British Qualifications: A Complete Guide to Professional, Vocational and Academic Qualifications in the UK

by KoganPageLtd (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $40.60

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $8.25

  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.