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Search and Apply
for Courses and Training in Leeds
Search – Look for courses and training
Apply – Apply for your post-16 choices online
Look at the Leeds Pathways home page
first to see all the options you have…
Look for courses and training…
If you know where you want to go:
Go to www.leedspathways.org.uk and
click on ‘Courses’
On the ‘Post-16 full-time courses
page’ click on ‘Where you can
learn in Leeds’ and choose a
school, college or provider to
look at.
If you want to see everything
available:
visit www.ucasprogress.com
to start a general search
Follow the 5 simple steps to applying…
5 simple steps to Search and Apply
Step 1:
Go to the Search page and
follow these steps:
1. Enter your postcode, city or
area
2. How far away do you want to
search?
3. Are you looking for pre-16 or
post-16 courses?
4. If you know the name of the
school, college or training
provider, enter it here
5. If you know the subject you’re
interested in, enter it here
Search
Step 1:
You can view
results
by courses
or by provider
Search (cont)
Once you find a
course or provider
that you like, you
can add them as
favourites to your
profile.
You will need to
log in to save
favourites.
You can also:
or on a map
Step 1:
Search (cont)
Log in to save favourites
and complete your profile
If you don’t have a login, speak to your teacher or adviser in school
Once you have logged into UCAS Progress you can:
• Save the courses and providers you are interested in as favourites
• Complete your personal profile
• Apply for your chosen courses
Step 2:
Favourites
To save favourites:
• Click on ‘Add to favourites’
• Add schools, colleges and other
providers as favourites…
• ..and courses too
Click on the
‘Favourites’ tab
to see your list
A ‘favourite’ is
something you have
saved so you can
find it again quickly.
Step 3: Profile
Before you can send an
application, you have to
complete your personal profile.
This becomes part of your
application. You can use the
profile in all your applications.
Click on the ‘Profile’ tab to get
started.
Make sure that you complete
all of the sections under each
of the tabs…
Step 4:
Making an application
Once you have saved your favourites and completed your profile, you can make your application.
Click on the Applications tab and choose ‘Start a new application’…..
Step 4:
Making an application (cont)
a) Choose the Provider you
want to apply to
b). Tick all the courses
you’d like to apply for
c) And then put
the courses in
your order of
choice
Step 4:
Making an application (cont)
d) You can now submit your application
e) Agree to share your
information
f) Watch your application
go through the next stages
Step 4:
Making an application (cont)
The next step is for the provider to acknowledge your application.
Remember to
Look out for
messages
Step 5:
Replying to offers
You can see on the system when anything changes with your application.
You can accept as many offers as you would like, but we recommend you accept no
more than three.
•
Click ‘View’ to see details of
your offer
Remember to keep
checking
to see if you have
any messages and
to reply
to offers
Step 5:
Replying to offers (cont)
Conditional offers
A provider can send you a conditional offer. This means that there are some
conditions you have to meet, e.g. you may need to get 5 GCSE grades A to C,
including Maths and English, to get a place.
• You can accept the offer
• Reject the offer
• Or withdraw the application
Step 5:
Replying to offers (cont)
Once you have accepted the offer
your application status will look like
this:
If you have any
questions about your
application, you can
send a message to the
provider
Step 5:
Replying to offers (cont)
Alternative offer:
You might decide with a provider that
you should apply for a different course.
The provider will then send you an
Alternative offer which shows you the
changes.
• You can accept the offer
• Reject the offer
• Or withdraw the application
What happens next?
Accepting the offer and enrolment:
Once you have accepted the offer and started, the provider will change the status of
your application to ‘Enrolled’.
Learner Manager ‘Dashboard’ View
Learner Manager – ‘Manage Learners’ View
Leeds Pathways Helpdesk
Email [email protected]
or phone 07545 603983
Or ‘Contact Us’ through by completing the contact form on the website
If you get stuck and can’t remember your password,
click on ‘Forgotten your password?’
Still need help or locked out of your account?…
Go and ask the person in school who can get you back online.
Find out now who this is!
Application Tips
1. Make sure you keep your username and password
secure.
2. Complete your application at your own pace.
You can do a little at a time or everything in
one go.
3. Save your application and make sure it looks good. Ask
for feedback from someone you trust.
4. Submit your application by the deadline you
are given and wait for the provider to contact you
5. Don’t forget to check for ‘messages’ that the provider
may send you on the system
Keeping your information safe
The Leeds Pathways website is run by Children’s Services in Leeds City Council.
When you complete your personal profile, the information about you is only seen by a
few people. These are :
• some members of your school staff (like your careers co-ordinator, head of year and
form tutor)
• your personal adviser (if you have one)
• system administrators.
Once you have applied, your information is visible
to the school, college or other learning provider
you have applied to.
Click here for more information.
Always make sure you
choose a secure
password including
capital letters, numbers
and symbols
Now go and get started!
www.leedspathways.org.uk
…and let us know what you think – use the
‘Feedback’ tab to give us feedback