Help - Subject areas explained
Your introduction to Subject areas.
Quick overview
The website includes options to search for a course by Subject Area. To make this task straight forward learning providers have classified each course against a relatively small number of subject areas. The following text will outline the type of courses you might find under each.
Agriculture, horticulture and animal care
Select this search option if you are interested in courses related to Gardening,Garden Design and Floristry.
Arts, media and publishing
A popular subject area with a wide variety of courses related to Art, Crafts, Dance, Music, Film and Media.
Business, administration and law
Select this search option if you are interested in Business Studies, Accounts,Law and courses related to Trade Unions.
Education and training
A small number of courses related to such topics as Adult Learner Support.
Engineering and manufacturing technologies
The place to look if you are interested in Vehicle Repair.
Family learning
A selection of courses are on offer for Families.
Health,public service and care
Start your search here if you are interested in First Aid, Counselling, Health and Social Care.
History, philosophy and theology
Find out more about Local History, Family Hisitory, Archeology etc.
Languages, literature and culture
The place to look for English,Creative Writing etc. or a foreign language such as French,Spainsh etc
Information and commmunication technology
A very popular area with a variety of courses relating to IT and Computers.
Leisure, travel and tourism
Select this option if you are interested in Sports, Yoga, Travel and Tourism.
Preparation for life and work
Select this option for a variety of courses related to gaining Skills for Life.
Retail and commercial enterprise
Look here for Alternative Therapies, Hair and Beauty related courses.
Science and mathematics
Start your search here for Chemistry, Biology, Maths and Physics or such topics as Child Care, Psychology.
Social sciences
The place to look for Geography, Sociology and Politics.