British Qualifications: A Complete Guide To Professional, Vocational And Academic Qualifications In The Uk 38th Edition (british Qualifications (hardcover))

This book is the only reference source available that provides a fully comprehensive directory of UK qualifications, institutions and accrediting bodies. The field of professional, academic and vocational qualifications is ever-changing. The new edition of this highly successful and practical guide provides thorough information on all developments. Fully indexed, it lists over 500 professional institutes and accrediting bodies, provides information on university awards, and supplies details on over 200 career fields. A complete reference guide, it is ideal for career advisers, international students, parents interested in educating their child in the UK, or human resource professionals verifying qualifications of potential employees. Whether you are verifying qualifications of potential employees, advising on careers, or simply researching UK courses and qualifications, there is no better verification resource than British Qualifications. British Qualifications provides a fully-comprehensive directory of UK qualifications, institutions and accrediting bodies in one easy-to-use source. Fully-indexed and brimming with well-researched and authoritative data, it lists over 500 professional institutes and accrediting bodies. It also provides information on university awards and supplies details on over 200 career fields. With British Qualifications, you can compare and contrast qualifications without fruitlessly having to waste hours of valuable research time. It is the only such book available. Reliable, authoritative and invaluable, British Qualifications provides: An overview of current thinking in the higher education system in the UK A detailed review of teaching establishments and how they make their awards Informative descriptions of the vocational qualifications awarded by professional associations, including an explanation of validating, examining and awarding bodies A directory of qualifications awarded by universities in the UK (ordered by university name), including information on admission to degree courses, degree structure and various categories of degree available A directory of qualifications awarded by professional associations in the UK, including certificates, diplomas, NVQs and SVQs A description of the various bodies involved in the accreditation of colleges in the independent sector of further and higher education A list of study associations and learned societies A directory of trade and specialist associations British Qualifications is the yardstick for all bodies responsible for creating and developing new qualifications and a roadmap for anyone researching the UK's educational and vocational awards. Updated annually and now in its 38th edition, British Qualifications is your "one-stop-shop" for information on the qualifications offered by academic institutions and professional bodies across the UK

Now in its 40th edition, British Qualifications is the definitive one-volume guide to every qualification on offer in the United Kingdom. With details of all institutions and organizations involved in the provision of further and higher education, this publication is an essential reference source for career advisors, students, and employers. It also includes a comprehensive and up-to-date description of the structure of further and higher education in the UK.

 

The book includes information on awards provided by professional institutions and accrediting bodies, details of academic universities and colleges, and a full description of the current framework of academic and vocational educational. It is compiled and checked annually to ensure accuracy of information. Contents......Page 7 Part 1 - Introduction......Page 67 Part 2 - Teaching Establishments......Page 75 Part 3 - Qualifications......Page 85 Part 4 - Universities......Page 103 Part 5 - Professional Associations......Page 495 Part 6 - Bodies......Page 977 Part 7 - Study Associations......Page 983 Part 8 - Trade Associations......Page 993 General Index......Page 1069 The new edition of this indispensable guide gives comprehensive coverage of the developments within the fast-changing field of professional, academic and vocational qualifications. It covers over 500 professional institutes and accrediting bodies giving information on membership and qualifications Since its first publication in 1970, British Qualifications has charted a number of fundamental changes in further and higher education provision in the UK.