Course Guides

Directory of Vocational and Further Education

A comprehensive guide to vocational courses and further education colleges and institutions within the UK

Financial Times Pitman Publishing. Annual

Education Yearbook

A comprehensive guide to education provision in the UK. Includes lists of schools, adult education colleges, higher and further education colleges and universities. Also includes many addresses for first point of contact for overseas education.

Financial Times Pitman Publishing. Annual.

Floodlight

Floodlight is published by the Association of London Government on behalf of the inner London boroughs and the Corporation of London.

Sold at leading newsagents around London and in the South East of England.

Floodlight consists of a number of publications:

Floodlight: the official guide to part-time and evening classes in Greater London - first week of July
Summer Floodlight - 10 days before Easter
Full-time Floodlight - October
Floodlight for Adult Learners - end of April

Learndirect

The government-funded website for adult learners. learndirect lists courses throughout the UK and offers advice and information.

Pick Up

Pick Up is a national training directory, listing work-related short-term training courses throughout the UK, including languages, in all colleges and universities, public and private.

Available on CD ROM and Floppy Disc for Windows (5 sets of discs a year on subscription).

Prices are £155 for FE/HE Institutions; £225 for others, e.g. libraries; £350 for commercial/business organisations. Particular subjects can be made available subject to arrangement.

E-mail: pickup@gesvt.com

SCR Guide

Annual guide to Russian classes in the UK as well as summer courses in Russia.

Available from the Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies, 320 Brixton Road, London SW9 6AB. Tel. 020 7274 2282

Summer Academy

Summer Academy organisies study holidays at British universities.

Time to Learn

Time to Learn is a guide to residential study breaks and study tours abroad. Includes languages.
2 per annum
City and Guilds, Tel: 020 7294 2850 (sales department). Website:

UK Course Discover

UK Course Discover (ECCTIS) is subscription database widely available in schools, universities, career centres and libraries.