25 x 5-minute films suitable for all Awarding Body specifications. Curriculum Connections: Careers, Citizenship. These 25 x 5 minute programmes, aimed at young people from 14 upwards, are attractive snapshots of a wide range of jobs, from advertising to animal welfare, hairdressing to engineering. The programmes are made up in the style of television commercials, whetting the appetite of students, soon to be workers, whilst giving them some insight into the fast changing world of work. Subjects covered by the 25 x 5 minute programmes are: 1. Nursing, 2. Fashion, 3. Retail Motor Industry, 4. Architecture, 5. Radiography, 6. Engineering, 7. The Army, 8. Horticulture, 9. Surveying, 10. The RAF, 11. Product Design, 12. Personnel, 13. Teaching, 14. Construction, 15. The Police, 16. Inn-Keeping, 17. Accountancy, 18. The Fire Service, 19. Web Design, 20. The Sports Industry, 21. The Music Industry, 22. The Arts, 23. Advertising, 24. The Chemical Industry, 25. Make-up and Beauty. How can the My Brilliant Career DVD enhance my lessons? Offers great flexibility and control, making it easy to incorporate into your lessons. Compatible with DVD players and computers with DVD-Rom drives. ideal for use on interactive whiteboards. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 4+
Age range: 14-19
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Success at Interviews
Publisher: Birchfield Interactive plc
Fun, interactive way for students to prepare for future job interviews. Covers everything they will need to know about interviews, from how to secure an interview in the first place to preparation, how to behave during an interview, how to answer difficult questions. Includes advice on specific situations such as management interviews, interviews over lunch or dinner, giving presentations. Interactive video game where pupils are interviewed by a prospective employer on-screen. Questions are randomised and students responses will determine whether or not they get the job. Pupils can record their own responses using a microphone, then play back the interview scene, or answers can be typed & printed. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4+
Age range: 14-16+
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Times Good University Guide
Publisher: Collins Educational
Evaluates the quality of what is available, giving facts, figures, comparative assessments of universities. Still unique and controversial, rankings provide hard data, analysed, interpreted & presented by a team of independent experts. Features: League table of universities to assess strengths & weaknesses of each British university; 60+ tables give best universities for particular subjects; Guide lines on how to choose & apply; Advice on how to pay your way at university; Profiles of every university & major university city; Detailed coverage of Oxford & Cambridge colleges; Information specifically designed for international students. Updated June each year.
Format: Print
Key stage: 4
Age range: 16+
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UCAS Official University and College Entrance Guide
Publisher: UCAS Distribution
Essential resource for all students, careers libraries, advisers. Includes complete entry requirements using UCAS Tariff, fully updated annually. Book & CD set contains in-depth information vital to the application process; details all 50,000+ courses at all 334 higher education institutions within UCAS, extended course details include UCAS Tariff or grade entry requirements for Curriculum & Scottish qualifications; Acceptability of Curriculum Key Skills/SQA Core Skill tariff points. Updated May each year.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 16+
ISBN: 9781843611035
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World Higher Education Database
Publisher: Palgrave Publishers Ltd
The most comprehensive reference tool available in the field of higher education worldwide, the World Higher Education Database combines the latest databases of the IAU's International Handbook of Universities and the World List of Universities and Other Institutions of Higher Education, all completely cross-referenced on one fully searchable CD-ROM, plus additional material such as profiles of higher education in each country. With exhaustive coverage of over 18,000 higher education institutions in more than 183 countries, accessible through a fast and easy to use interface, it is the most efficient way to find information about any higher education institution throughout the world. Searchable by geographic location, field of study, institution name credentials or free text, this resource is invaluable for verifying applications, planning overseas study and international student recruitment.
Format: Book & Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 16+
ISBN: 9781403992635
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