Progress your career

Found the career that's perfect for you and looking to progress further? Explore the range of training, support and resources available to help you get the most out of your career and reach your goals.


Professional learning

Professional learning

Succeed in your chosen profession with help from Pearson. Our market-leading content will help you to acquire the latest knowledge, skills and behaviours required in the workplace now and in the future.

Be inspired

Inspiring learner stories - where are they now?

Learners of all levels are realising their career ambitions with our work-based qualifications and programmes. Be inspired by these stories from learners who are developing the skills they need to be successful at work.

Work, earn and study at the same time

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships give you the opportunity to work for a real employer, earn a real salary and gain a real qualification while gaining valuable workplace skills and experience. Find out more about how apprenticeships work and the careers they could lead to.

Degree Apprenticeships

Discover a new route into higher education. A degree apprenticeship could give you a head start, allowing you to combine university study with practical skills gained in the workplace and the security of a regular salary.

Make yourself more employable

NEW: Improve your digital skills with EDSQ

Essential Digital Skills Qualifications (EDSQs) are a great way to acquire the key digital skills needed for life and work in today's digital world.  They are funded for 19+ learners and can be studied alongside other courses to help boost your employability skills.

Learning Hub

Learn the skills and behaviours to succeed in today's workplace. Our range of online courses from resilience and decision making through to teamwork and work ethics equips you with the vital workplace skills needed to progress in your career. 

Employability Skills

Employability skills are vital for everyone. Whether you're looking to secure your first job, get back into work or further your career, we offer a wide range of courses to help you develop the skills you need to get ahead.

UK Learns

UK Learns provides access to some of the world's best quality, certified courses that employers value. Many of the courses are free of charge, some for a limited period, with new courses and functionality added every day.

Functional Skills

Functional Skills are qualifications in English, maths and ICT that equip you with the basic practical skills required in everyday life, education and work.

Adult learning

BTEC

BTECs are high-quality, career-focused qualifications grounded in the real world of work. BTEC courses provide adults wishing to pursue or make progress in their career with up-to-date industry knowledge, skills and behaviours that are highly valued by employers.

BTEC Higher Nationals

If you're looking to progress to higher education along a more vocational route, BTEC HNCs and HNDs could be right for you. Choosing BTEC Higher Nationals can also allow you to take a degree top-up year to achieve a full degree.

Find a course

College finder

Once you've viewed the range of options we have available, your next step is to find out what courses are offered at your nearest college.

Returning to learning or work

Want to know about funding?

Explore the range of funding and support available including the Lifetime Skills Guarantee and the new Kickstart scheme.

Skills Quiz

With so many options available, why not take our Skills Quiz and explore your strengths?

Help and advice

See what help and advice is out there to assist you in job-hunting, funding your studies or exploring your career options.

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