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Recommended reading and careers software

Many of the resources listed below will be available at your school/college and also at your local careers centre/library. The links below are just a selection of the wide range of books and software programs which provide more detailed information on options after A level/AVCE/BTEC National courses/IB.

Higher education

Choosing Your Degree Course and University , Trotman

Degree Course Guides ,Trotman

Degree Course Offers Entry , Trotman

Directory of University and College Entry (DUCE), Trotman

The Disabled Students’ Guide to University , Trotman

From Learning to Earning , Trotman

‘Getting into’ Course Guides (seven titles), Trotman

How to Complete Your UCAS Form , Trotman

Into Higher Education , Skill

The Potter Guide to Higher Education , Dalebank Books

Prospectuses and ‘Alternative’ Prospectuses (updated annually)

‘Questions & Answers’ Degree Subject Guides , Trotman

The Sixth Former’s Guide to Visiting Universities and Colleges , ISCO Publications

The Student Book , Trotman

Surviving Year 12 , Trotman

The Times Good University Guide . Harper Collins

UCAS/Trotman Complete Guide Series (seven volumes), Trotman

The University and College Entrance Official Guide , UCAS – also known as The Big Guide

UCAS Open Days Guide

The Virgin Alternative Guide to British Universities , Virgin Publishing Ltd

Which Degree (in two volumes), Hobsons

The Art and Design Directory , ISCO Publications

You Want to Study WHAT?! (in two volumes), Trotman

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Student finance

Balancing Your Books , The CRAC Guide to Student Finance

The Educational Grants Directory , Directory of Social Change

Financial Support in Higher Education , DfES

Sponsorship & Funding Directory , Hobsons

Students’ Money Matters , Trotman

Surviving on a Shoestring , Trotman

University Scholarships and Awards , Trotman

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The world of work

Excel at Interviews , Lifetime Careers

How to Master Psychometric Tests , Kogan Page

How to Succeed at an Assessment Centre , Kogan Page

Jobfile , VT Career Progressions Ltd

Jobs and Careers After A Levels , Lifetime Careers

Springboard Job Book , Hobsons

What Can I Do With... An Arts Degree? , Trotman

What Can I Do With…. A Law Degree?, Trotman

What Can I Do With… A Media Studies Degree? , Trotman

What Can I Do With… A Social Sciences Degree? , Trotman

What Can I Do With… A Teaching Qualification? , Trotman

What Can I Do With…. No Degree? , Trotman

What Do Graduates Do? , UCAS

Winning CVs for First-Time Job Hunters , Trotman

Working in London , (15 titles: Media, Music, Heathrow Airport, Insurance, The City, Law, IT, Fashion, Professional Construction, Journalism, Performing Arts, Working in London, Tourism and Arts and Heritage), Connexions (also available on www.connexions-direct.com)

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Gap Year

A Year Off… A Year On? , Lifetime Careers

Directory of Jobs and Careers Abroad , Vacation Work

The Gap Year Guide Book , Peridot Press

How to Get a Job Abroad/in America etc ., How To Books

International Voluntary Work , Vacation Work

Making the Most of Your Gap Year , Trotman

Summer Jobs Abroad/in Britain/in the USA , Vacation Work

Taking a Year Off , Trotman

Work Your Way Around the World , Vacation Work

Worldwide Volunteering for Young People , WWV

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Software

Pathfinder + HE (a complete careers guidance program together suggestions of higher education subjects/courses), VT Career Progressions

Higher Ideas (database of higher education courses, with various search facilities), Careersoft

Odyssey (an Occupational information database), VT Career Progressions

SkillCheck (identification of key skills and work related skills), VT Career Progressions

StudyLink Undergraduate Entry CD-ROM (a multimedia database of undergraduate courses) available through UCAS

WorldWide Volunteering Database (a database of hundreds of different organisations offering volunteer projects in this country and abroad), WorldWide Volunteering

Surfing Your Career , How To Books (book containing thousands of useful websites)

Quick reference also available at www.hintsonline.co.uk

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