Useful Career Websites
OTHER USEFUL CAREERS WEBSITES
- https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/– Job Profiles
- http://www.brightknowledge.org/– Career Pathways
- Moving On Magazine– An online magazine for 14-18 year olds devoted to providing a wide range of information regarding choices following school
- http://www.totalprofessions.com/– Links to professional institutes who often have their own careers sections and lists of accredited degrees
- http://www.bestcourse4me.com/– For links between degrees and A levels
- http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/informed-choices.aspx– For information re ‘facilitating subjects’
- http://www.ucas.com/ – Course Search > Course Entry Requirements
- http://www.prospects.ac.uk/ – Options with Your Degree Subject > Jobs & Work Experience > Industry Insights
- The JobPod is here to help you: brookes.ac.uk– Oxford Brookes University’s JobPod helps to highlight career and HE options specifically tailored to each students preferred subjects and hobbies. Divided in to industry areas, the website aims to get students to think about school subject choices, university courses available and ultimately, possible jobs in their area of interest.
ALTERNATIVES TO UNIVERSITY INCLUDING HIGHER APPRENTICESHIPS, SPONSORED DEGREES, AND SCHOOL LEAVER SCHEMES
- http://www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk/
- http://www.future-talent.com/
- http://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
- http://thescholarshiphub.org.uk/blog/sponsored-degrees-uk
- http://www.thebigchoice.com/
- https://www.archapprentices.co.uk/ – Digital Media and IT
HELP WITH APPLICATIONS
APPRENTICESHIPS
- https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship– National Apprenticeship Service
- http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/apprenticeships
- http://www.therealapprenticeship.com/
- http://garagetraining.com/
- http://www.jtltraining.com/
- https://www.warwickshire.ac.uk/courses/apprenticeships.aspx
- http://www.cwtcov.co.uk/
VOLUNTEERING AND GAP YEAR
