About higher education

Higher education explained
Why choose higher education?

Higher education explained

Higher education offers a diverse range of courses and institutions, with opportunities for personal and professional development and achievement. Finding what you want from higher education and choosing where you want to be requires thorough research and planning, from starting to think about what you want to study, and at what level – through to making your application and planning what to take with you. We aim to help you with this and providing advice and web services you need such as Course Search, Track and Apply.

Moving on to higher education is one of the most significant changes you will ever make. Your new life at university or college will open up a whole new world of possibilities: making new friends; the challenge of studying a subject in real depth, perhaps the excitement of living away from home for the first time and the chance to prepare for your career.

Why choose higher education?

• Many higher education courses provide a vocational programme of study directly related to particular work areas, such as accountancy, business administration, library studies, sports science and teaching.

• A higher education qualification is an absolute must for initial entry to some careers - medicine, chartered engineering and architecture, for example.

• A degree or HND usually improves your chances of obtaining a fulfilling job and your earning potential.

• Higher education develops important transferable skills, such as numeracy, communication and information technology, which can give you an edge in the fast-changing world of employment.

• You may be at a stage in life when you can study a subject for the sake of personal satisfaction.