Online learning
Better understand UCAS' services and keep up-to-date with best practice across the sector. We have a range of digital training options, all of which you can complete at a time to suit you.
Free online training
Professional development platform
Our professional development platform gives you access to a series of free short digital training courses, designed to expand your understanding of the UCAS admissions service.
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Courses include
A guide to advisory and policy groups
Information on the different types of UCAS advisory group, how the groups feed into each other, and how to participate
Introducing the UCAS Outreach Evaluator
What the Outreach Evaluator is, how it works, and a case study
Statutory returns: how to obtain your placed applicant data
What Star (*) J data is and how to access it, HESA returns, and who to contact at UCAS for support
Getting to know the collection tool
A guide for UK HE university and college staff on how to use our collection tool.
Introduction to the Results and Applications Service
An introduction to the activities of the RAS team and where the results embargo sits within these
Introduction to the UCAS Verification Team
Guidance on how the Verification Team works, and examples of fraudulent documents
Introduction to UCAS for UK HE Providers
A course to help provider staff who are new to UCAS to get started
Introduction to web-link and offer-making
This course explains how to create user accounts for web-link, how to locate applications and how to make offers
Overview of the undergraduate application for HE providers
A walkthrough of the undergraduate application for providers
Student record systems: Vendors and UCAS
To help provider staff to get up to speed with how UCAS works with student record system vendors
Switching off ODBC-link: How to manage your transition
Designed to help providers understand the steps they need to take to continue to receive application data after the switching off of ODBC-link
The UCAS Digital Team provides a great service. A short UCAS update for our IAG conference in May really fitted the bill, updated colleagues, and was very well received by our schools and colleges audience."
Leeds Trinity University
All sessions are delivered digitally
They can include live presentations, Q&As or focused workshops.
Here are some indicative prices, exclusive of VAT:
- Live digital delivery (up to 60 minutes) – £125
- Tailored CPD plans – POA
We’re really excited to be working with UCAS to deliver a programme of CPD to teachers and advisers in our region. Our chosen delivery method means that each topic can be tailored to suit the needs of the region and gives teachers and advisers the opportunity to have meaningful encounters with UCAS."
Lucy McMahon, Project Manager for Outreach North East
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The UCAS digital offering enabled our county Head of 6th Network members to remain up-to-date with changes and developments in the HE application process, as well as the resources that are available through the UCAS website. Colleagues were very impressed with the online delivery and as a result we have booked another session."
University of Northampton
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