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Which Way Now Careers
Sharon Hawes Prospects Careers Advice Plus
Which Way Now Careers Sharon Hawes Prospects Careers Advice Plus - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Which Way Now Careers Sharon Hawes Prospects Careers Advice Plus - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Which Way Now Careers Sharon Hawes Prospects Careers Advice Plus Key Decision Points Qualification Levels OPTIONS AFTER YEAR 11 CONTINUE IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION College or Sixth Form WORK-BASED TRAINING USUALLY AN
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Qualification Levels
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OPTIONS AFTER YEAR 11
- CONTINUE IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION
- College or Sixth Form
- WORK-BASED TRAINING
– USUALLY AN APPRENTICESHIP Join the armed forces with Parent’s Consent
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OPTIONS AFTER YEAR 12/13
- CONTINUE IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION
- Further Education College or University UK
- r abroad
- APPRENTICESHIP
- Higher/ Degree level
- Employment
- School Leaver Schemes
- GAP Year
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Full Time Education
A Levels Academic Courses Exams BTEC Diploma Vocational Course Coursework Apprenticeships NVQs Practical assessment Portfolios
How do you learn and how do you like to be assessed? Academic On the Job Classroom/ Theory Experiential/ Practical
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Choosing Your Subjects
- Consider your level of interest
- Consider your level of ability
- Consider your future plans
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Future Plans
- If you are sure of your chosen career you
should check entry requirements carefully.
- If you are unsure of your future career,
choose a combination of subjects that will keep a range of career options open
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Use Frog Work Related Learning Resources
New online careers resources for you on Frog. Use Icons to find local information
- Year 10 & 11
- Year 12 & 13
- FE and Apprenticeship
Quicklinks to
- Kudos (helpsurf14)
- EClips
- Career Companion-
national resources
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Level of Apprenticeships
Different levels of Apprenticeship available
Plus knowledge, competence, and employability skills
Intermediate Apprenticeship Advanced Apprenticeship Higher Apprenticeship
- Level 2
- 12-18 months
- Equivalent to 5
GCSEs A* - C
- Level 3
- 18-48 months
- Equivalent to 2
A-levels
- Levels 4,5,6,7
- 24 months+
- Equivalent to
foundation degree level+
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Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships changing
- ver time
More at lower levels But new way they are funded means more employers will want to train their own employees.
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Apprenticeships
Note although there are over 499,000 starts in 2014/15 High proportion in 2 areas more at lower levels
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Major Employer Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is home to leading international companies that include:
- 1. GCHQ – Government Communications Head Quarters
- 2. Campden BRI – food technology research
- 3. Glaxo Smith-Kline - pharmaceuticals
- 4. St James’s Place – wealth management
- 5. Spirax Sarco engineering – advanced manufacturing
- 6. Mears Group plc – social housing
- 7. Ecclesiastical Insurance – insurance
- 8. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty - aircraft landing gear
- 9. SuperGroup Plc – retail clothing
- 10. Cheltenham Racecourse
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Gloucestershire
- Major Sectors
- Retail
- Manufacturing &
Advance Engineering
- Finance, Business and
Professional Services
- Travel & Tourism
- Incl Hospitality
- Growth Sectors
- Nuclear Energy
Generation
- High Tech
Manufacturing including aerospace, medical equipment
- ICT incl creative media
- Professional Services
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- Know your target grades
- Advice from Parents, Teachers, Careers Adviser
- Visit 6th Form/College/ University Open Days
- Have a Plan A and Plan B
- Make applications
- Focus on getting best grades
What to do Next
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Where to go for help
- School link Careers Adviser Sharon Hawes, in
school on Tuesdays & Fridays
- Arrange an appointment through your tutor
- Email sharon.hawes@prospects.co.uk
- Useful websites :
www.ucas.com www.unistats.com
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