Higher Ideas
Now in its 15th year, Higher Ideas is the comprehensive resource for exploring higher education options.
One subscription covers your whole site.
Free demo version available to try before you buy.
- What higher education courses connect with my interests and school subject choices?
- What do those courses cover?
- What are my options?
- Where can I study?
- What qualifications might I need?
- How can I find out more?
Higher Ideas answers all these questions and many, many more.
Higher Ideas is available as a site licence which covers every student and staff member at your site for just £155 per annum. If you're an adviser, and would like to take Higher Ideas wherever you go, then a personal licence is also available.
Higher Ideas internet login
Higher Ideas subscribers can use Higher Ideas from the internet:
- If you have a Higher Ideas Site licence, visit Higher Ideas internet link setup page.
- If you have a Higher Ideas Personal licence visit the Personal licence login page.
Why is Higher Ideas different?
Search for courses by topic, not just by name. Only Higher Ideas groups courses by topic rather than by name. So you can search for courses by what they’re about, not just what they’re called.
Search for courses by where they’re done, not by who offers the degree. Sounds easy doesn't it? Find me all the courses done at a location. Only Higher Ideas organises courses by where they’re done, rather than by the awarding body.
Get inspired about courses related to your interests. Not sure what course you might like to do? Tell Higher Ideas about your interests, and Higher Ideas will make lots of targeted and inspiring suggestions about areas of study.
Discover new course combinations. Two-thirds of degree courses now on offer combine two or more topics. Only Higher Ideas shows you what other topics can be studied in combination with your chosen topic.
Want to find out more about what Higher Ideas can do for you? Then visit the Higher Ideas challenge page
New for 2012/13
- Higher Ideas have been updated with courses for 2013 entry.
- Information has been revised and updated for 2012/13
- New career ideas added
- New study areas including animal management, visual culture, aircraft maintenance engineering, and hearing aid audiology.
Higher Ideas will help you to
- Find courses appropriate to your interests, career ambitions, and current studies.
- Evaluate and compare various learning paths by using the expertly researched study areas.
- Search for universities and colleges by study topic.
- Refine your searches by UK region.
- Make enquiries by writing letters and emails from within the program.
Higher Ideas links in with Careersoft’s Job Explorer Database (JED) where installed and licensed.
Demonstration
View the online demo of Higher Ideas, or visit the Higher Ideas challenge page to view a demonstration video.
Site licence or Personal licence
New! Now there are two ways to licence Higher Ideas:
Site licence
For all users at a named site. Once licence covers every computer on your site, for use by all students and staff. Install, or use on the internet.
Personal licence
For one named user. Your own single-user licence which you can use wherever you are. Ideal for careers professionals offering one-to-one guidance with clients in multiple locations. Requires internet access.
*Premium features (additional licence required):
- Use at Home. Home access for students on your subscription.
Higher Ideas add-on allows your students to use Higher Ideas on the Internet from home.
Just two simple steps:
- The student uses Higher Ideas in your establishment, clicks on the ‘Use at home’ icon and notes down a unique ‘top up code’.
- The student uses this ‘top up code’ to create a home user account to access the program over the internet for 90 days.
To extend this time, they simply pick up another ‘top up code’ from Higher Ideas at your establishment.
See also the Use Higher Ideas at Home - Student Worksheet in the Higher Ideas Teaching Resources.
Accessibility
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Page date 8/03/13