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www.aimhigher.ac.uk
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www.he.courses-careers.com
www.springboard.co.uk
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
www.ucas.com
www.hotcourses.co.uk
What is my Career Path?
Only you can answer that one. In your first week in the Lower Sixth, I would like you answer these Questions.
Do I want to go to Further or Higher Education (eg University) or get a job?
Job
What am I interested in? ____________________________________
What qualifications will I need? ________________________________
How do I find out more about this? _____________________________
Higher Education (uni, college, or a training place)
What do I want to study? ____________________________________
What qualifications do I need? _________________________________
Where do I want to study? ___________________________________
How can I find out more about this? _____________________________
It does not matter at all if you decide to change your mind, now or later. The importane thing is that you have started to find where you can access all theinformation that you need to help you reach a decision.
Do I want to go to Further or Higher Education (eg University) or get a job?
Job
What am I interested in? ____________________________________
What qualifications will I need? ________________________________
How do I find out more about this? _____________________________
Higher Education (uni, college, or a training place)
What do I want to study? ____________________________________
What qualifications do I need? _________________________________
Where do I want to study? ___________________________________
How can I find out more about this? _____________________________
It does not matter at all if you decide to change your mind, now or later. The importane thing is that you have started to find where you can access all theinformation that you need to help you reach a decision.
How to find Careers Information - a guide for the Sixth Former.
Gone are the days when the Careers teacher told you what job you should go for. Nowadays, with the amount of choices confronting you, the onus is on you to make the decision on your future career path, and to use all the help that is possible in making your decision.
So who, and what, can helpyou?
The Careers Adviser - Carmel Byrne, either by appointment or at the drop in clinic every Mon lunchtime
Careers Co-ordinator, Mr T Hones
The Librarian, Ms Swinyard, will point you in the direction of resources in the Learning centre.
Your tutor - tutors have a wealth of experience, and all have been to University or college.
Head of Sixth Form.
Your parents - they too have experience which can help you ( as well as some money, if you are lucky, to see you through University).
Your friends. They may have contacts at University or in a local job.
The careers Library. This is found in the Learning Centre, and contains uni prospectuses, information on jobs and careers, books on how to make choices etc.
The internet - for just about anything
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