Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to Publish to the course directory, part of the National Careers Service.

Publish to the course directory is run by the National Careers Service, part of the Department for Education (DfE). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you will be able to:

  • zoom in more than 200% without problems
  • navigate the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS and NVDA)

It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand.

How accessible this website is

Parts of the website aren’t fully accessible:

  • the links on the Course page are not unique and need to be updated to reference each individual course

Feedback and Contact Information

If you need help using this website, you can contact us and our support team will get back to you.

The following information will help us to deal promptly with your enquiry:

  • the web address (url) of the page you want help with
  • the type of help you need
  • your name and email address

We're open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact us with the details.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The National Careers Service is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non Accessible Content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non Compliance with the accessibility regulations

The links on the Course page are not unique and need to be updated to reference each individual course.

We plan to improve these by October 2021. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 8th July 2021. It was last reviewed on 8th July 2021.

This website was last tested on 7th July 2021. The test was carried out by Technology Services: End User Computing within the Department for Education. The pages chosen were based on the majority of pages used by our providers to add course or T Level information.