Guides

You do not need a degree to manage projects – but the routes in differ a lot. Degree, project-support, apprenticeship or experience, the APM and PRINCE2 qualifications, and how funding works.

You do not need A-levels to become a data analyst. The four real routes in – degree, apprenticeship, Skills Bootcamp or self-taught – what each costs, and how funding works.

A long but open road for adults: the three stages to becoming a psychologist, the ways in without A-levels, and how the early stages get funded (and the doctorate paid).

You do not need a degree to become an accountant – but a funded university degree is often the strongest route. The routes in, the costs, and how funding works.

You do not need A-levels, or even a law degree, to become a solicitor in England and Wales. The real routes in, the SQE, the costs, and how funding works.

How to become a social worker in England as an adult: approved degrees, postgraduate and funded graduate routes, entry without A-levels, funding and bursaries.

How to become a teacher in England as an adult: QTS and PGCE routes, overseas qualifications, entry without A-levels, funding and pay.

Become a nurse in the UK at any age. The routes in, how to get in without A-levels, funding with a previous degree, and the NHS grant you don’t repay.

Thinking of a career change at 30 or 40? See which UK careers are in demand, how to
retrain with a degree (no A-levels needed), and how working adults fund it.

A foundation year is the supported route onto a UK degree for adults with no A-levels –
here’s what it is, how it compares to A-levels, who it suits, and what it costs.