Find the online course that fits the way you actually work.
Ten quick questions, built on the same career-matching science used by university advisers, matched against every one of our 184 government-backed online qualifications. Your top three matches and a downloadable Career Guidance Report appear on the page within seconds.
- Personalised to your goals and life stage
- Real UK salary ranges for every match
- Built on the proven Holland RIASEC model
- Free PDF career report you can keep
Sample result, John Doe, age 34
Your top course match
Teaching & Childcare · Level 3
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma
in Supporting Teaching and Learning
Teaching Assistant · £18,000 to £25,000
- Strongest dimension: Social, helping and supporting others
- Matches your preference for structured, vocation-led study
- Lets you study around family or another job, 100% online
Health & Social Care
Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
87% match
Counselling
Counselling Skills Level 3
81% match
A preview of one section of your report. Your full results include more detail.
184+
Online courses matched
4.5M+
Learners trained since 2000
4.5★
Average Trustpilot rating
14
Faculty areas covered
How it works
Three steps. About two minutes.
Answer 10 quick questions
Image picks, sliders and scenarios. No essays, no maths, takes about 2 minutes.
See your career personality
We build your unique Holland code (e.g. SE, RI, CA) and explain what it means in plain English.
Get your top 3 matches and report
Suitability score for each course, salary ranges, and a PDF report you can download instantly.
Your output
What you’ll walk away with
Most career quizzes give you a single job title and disappear. Ours gives you a personalised report you can actually use, on the page, the moment you finish.
Your top 3 course matches
Ranked by a personalised suitability score from 0 to 100, across our full 184-course catalogue.
Your career personality
A clear, no-jargon read on how you like to work, built on the Holland RIASEC framework used by careers advisers.
5 to 7 real career paths
The actual job titles each of your top courses lead to, with current UK salary ranges.
A downloadable Career Guidance Report
Take your results away as a PDF: keep it, share with family, or talk it through with one of our advisers.
Worked example
How a 92% match for a real course actually reads
Below is the headline match a learner like John Doe sees for the NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning, one of our most popular qualifications and a direct route to a Teaching Assistant role in a UK school. The 92% score is calculated from his answers across the six RIASEC dimensions, his life stage, the time he has to study, and his appetite for vocation-led learning.
- Career personalitySocial-Enterprising (SE), at your best helping and leading others
- Recommended courseNCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning
- Suitability score92 / 100
- Leads toTeaching Assistant · Higher Level TA · SEN Support Assistant
- Typical salary£18,000 to £25,000 (rising to £30,000 as HLTA)
John Doe, age 34 · London
Holland code SE
Social · Enterprising
RIASEC profile
- Social92
- Enterprising78
- Artistic54
- Conventional48
- Investigative42
- Realistic30
Top match
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning
Teaching & Childcare · Level 3 · 100% online
14 faculties · 184 courses
Matched against every learndirect qualification
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
The quiz measures your working preferences, personality style, and career goals across six dimensions, the Holland RIASEC model (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional). It then matches these to a suitability score for each of learndirect’s 184+ online courses.
Ready to find your perfect course?
Free, two minutes, your results on the page the moment you finish, including a downloadable Career Guidance Report.