Links

Browse through these useful links by scrolling down the page, or go straight to links on these specific topics:

Careers, Education and Jobs
Awarding Bodies
Government Departments, Agencies and Initiatives
Trade Bodies and Other Organisations
Research
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Other

Careers, Education and Jobs

• AGCAS – Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
• Apprenticeships
• Careers Scotland
• Careers Wales
• CRAC - Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC)
• Connexions – UK government's strategy to ensure every young person gets the best start in life
• Employment Service – includes vacancies advertised via job centres throughout the country
• learndirect – details on courses at local level and careers info
• NCWE – The National Council for Work Experience
• Prospects – "The UK's Official Graduate Careers Website"
• Salary Services Ltd – salary & appointment surveys & job trends
• Scottish Investment Operations — careers in investment operations
• UCAS – Universities & Colleges Admission Service for the UK
• Worklink – BCS Young Professionals Group's Work Placement Service

Awarding Bodies

• Association of Accounting Technicians
• Association of Corporate Treasurers
• CFA Institute/AIMR – Chartered Financial Analyst Institute
• CII – Chartered Insurance Institute
• CILA – Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
• CIPD – Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
• City & Guilds
• CIOBS – Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland
• Compliance Institute
• Edexcel
• Faculty/Institute of Actuaries
• ifs School of Finance
• International Compliance Association
• LCCI Examinations Board (LCCIEB)
• OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations)
• PMI – Pensions Management Institute
• SII – Securities & Investment Institute
• SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority)
• UKSIP – UK Society of Investment Professionals

Government Departments, Agencies and Initiatives

• Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) - includes report on quality of training providers
• Age Positive
• Business Link – guidance and advice on business financing 
• Cabinet Office – info for small businesses
• DfES (Department for Education and Skills)
• DfES Lifelong Learning
• Directgov – Government information and services online
• DSS (Department for Work and Pensions)
• DTI (Department of Trade & Industry)
• Government Gateway – for e-Government services in the UK
• IIP Investors In People
• LSC (Learning and Skills Council)
• National Grid for Learning – the gateway to educational resources on the internet   
• National Training Awards
• Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA)
• The Treasury   
• UK online centres
• UK Parliament
• UfI (University for Industry)

Trade Bodies, Regulators and Other Organisations

• AMI – Association of Mortgage Intermediaries
• AIFA – Association of Independent Financial Advisers
• IMA – Investment Management Association
• FSA – Financial Services Authority
• PFS – Personal Finance Society
• QCA – Qualifications & Curriculum Authority

Research

• DfES Research – Research section of the Department for Education & Skills
• DTI – Department of Trade and Industry
• NOP Surveys – Business
• Office National Statistics – publications and data and online stats service in Statbase
• Salary Services Ltd – salary & appointment surveys & job trends
• Skillsbase – DfES LMI site for skills - includes forecasts from IER (Institute for Employment Research)

Scotland

• Careers Scotland
• Futureskills Scotland
• Grow your Business with Graduates – Glasgow based Scottish Enterprise initiative
• Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• learndirect Scotland
• Modern Apprenticeship Summary Database
• Modern Apprenticeships
• Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)
• Scottish Enterprise
• Scottish Executive
• Scottish Financial Enterprise
• Scottish Parliament
• SFEU (Scottish Further Education Unit)
• Scotland Office
• Scottish Investment Operations — careers in investment operations
• SSAScot (Sector Skills Alliance Scotland)
• SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority)

Wales

• ACCAC – Qualifications, Curriculum & Assessment Authority for Wales
• Careers Wales
• DYSG – The Learning & Skills Develoment Agency for Wales
• ELWa – Education and Learning Wales
• The National Assembly for Wales
• Welsh Development Agency
• WJEC – Welsh Joint Education Committee

Northern Ireland

• DELNI (Department for Employment & Learning, Northern Ireland)
• DENI (Department of Education, Northern Ireland)
• nightcourses.co.uk – resource for information on evening classes and further learning in Northern Ireland
• The Northern Ireland Executive

Other

• AbilityNet – national charity providing expertise on computing and disability
• CBI – (Financial services mini site)
• Equal Opportunities Commission
• FSCS – Financial Services Compensation Scheme
• IiP (Investors in People)
• Princes Trust Insurance Leadership Group
• RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind)