Our careers advice hub is your gateway to a brighter future, tailored with the insights, guidance, and tools you need to carve out your unique career path.
Want to find out more about the range of future careers out there for you? or maybe you are actively looking for your first job? The UK Careers Fair website shows you all of the careers fairs happening across the UK so you can choose one near you and start exploring opportunities.
One of the best ways to find out more about a career you might be interested in is to speak to the people that are already involved. That’s what careers fairs are all about. They give you the opportunity to find out more about a range of different careers and career pathways all in one place. Make sure you go along prepared with lots of questions to ask, and don’t forget a decent bag to collect all of the goodies you’ll be given!
Free and simple to use, icould.com features over 1,000 videos of people talking about their careers – explaining their job role, career path, and how different factors have shaped their direction.
Are you struggling to find the right career for you? This resource is the place for you to find out all about the opportunities available. It uses first hand real life stories on videos and also includes market information on specific roles such as salary range, qualifications required and other employment expectations.
The website also provides a range of written guides and articles covering issues such as GCSE options and university choices; exams and revision; and finding and applying for jobs. It’s all there to help shape your future career path.
The National Careers Service can help you with your career, learning and training choices. This service is available to people who live in England. They provide careers information, advice and guidance and can help you make decisions at all stages in your career.
From age 13 onwards CareerSense provides a wide range of support in helping you make your next step choices. Natwest provides activities, videos and information to help steer you towards the jobs and career that suits you.
Why not complete the ‘Find Your Potential’ tool to discover all of the skills you have already and how these might appeal to future employers then develop your skills further through Learning with CareerSense.
Learn techniques to help problem solve and think creatively as well as how to go about building those all important work relationships and networks. There’s far more on the website, so take a look and see for yourself.
Preparing For Your Future is a free online learning programme aimed at 14 to 16 year olds. It consists of 5 online courses designed to boost your skills and career confidence. You’ll also get a certificate for completing each of the courses – something you might want to add to your CV.
The full programme consists of five online courses designed to boost your skills and career confidence:
Think you could do much better than the Project Managers on the Apprentice? With this short online course from the Project Management Institute introducing the basics of Project Management you’ll be streets ahead of the competition.
The Project Management Institute has developed this short online course to introduce you to the basics of project management. The course will provide you with an understanding of project management and the tools, techniques and templates that you can use to effectively work on a project successfully.
The course will enable you to plan and manage a project from conception to conclusion, covering areas such as defining the project, organising the work, creating a plan, and working the plan to a successful conclusion. As a Project Manager, you will start to develop the skills necessary to lead and manage successful initiatives.
