More than 130,000 students face being rejected from university this summer amid unprecedented demand for higher education, but Tom Mursell, founder of notgoingtouni.co.uk is keen to stress to them and the A level students who never initially applied for uni that there are many alternatives open to them that the careers advisor tends to shy away from.

The pack – created with input from Jim Knight MP, Minister for Employment, Simon Waugh of the newly founded National Apprenticeship Service and the Department of Working Pensions – covers key issues for school-leavers such as:

  • NGTU Survival packapprenticeships;
  • gap years;
  • distance learning;
  • debt-free degrees;
  • finding a job;
  • starting your own business.

Contact information for specific advice related to each career route is given, as well as case studies detailing individuals who decided to follow each path.

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