Subject Focus: Health and Safety - Accidental Hero
Having some health and safety training is bound to come in useful in your workplace, and could also be an attraction for potential employers… Alongside the basic skills of touch-typing and audio-dictation, shorthand and filing (papers, not nails), you can make your CV shine by adding a health and safety course or two. And give yourself a boost in your boss’ eyes. The Royal Society of Accidents is famous for publishing its yearly list of quirky accidents – pancake flippers burning themselves on Shrove Tuesday etc. – but they also provide accredited...

Considering college? Dos and don’ts
Psychology, beauty therapy, carpentry, BTEC, A level, NVQ. When it comes to college courses it’s hard to know where to start. Unfortunately, we can’t tell you what to study at sixth form or college. We can however give you some advice for applying for college courses, in the hope of alleviating some of that stress. Our college and sixth form area allows you to search and browse college courses and providers. Before that though, there are some things to consider. We like to keep it simple here at Hotcourses so we’ve come up with some dos and don’ts for...