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End of cycle notices for 2020

We only show courses that are starting in the upcoming academic year. Like last year, we need to inform candidates about the courses available as different deadlines in the recruitment cycle approach or are reached.

  • Approaching the end of the recruitment cycle. Most courses will be closed to new applications or only have a few vacancies left. There is a short window left to apply.

  • 18 September 2020. Applications are closed. Courses can still be searched and viewed, but only to support candidates who have been offered a different course by a provider.

  • 3 October 2020. The 2020 cycle has finished. Find is closed, and no courses are available.

  • 6 October 2020. Find reopens for the new cycle. Courses can be searched and viewed, but applications can not yet be submitted.

  • 13 October 2020. Applications can be submitted.

Ideally we would show messages relating to these deadlines on the service’s GOV.UK start page, but GDS is too busy to update it for us. Given this situation, we show an interstitial page instead.

Interstitial page approaching the end of the recruitment cycle#

Screenshot of Interstitial page approaching the end of the recruitment cycle

We need to inform candidates that they can only search for courses starting in the upcoming academic year, and give the date when courses for the next academic year will be available.

Interstitial page between 18 September and 3 October#

Screenshot of Interstitial page between 18 September and 3 October

We still link to the search page, but demote this to a link as it’s only relevant to a small number of users.

Apply section on course pages between 18 September and 3 October#

Screenshot of Apply section on course pages between 18 September and 3 October

Once applications are closed we remove the ‘Apply for this course’ button from course detail pages and give the date when courses for the next academic year will be available.

Interstitial page between 3 and 6 October#

Screenshot of Interstitial page between 3 and 6 October

A follow-up to our original end of cycle notice. Now that nobody can apply to the 2020/2021 cycle we need to disable search until the new cycle opens on 3 October.

Apply section on course pages between 6 and 12 October#

Screenshot of Apply section on course pages between 6 and 12 October

Until applications reopen on the 13 October, the ‘Apply for this course’ button remains hidden on course detail pages and give the date when applications can be submitted.