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Moving On 2007 Courses Database The Moving On Courses Database is an unique signpost guide to education and training opportunities available to year 11 leavers in Somerset. It is based on the highly-successful Moving On 2007 booklet (click here to order a copy). If you are looking for courses outside of Somerset please see Connexions Services in the South West. For information on travelling see Traveline South West (timetables for nearly all of Somerset’s bus, coach and train services - type in where your journey starts, where it finishes and when you want to go). For information on transport see Transport: getting to work, school or college on this site. Searching the database   Before using the database click here for an explanation about how it has been compiled.   To use the database, please choose one of the categories below: General Education These courses vary depending on college/sixth form. They tend to reflect a broad range of educational support and provision and may offer a wide range of qualifications, work tasters, lifeskills and subjects. Vocational Courses Vocational courses cover a wide range of vocational areas such as business, motor vehicle, hairdressing, media and sport. Qualifications listed include BTECs (Introductory, First, National), OCR, City & Guilds, NVQs (1,2,3). A Level Courses Many AS and A levels are in non-vocational subjects such as psychology, French, maths, history and physics. Others are in vocational subjects like applied art & design, applied business, health & social care and leisure studies. GCSEs / VGCSEs Many GCSEs are in non-vocational subjects such as English, maths, science and psychology. VGCSEs are in vocational subjects like applied business and leisure & tourism. Apprenticeships Apprenticeships are work based learning in a range of vocational subjects such as accountancy, aeronautical engineering, hairdressing, hospitality & catering, motor vehicle, retail and travel services. Training leads to NVQ 2 or 3, which are intermediate (level 2) and advanced (level 3) qualifications. Training information is supplied by LSC Somerset July 2006.