Useful links
While the most effective careers support is tailored to the local situation with strong links between careers, the school/college curriculum and the local economy, a number of national websites provide helpful advice and tools. We asked a couple of Careers Leaders which ones they find useful.
Helen Black of Alcester Academy said:
"Itis such a shame that the more colourful and interactive version of the National Careers Service website was shut down. It is still worth using though, as the alphabetical job profile section is particularly useful. Worth mentioning is the companion government site for apprenticeships. The search function, where you can input a postcode and a geographical range is really useful for focussing the minds of young people seeking an apprenticeship.
I would definitely add icould to the list and I think it is slightly more user-friendly than Start profile, which is, however, also good.
UCAS is a great site to help those wanting to go to university to think about their A Level choices and they can also start looking at personal statements on the site.
Equally, I recommend that the high achievers look at the Russell Group website so that their subject choices don’t rule themselves out of the top universities.
Tomorrow’s Engineers have great careers sections (Real Jobs) with job profiles and it is perfectly pitched for their target audience.
Last but not least, the NHS Careers Planning has good IAG including job profiles, how to get work experience, how to find a careers fair etc.”
Andrew Hughes of Southam College provided this link to the college’s careers web page which has a range of sources of information, resources and support.