Career Inspiration: Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
Ever thought about teaching abroad?  Tracey Walker talks about her experience of TEFL in Italy... ‘Having graduated with a degree in linguistics with English, I considered going into postgraduate education to become a lecturer myself. I decided to combine my love of travel and meeting international people with my wish to gain teaching experience. I began applying for TEFL positions at www.TEFL.com. Due to my lack of the Cambridge certificate (CELTA), my search was more restricted than those who could afford the four-week intensive course. Still, there were...

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...