Supporting Employability Online Resources - Glasgow Libraries

Oct 17, 2026

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Supporting Employability Online Resources gathers free, library-member access to practical online tools for job seekers, career changers, entrepreneurs, and learners. It highlights business start-up and self-employment guidance through COBRA business opportunity profiles, study support for the Life in the UK Test and British citizenship preparation via GoCitizen, and legal-and-business reference portals summarizing UK legislation. Additional resources include Mint UK for researching employers and ProQuest for news, journals, and market research, plus Theory Test Pro for realistic driving theory practice.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Supporting Employability Online Resources

COBRA

GoCitizen.co.uk

Grants for Individuals

Law & Business

Law & Rights

Mint UK

ProQuest

Theory Test Pro

| | Supporting Employability Online Resources | | --- | --- | | Looking for work? Change of career? Thinking of starting your own business? Interested in learning a new skill? Take a look at Glasgow Libraries online resources for inspiration. FREE with your library membership.
COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser)
Got an idea for a new business? Thinking of becoming self-employed? COBRA contains 100s of business opportunity profiles detailing what is involved in starting and running different types of businesses.
Good for: business start-up, self-employment, learning about different industries, skills and training organisations, professional and trade associations.
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An online study resource for candidates preparing for the Life in the UK Test or British citizenship test. Includes the latest official study materials plus practice test questions.
Good for: Preparing for living and working in the UK
[Available at](Available at www.glasgowlife.org.uk/research. Library card number)[ ](Available at www.glasgowlife.org.uk/research. Library card number)[www.glasgowlife.org.uk/research](Available at www.glasgowlife.org.uk/research. Library card number)[. Library card number](Available at www.glasgowlife.org.uk/research. Library card number) required for registration. Grants for Individuals
(from Directory of Social Change) Contains details of grant givers who provide funding for individuals. Funds are available for welfare and education.
Good for: Funding
Available at The Mitchell Library, Level 4. Ask staff for access. | | | | Law & Business
Law & Business ([www.lawandbusiness.co.uk](www.lawandbusiness.co.uk)) is an online portal of summaries of British legislation relating to setting up, growing or managing a business in Britain. Apart from the legislation, the content of Law & Business includes information on business finance and business support across the regions.
Good for: business start-up, self-employment, business support, funding, regulation, employment law, contract and consumer law.
[Available at](Available at www.lawandbusiness.co.uk. Library card number)[ ](Available at www.lawandbusiness.co.uk. Library card number)[www.lawandbusiness.co.uk](Available at www.lawandbusiness.co.uk. Library card number)[. Library card number](Available at www.lawandbusiness.co.uk. Library card number) required for registration. | | --- | --- | | | Law & Rights
Law & Rights ([www.lawandrights.co.uk](www.lawandrights.co.uk)) is an online portal of summaries of British legislation relating to employment, family law, housing, immigration and social security.
Good for: Employment law.
[Available at](Available at www.lawandrights.co.uk. Library card number)[ ](Available at www.lawandrights.co.uk. Library card number)[www.lawandrights.co.uk](Available at www.lawandrights.co.uk. Library card number)[. Library card number](Available at www.lawandrights.co.uk. Library card number) required for registration. | | | Mint UK
Preparing for a job interview? Use Mint UK company reports to find out about prospective employers. Looking for contacts to send your CV to? Use Mint to create targeted lists.
Good for: Company financials, Researching employers, industry research, targeted sales and marketing lists.
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FAQs

What online resources are offered to support employability?

The document lists Glasgow Libraries online resources for employment support, business start-ups, learning new skills, and study preparation, including COBRA, GoCitizen.co.uk, Law & Business, Law & Rights, Mint UK, ProQuest, and Theory Test Pro.

Are these resources free to access?

Access is described as FREE with a library membership, with some services requiring registration or a library card number.

Which resources help with business start-up and self-employment?

COBRA provides business opportunity profiles for starting and running different types of businesses, while Law & Business offers summaries of British legislation and business finance and support information relevant to setting up and managing a business.

Oct 17, 2026

Uploaded by Mabel