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Hello, we’re Careers World... ...and this is Careers World magazine, here to help you decide your next step! With the end of the school year fast approaching it’s an exciting time for school leavers like you, as you take that next step towards your dream career. There are millions of different routes you can take: you could get ahead with an Apprenticeship, get your qualifications paid for with employer funded study, discover a vocational course at college, apply for a uni course and much more. In this issue we will profile some of the biggest sectors in your region and explain how to take the first step to a career in the ones that interest you. We’ll also explore employment trends in your area, take a look at some remarkable true stories of young people who’ve been successful after leaving school and give you a guide to all of the qualifications out there. There’s a lot to sort out before September, so we answer some of the most common questions or concerns you might have in our school leaver problems page.

Throughout this magazine, you’ll see lots of facts and figures about your region and its sectors. We get them from UK National Statistics, various Sector Skills Councils and industry experts. It’s all official stuff, there’s no Wikipedia where we’re involved!

But Careers World magazine is only the beginning. As new opportunities arise every day the best place to get the latest news is with Careers World online. There’s no excuse to not ﬁnd out more with our website, facebook and twitter feeds, as well as our fantastic newsletters which ﬂy straight to your email inbox! So what are you waiting for? Turn the page, get started and make the most of your summer with Careers World...

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Careers World – Summer 2013 East of England edition

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The perfect place to start, jump straight to any section that appeals or keep turning the pages and get stuck in – It’s time to find your dream career!

The Intro Bits 07

School Leaver Problem Page

There are lots of routes you can take, and lots of potential issues, but after reading our problem page you’ll be ready for anything.

Life Stories Past and present students tell us all about their experiences and how they succeeded.

Qualifications Table See how different qualiﬁcations add up, and how they compare.

Careers Insight 17

Engineering

Exciting, trendy careers for artistic types.

A varied sector with endless possibilities.

Sport & Fitness

How about a healthy career helping people stay ﬁt?

Travel & Hospitality You could make a career of helping people enjoy themselves.

Creative, Digital & Media

Manufacturing It’s about making things we need, from food and medicine to petrol and clothing.

Imagine a Career We give you a heads-up on the other sectors out there, which we’ll cover in future issues.

Here’s how it works Every term we publish a new issue of Careers World that covers five sectors in detail, giving you a good idea of what a career in these sectors would be like. Don’t worry if the sector you’re keen on isn’t one of the five – you can find a brief overview of all other sectors in the ‘Imagine a career’ article or if you head to www.careersworld.co.uk. We’ll cover five different sectors in detail in the next issue, so look out for us next term. If there is anything else you would like us to cover, or you just want to say hello, drop us an email at editor@opendoorsmedia.co.uk. We want to make sure we cover everything you need to plan your future! Happy reading, and hope you have a great term.

Useful Stuff 43

Spotlight: East of England All about your region.

Make money with a tenner? Find out about the Young Enterprise ‘tenner’ campaign, which is all about young people like you becoming business leaders!

More Helpful Stuff Useful links, contact details and more – get in touch with people who can help.

Don’t miss out! Find out how you can get ahead with Careers World’s handy newsletter!

Where are you heading? We can help you… The National Careers Service offers millions of young people and adults the chance to develop their potential. We also support the experts who are there to help you. If you live in England and are aged 13 or older, then you can use our service. What’s more, it’s free. We can offer you plenty of information, advice and support to help you decide what’s best for your future development and help you make the most of your skills. Whether you’re interested in an Apprenticeship, taking a university degree or simply volunteering, we’re here to help you take that next step.

To find out more, search online for National Careers Service or call 0800 100 900

07 Going into sixth form, college, an apprenticeship, university or the world of work? Leaving school is an exciting time but sometimes you might have big decisions or dilemmas along the way, take a look at our problem page to make sure you are prepared...

82% Over

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Statistics show in the year to July 2012 there were

502,500 Apprenticeship starts in the UK

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800,000 school leavers and graduates enter the job market each year

There are more than

500,000 university places available in the UK each year

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and training providers have ver speciﬁc route you’re taking, most education It’s also important to check the key dates for whate to be available. For have you when know you looming deadlines. Make sure easy to use websites and will warn you of any useless until you actually go and ent dates, so you may have a place but that’s example, many colleges have different enrolm enrol.

In our previous issues we covered some of the common questions you had about which options to take when you leave school and how to apply for them. Now you have a plan it is time to consider some of the problems you may encounter and, more importantly, how to avoid them!

Speak to your school careers advisor

This seems obvious and by this point in the year it is likely that you have already spoken to your school advisor, but even if you know exactly what you’re doing it can’t hurt to get an expert opinion. Your careers advisors are there to help you and going along for a chat may raise issues you hadn’t even thought of.

Consider all the available options

Again at this point you’ve probably explored a few different avenues, or have applied for your dream course, but a back-up plan is always useful. For example, if you don’t get the grades you need to get on your course, is there a different type of qualiﬁcation you can do to get into the industry you want to? There may be other colleges or providers who offer the same course too and it’s ﬁne to go to open days at different places even if you’ve already applied elsewhere.

Dilemmas, concerns & problems... Here are some of the issues students have with the most common school leaver routes. But if you do a bit of preparation and make use of the resources available there is nothing to worry about!

Think about money

‘Money makes the world go round’ is a cheesy catchphrase - but it’s true. Money is a big issue no matter what route you take: if you’re doing an Apprenticeship, you get paid, but need to consider possible travelling expenses; if you’re doing a further education course the old EMA funding system no longer exists; if you’re going to university you will be in control of your own household budget! Many students get part-time or summer jobs to help fund their studies, could this be an option for you?

Apprenticeships

Problem: You’ve heard all about Apprenticeships, and would like to do one so you can get paid and qualiﬁed, but you can’t ﬁnd any vacancies.

Ask your friends, relatives, teachers and careers advisors, if they know any local employers or providers who can help you find an Apprenticeship . Alternatively if you have Solution: More and more a part-time job you could young people are interested always ask you r current in Apprenticeships and we employer to take you on as gave you the info on how to an Apprentice ! It sounds apply for an Apprenticeship strange but lots of people in our last issue. Obviously who do Apprenticeships your first port of call should already have jobs, be because of the benefits www.apprenticeships.org to the employee and the . uk and the online vacancy employer. You get qualified matching service, which and your employer doesn’t lists all of the available have to pay anything for opportunities. You don’t the training if you’re 18 or have to leave your search under. there though, why not do some networking?

09 A Levels and Sixth Form

College Enrolment

Problem: You’ve got places at several colleges but you’re not sure where to go, or how to enrol. Solution: If you’ve been unsure about what course you want to do, or where you want to do it, you may have places at more than one college, or a place at sixth form and college available. This is completely normal and colleges understand that your situation may have changed since application, especially if you applied for your course in the autumn term of year 11. Once you have decided which course you want to do contact the college(s) you won’t be

Problem: You’re not sure you’ve made the right choices for your A-Levels, and you don’t know whether to stay at your schools sixth form or go elsewhere.

attending and inform them of your decision.

As mentioned in the colleg e enrolment section it is common to have oﬀers from more than one place. Hopefully you will have Solution: After getting you r GCSE results, or just having been to both college and sixth form open days so a change of heart, you you should have a good may want to do diﬀerent A idea of what both are like. Levels from the ones you It’s really a choice between have previously chosen. the size and independence Sometimes the best thing of a new college, or sixth to do is allow time to adapt form, or staying where you and get used to the course . already know the teachers However if you have the and have friends. There is necessary GCSE grades no set answer about which you should be able to is best, it really depends on change before term starts without any problems. Most what you think is best for your future. schools and colleges don’t

It’s really important that you enrol on your chosen course in time, as enrolment days at colleges can be hectic. Once you have been offered a place most colleges will send you a letter telling you what you need to enrol and when enrolment is. Though each college is different you may need photo identification, references, loan/fee payment information and qualification documents with you when you go to enrol. Most colleges have phone hotlines or email addresses you can contac t if you are unsure about what you need and where you need to go.

UCAS and University

Part-time jobs

provide you with money but it looks good on your CV too - many employers consider workplace experience to be as important as education and qualiﬁcations. There are lots of job sites out Solution: There are funding there with part-time roles options available for further for students who need and higher education extra cash, so get your CV through government online, but also consider bursaries and scholarships doing a bit of networking ; however many students or just taking a CV round who don’t qualify for these small local businesses. Lot s still have money worries. of jobs are never actually A popular option for many advertised, there’s no harm students is a part-time or a in asking local businesses summer/temporary job. if they need extra staﬀ and industries like the restauran t Not only will part-time work trade are always looking for alongside your studies new people! Problem: You want to stay in further or higher education, and have an ideal course lined up, but you’re worried about money.

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Problem: You’re worried you won’t get the grades you expected and may have to go through clearing .

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Life Stories Beth Rogers, Advanced Apprenticeship Health & Social Care Beth had already completed an NVQ level two in health and social care and wanted to progress, so she discussed her options with her assessor, who sign-posted her to an advanced apprenticeship. Prior to starting the advanced apprenticeship Beth worked as a care assistant at Manor Farm residential home in Ingoldisthorpe, Norfolk. After starting the apprenticeship with the College of West Anglia (CWA), Beth soon found that she had the confidence to apply for a community healthcare assistant with the NHS. Beth said: “I had never imagined doing a job where I was able to work in the community and support patients in their own homes. My new role means that I have more responsibility and have been trained in clinical procedures, which is of interest to me. The apprenticeship has allowed me to further my knowledge and I have now realised in the future I would like to train to become a paramedic.” Since Beth has worked in care, she has known that she wanted to progress in the sector and move forward with her career. An apprenticeship with CWA was the most suitable for Beth because the course was flexible and she could continue to work full-time whilst studying. Significant financial support from the Skills Funding Agency was also welcomed by Beth and her employer. www.cwa.ac.uk

Amy lands dream visual merchandising role 20 year old Amy Newson found her ideal role as a Visual Merchandising apprentice with award-winning independent department store Jarrold in Norwich. Amy has always been very creative and after completing her A levels she enrolled on a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at a local college, with a view to progressing on to a degree course in fashion. Whilst at college Amy was inspired by a teaching assistant who had worked in visual merchandising (VM), and Amy realised that VM ﬁtted perfectly with her interests in fashion and styling. Amy set about looking for VM training opportunities and jobs, which led her to attend two of the Mary Portas Master Classes run by the RETAIL skills academy in Norwich. It was through the RETAIL skills academy that Amy discovered that the Jarrold store was looking to recruit a VM apprentice. Amy seized the opportunity and came through a competitive selection process, which included 2 days working in the store, to secure the apprenticeship. Working alongside the store’s Visual Merchandising Manager, Amy learned a huge amount through the apprenticeship, using a wide range of creative skills to help create eye-catching windows and displays. “It’s so good, I’ve learned so much” says Amy, “I’ve been really lucky.” Amy recently completed her apprenticeship and has secured a permanent position at the Jarrold store. Ms Newson’s commitment and passion for visual merchandising were recognised earlier this year when she was named Apprentice of the Year at City College Norwich’s annual Vocational Qualiﬁcations (VQ) Day awards. For more information visit www.ccn.ac.uk or call 01603 773 773.

13 Joe Reynolds 24-year-old Joe Reynolds, an Applications Engineer with Proserv in Gt Yarmouth, began his career by becoming an apprentice six years ago. The apprenticeship helped him develop valuable skills and qualifications by combining training in the workplace with workshop sessions at Lowestoft College. Joe said: “One of the main benefits was getting a foot into an engineering company and, at the time, having a handson role which would give me a trade.” After the apprenticeship, Joe joined the Foundation degree in Engineering Operations offered at Lowestoft College through a partnership with UCS. As a result of completing the apprenticeship and by joining the Foundation degree, Joe was well qualified to apply for the Trainee Applications Engineer job which needed someone who had, or was working towards, a degree level qualification. Because of his qualifications and industry experience, Joe was offered the position and, now two years later, has almost completed the trainee stage. Joe completes a range of tasks including liaising with clients, producing technical drawings and documentation, programming and testing completed packages in-house with the test team. “The best highlight of my career to date was finding out that I got the Trainee Applications Engineer job. It has opened up so many opportunities the biggest probably being able to travel. I am working on a project for Iraq’s South Oil Company, which involved two trips offshore in Iraqi waters and working in Abu Dhabi.” For information about apprenticeships or courses at Lowestoft College ring 0800 854695 or visit www.lowestoft.ac.uk

Tom Parkhurst, Easton & Otley College In August 2012, Otley College based near Ipswich and Easton College near Norwich officially joined forces and became a new college (Easton and Otley College). Part of the reason for the union was to help support those wishing to enter land-based industries whilst also trying to boost the amount of young people entering the agricultural industry. Principal of the new college, David Lawrence, stated: “We are determined to put agriculture and land-based studies at the heart of the college. We also need to focus relentlessly on the needs of our industries and on ensuring our current and future students move into long term careers with a future.” Aside from land-based courses, a host of other training opportunities are supported by the new college in areas such as animal studies, apprenticeships, construction, equine studies, fisheries and sport. Apprenticeships are a big part of the new college ethos and recent graduates of the scheme include Anna Pickwell from Norfolk – who has recently just opened her own floristry business – and Tom Parkhurst from Suffolk. Tom took over a pub (The Four Horseshoes) at the age of 19 and has gone on to employ 20 apprentices himself over a period of four years. In addition to all of these courses, Easton and Otley offers a variety of higher educational (HE) opportunities via foundation degrees and teacher training options – supported by the University of East Anglia, The University of Essex and University Campus Suffolk. You can get in touch with the new college in the following ways: Easton College campus t. 01603 731200 e. info@easton-college.ac.uk w. www.eastoncollege.ac.uk

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Ross Munson, Business Administration Advanced Apprenticeship Catten College offer a variety of Apprenticeship Courses including Business and Administration. One successful Apprentice at Catten College, Ross Munson, 19, is about to commence his Advanced Apprenticeship. Ross has successfully completed his Level 2 Diploma in Business and Administration and Key Skills. He works at the Arena Leisure Centre in Colchester and started as a receptionist. He now has permanent employment and security for his future. When asked about his experience as an Apprentice, Ross said;

Paige Tennison, former Harlow College apprentice Paige took product design as one of her GCSE’s and as part of her course in woodwork she designed and built an activity chair. Paige achieved a grade A for her chair and this made her think about a possible career in engineering. To help her make up her mind she did her work experience at a local engineering company. Through Harlow College, Paige heard about the Essex Apprenticeship scheme, she applied and was offered a place on an intermediate apprenticeship programme. This gave her the opportunity to attend various work placements, while getting her technical certiﬁcate through day release at Harlow College. Paige started her apprenticeship one week after leaving school. She knew she would probably be the only girl but that didn’t stop her “if you want to do it that much then you will!” On completion of her intermediate apprenticeship, Paige wanted to continue to learn and develop her career in engineering and she is now on an advanced apprenticeship, “I am determined to get more girls into engineering and I tell them about the different jobs you can do, it’s not just working with lathes and milling machines you can consider other areas as well, such as CAD. The money is really good and I am earning 3 times as much as my friends.” Eventually Paige would like a career with the Royal Navy. www.harlow-college.ac.uk

“The Apprenticeship has changed me as a person and in my life in general; I am much more confident than I used to be. I have to talk to a lot of different people so I had to overcome a speech problem I had. I have lots of new skills which help me in my job and because I was on an Apprenticeship I got other opportunities at work too. Also I enjoyed it because you learn through your work and Catten College gave me one-to-one support, especially with Key Skills. I know I have a future at work and am looking forward to starting the Advanced Apprenticeship.” Ross’s Manager, Shirley Ford agrees: “Both the Arena Leisure Centre and Ross have benefitted from him achieving his Apprenticeship. I have noticed a huge development in him carrying out his role. He is much more confident and able, especially dealing with customers.” To get your Apprenticeship, in a personal and supportive environment contact Catten College: 01206 366199 info@cattencollege.co.uk www.cattencollege.co.uk and on Facebook

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From making aeroplanes fly to maintaining sophisticated machinery, engineers are behind the greatest achievements of mankind. Get into engineering and you’ll be on one of the most exciting career paths out there! Engineering industries employ

815,600 people in the UK Science industries employ an estimated

191,000 people in the UK

UK engineering exports are valued at

£137 billion each year

1/5 Engineering makes up

of the UK economy!

Mark, Engineering Apprenticeship Leaving school and entering the workplace can be a difficult time. Inexperience and lack of knowledge can be an obstacle to finding employment. Mark Hadland remembers how, ‘I lacked knowledge and confidence in myself. I was worried about finding a job.’ He heard of Bedford Training Group through his school and local newspaper. The company run a variety of quality engineering training programmes for young people, including Apprenticeships, Advanced Apprenticeships, National Vocational Qualifications and work placement opportunities. Mark started training with BTG, beginning with the Foundation Learning Programme aimed at 16-19 year olds who are not currently training or employed. Each programme provides a high level

After an engineering Apprenticeship you could be earning

£20,000 a year!

20% Roughly

of engineering employees are female

of support and guidance to help learners develop vocational skills while discovering the employment opportunities available to them. During his training, Mark was able to try out different types of work through shortterm placements, this conﬁdence in his own abilities growing as he learnt and applied new skills. From his success Mark quickly progressed to a Modern Apprenticeship scheme. This is made up of several parts including an NVQ Level 2 and two Key Skills qualiﬁcations at Level 1. Mark stated that he thoroughly enjoyed all of his training – “I learnt new skills while also making many new friends.”

Around

354,000

employees will be required in science, engineering and manufacturing by 2016

108,200

people work in the aerospace industry in the UK

Bedford Training Group found Mark a position at Opticron, a company who specialise in a wide range of magnifying equipment. Having now completed all of his training, Mark expressed delight in how far he has come: ‘I have become conﬁdent in myself and my abilities. I can now use the new skills I have learnt effectively in the workplace.’ www.btg.org.uk

At the heart of every technological advance is an engineer. In fact, an engineer has played a role in almost every aspect of our society. Chemical engineers create new fuels to keep vehicles moving; civil engineers design our railways and roads; and aerospace engineers design the most modern aircraft. Engineers use problem solving, creativity and imagination to come up with answers to problems. The main challenge is doing more with less. How can they make something cheaper, quicker and more effectively than ever before? Engineering is one of the most varied sectors out there. Here are some of the main areas:

Chemical

Electrical

The processing of raw materials into fuels, chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals. Chemical engineers are often researching new materials or helping to develop the plants that turn these materials into the ﬁnished product.

Designing and making electrical systems and components. This can range from small, individual, circuits and components to helping design and manage an entire electrical network, grid, or power station.

Mechanical Designing motors, machinery and other engines. Mechanical engineers can work on small component parts or even extremely large machinery or vehicles. This is one of the most diverse engineering roles.

Defence Designing and maintaining aircraft, navigation systems, rockets, satellites etc for the Ministry of Defence. Many engineers working for the government would ﬁt into one of the above categories, depending what their speciality is.

Aerospace

Metals

Designing and maintaining aircraft, missiles, weapon systems, satellites and space vehicles. (The UK’s industry is the second largest in the world, behind the USA.) Aeronautical engineers also work on individual components that make up these different vehicles and devices.

Metal engineering contributes around £15 billion to the UK economy each year. This area is all about the fabrication, welding and creation of metals. Because more metals are now recycled than ever before, metal engineering is on the rise.

Marine Designing ships, boats and other watercraft. This is a large sector in the UK because we are an island nation. Marine engineers may also work on offshore oil platforms and supply vessels.

Salaries If you get an Apprenticeship , you can expect to start earning a minimum of £2.65 per hour - this will increase as you train. Curren tly, many skilled people in the engineering industry ear n over £400 per week - that’s over £20,000 per yea r.

Get Qualified To get into engineering, you’ll need hands-on experience and a good head for maths and science... Apprenticeships

An Apprenticeship in engineering oﬀers the best possible preparation to becoming a trained operator with in the industry. Because the enginee ring industry is so big and varied, the type of work you do will depend on you r employer and the engineering path way you choose – this could be mechan ical, fabrication and welding, electrica l or electronic. You might work on the production of products or service and repair production machinery in man y industries. Here are the Apprentices hip frameworks relevant to the sector, all of these result in level 2 qualiﬁcations such as NVQs, BTECs or Diplomas: • Engineering • Engineering Construction • Heating, Ventilat ing, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration • Industrial Applications • Marine Industry

Advanced Apprenticeships

Advanced Apprenticeships are equ ivalent to A Levels, but like Apprenticeships are advantageous for practical role s. Historically Advanced Apprentices have progressed signiﬁcantly in the indu stry and many have gone on to become

supervisors or managers, because of the hand-on practical nature of the sect or this is a good route to take. Here are the Apprenticeship frameworks relevant to the sector, all of these result in leve l3 qualiﬁcations such as NVQs, BTE Cs or Diplomas: • Engineering • Engineering Construction • Heating, Ventilat ing, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration • Mar ine Industry You can also do a Higher Apprent iceship, NVQ level 4 in: • Engineering Technology

A Levels

A Levels can either lead to universit y or a Foundation Degree but which one s are right for you depend on what role you want to do. Most employers and universities value practical and scie ntiﬁc subjects; these demonstrate you are able to understand how things work. Here are some recommended A Level sub jects, which could set you in the right dire ction: • Biology • Chemistry • Design & Technology • Maths • Marine Scie nce • Physics

East of England Focus In this region there will be an estimated 26,000 engineering jobs to ﬁll by 2015, mainly due to replacing staff that have left; this means plenty of opportunities for new talent. There are a number of colleges here that offer qualiﬁcations in engineering based subjects. These include the College of West Anglia, Great Yarmouth College, Lowestoft College, Central Bedfordshire College and Peterborough Regional College.

Foundation Degrees

A Foundation Degree is a higher education qualification which com bines academic study with practical han dson experience. Designed jointly by universities, colleges and employe rs, they should give you the right skill s to be ready for employment. They are university-level qualificatio ns and are equivalent to the first two years of an Honours Degree. A typical fulltime Foundation Degree takes two year s to complete, and are different from Hon ours Degrees as they usually involve lear ning in the workplace as well as at univ ersity or college. They are available in a range of subjects; you can even do them in aircraft engineering.

College Courses

A college course can also be a grea t route into this sector. To see whic h colleges have relevant courses in your region check out www.careersworld.co.uk.

Fast Facts

Useful Links

• There are 27 centres that offer engineering Apprenticeships here. • The East of England is home to 9% of the UK’s Engineers. • There most popular qualiﬁcation for this sector is NVQ in Performing Engineering Operations.

www.apprentices.co.uk – Search for Engineering Apprenticeships here. www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk – This website has lots of info about engineering careers. www.thecareerengineer.com – Website for engineering jobs. www.semta.org.uk - Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing.

Start Learning! If you want to ﬁnd a learning provider or course related to this sector head to our useful links pages at the back of this magazine or ﬁnd out more at www.careersworld.co.uk.

GOOD REASONS TO CHOOSE PETERBOROUGH REGIONAL COLLEGE

99% of students enjoy their learning*

97% of students achieve†

Guaranteed route to an aﬀordable University place**

93% of students get a job or progress their studies*

In the top 6% of best performing colleges in the country†

SO WHY STAY IN SCHOOL AT 16? For more information on the Government’s decision in Raising the Participation Age from September 2013, please call 0845 872 8722 or visit www.peterborough.ac.uk * Source: SAR report 2011/12 **At University Centre Peterborough, subject to meeting minimum entry requirements † Source: Data Service, Level 3 achievement rates for general FE colleges for 2010/11

YOUR FUTURE YOUR CHOICE!

You don’t have to be a world-class athlete for a career in sport. Following the success of London 2012, now’s the perfect time to get involved in this booming sector…

This sector employs

This sector attracts

674,100

1.9 million

58%

This sector has an output of over

people in the UK

of the workforce in this sector is female

volunteers in England alone

£8.7 billion

Female rugby student’s progress goes from strength to strength Peterborough Regional College (PRC) student, Nikita Hudz showed a vast interest for rugby during her teenage years and in a short period of time, her career has gone from strength to strength. Nikita’s ﬁrst team was Nottingham Paviors Rugby Club and it was from here that within her ﬁrst season, Nikita was selected for NLD (Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire) Under 15 rugby side. Not content with that progress, Nikita’s ability continued to grow and she was soon selected for trials for East Midlands Under 15 rugby team. Continuing with her passion for the sport, in her second season, she moved to play for Spalding Rugby Football Club Under

per year

36,800

7 million

16-24 year olds make up

£30,000

There are over

sport & ﬁtness establishments providing employment in the UK

24%

of the employees in this sector

Around

adults in England receive coaching to improve their sporting performance each year

per year (You could be earning more than this as senior staﬀ)

18 team where she again caught the eye of selectors, and was invited for trials with the NLD Under 18 team. At present Nikita is studying a Sports Studies and Exercise Science (with the Rugby Development Centre) course at PRC, which she thoroughly enjoys and wishes to further her academic career at University Centre Peterborough, with the goal of becoming a Sports Lecturer. Nikita has high aspirations for her rugby development, and when she has recovered from a current injury, she would like to trial for the ﬁrst stage of the England College girl’s team, where she hopes to impress coaches and other selectors. Nikita is excited for the sports development centre at Peterborough Regional College, as she believes it is very popular amongst students and the centre has big plans for 2014 with a new sport facility being built on the college premises.

www.peterborough.ac.uk

Many people think the only way you can get a career in sport is to become a professional athlete or a PE teacher – but this couldn’t be further from the truth. For example, behind every professional football player are the people running the club, maintaining the pitch, training the players, keeping the spectators safe and so on – and that’s just football. This sector is about more than just sport – it’s about promoting health and fitness, helping people enjoy the outdoors and public health. No matter what your interests or physical abilities are, there’s a rewarding career path for you. Here are some of the main areas within this thriving industry – you can take a vocational route into any of them.

Exercise & Fitness

Playwork

Spectator Control

This is about helping people stay fit and healthy, and includes roles like personal trainer, fitness instructor, yoga instructor and swimming teacher. You could work for a gym or leisure centre, or be selfemployed and choose your own hours. All types of people need fitness instructors, from children to the elderly or high level athletes.

Playworkers organise and lead play activities for children (aged between 4 and 15) in after-school clubs, play schemes and youth clubs. This is one of the job roles in which you can use take a Foundation Degree to get ahead.

Event stewards and marshals make sure crowds are safe and under control at matches and other large events. You can do an NVQ in spectator safety, some of the key areas include: teamwork, conﬂict management and dealing with emergencies.

Coaching Coaches are needed to teach skills and techniques at all levels, from beginner to professional. They help teams and individuals train to reach their full potential. Coaches need to get a special qualiﬁcation recognised by their sport’s national governing body. These roles vary greatly depending on the sport and skill level, volunteering is a good way to get started in this career.

Activity Leadership Outdoor activity instructors help people enjoy themselves in the great outdoors. They lead a wide range of expeditions and trips, such as walking, hiking, canoeing and rock climbing. You need good people and leadership skills, and to be a natural with young people to be a successful activity leader.

Operations It takes all sorts of people to run a leisure centre or gym, from leisure centre assistants and managers to cleaning and maintenance staff. Sports management can include anything from making sure the facilities are maintained properly to making sure everything ﬁnancial is in order too.

What will I earn? For all of these areas, salaries start around £12,000 and can rise to £25,000 with experience and qualiﬁcat ions. Senior staff could earn more than £30,000.

Get Qualified How to get your foot in the door... Apprenticeships

The Apprenticeship in active leisure and learning covers a wide range of career paths, whether you’d like to coach, be a ﬁtness instructor, lead outdoor activities or run a leisure centre. You’ll learn on the job while attending a college or training provider on day release, and earn the right qualiﬁcations that will help you progress. So even though this is the only level 2 Apprenticeship framework in the sector it can take you a number of directions: • Active Leisure and Learning

Advanced Apprenticeships

Advanced Apprenticeships are equivalent to A Levels, but like Apprenticeships are advantageous for practical roles. Advanced Apprenticeships help you become more qualiﬁed whilst gaining employment experience. Here are the Apprenticeship frameworks relevant to the sector, all of these result in level 3 qualiﬁcations such as NVQs, BTECs or Diplomas: • Active Leisure and Learning • Facilities Management • Sporting Excellence

A Levels

A Levels can either lead to university or a Foundation Degree, which are explained below, but which ones are right for you depend on what role you want to do. As there are so many varied careers in the industry, from coaching to operations, no single subject is right for everyone, but here are some which could set you in the right direction: • Biology (Human) • Leisure Studies • Sport and Physical Education

College Courses

A college course can also be a great route into this sector. To see which colleges have relevant courses in your region check out www.careersworld.co.uk.

Foundation Degrees

A Foundation Degree is a higher education qualification which combines academic study with practical handson experience. Designed jointly by universities, colleges and employers, they should give you the right skills to be ready for employment. They are university-level qualifications and are equivalent to the first two years of an Honours Degree. A typical full-time Foundation Degree takes two years to complete, and are different from Honours Degrees as they usually involve learning in the workplace as well as at university or college. They can be done in playwork and youth studies.

East of England Focus Over 61,000 people are employed in this sector in the East of England; this includes 9% of the UK’s practicing coaches. Most of the sport and ﬁtness employees are in your age category too, 16-24 year olds make up 25% of the workforce.

Fast Facts

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• There are around 4,000 workplaces in this sector based here. • The East of England is home to 11% of the national sport and ﬁtness workforce.

If you want to ﬁnd a learning provider or course related to this sector head to our useful links pages at the back of this magazine or ﬁnd out more at www.careersworld.co.uk.

Useful Links www.skillsactive.com – The Sector Skills Council for this sector. www.careers-in-sport.co.uk – Learn about different careers in sport here.

Garden Centre Apprenticeships The Garden Centre Group offers the largest garden centre apprenticeship programme in the UK working with Pershore College of Horticulture. The programme offers national apprenticeships with day release to college for masterclass days covering horticulture and retail topics. Apprentices begin with a Level 2 work based diploma with the opportunity of progressing to Level 3 and then management training. For more information visit www.thegardencentregroup.co.uk/careers

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Fancy a career where you help people enjoy themselves, with opportunities to travel in the UK and abroad? Then look no further than the travel and hospitality sector… The hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sector employs

2,106,600

Around

338,600 people work in pubs, bars and nightclubs in the UK

people across the UK

Tourism supports

2.6 million jobs in the UK

£115 billion to the UK economy each year

The average Travel Agent salary is

There are over

per year

the UK

47% of the sector workforce is part-time

More than half of the people in this sector are

70,000 £22,000 restaurants in 16-28 years old

North Hertfordshire College students supporting new business North Hertfordshire College’s Catering students are learning the skills they need to succeed in the world of work by assisting local entrepreneurs with live projects as part of their course. Level 3 Professional Cookery students recently worked with gourmet dessert company Ajmere to plate up the company’s desserts for their website. Students dressed the desserts by producing their own decoration and sauces to accompany the desserts. Whilst the desserts were being dressed the iMedia students photographed and recorded the process on video which will now be edited and used on the Ajmere desserts website. Catering student Ryan Lawrence explained: “We were able to choose

Tourism contributes

which to dress from the range of desserts and the important thing was to get us to produce our own creative ideas. The whole day was being filmed and it’s great for us because we can use the film as part of our CV. I did a lot of spun sugar work and also made coulis.” By working both with students from other course areas as well as local businesses, the students are learning a whole range of commercial skills which will make them attractive to employers. This new collaborative, project based learning encapsulates the college’s ethos of providing students with an education that offers them more than just a qualification.

www.nhc.ac.uk 01462 424242

This is one of the most popular sectors. In our country alone, it employs nearly 2.1 million people and covers a range of industries from restaurants and hotels to tour operators and nightclubs. People working in this industry arrange our holidays, cook for us in restaurants, serve drinks at the bar, lead our tours, and more. It’s a buzzing, exciting sector with many opportunities to work in the UK and abroad. In fact, businesses in this industry take on close to 15,000 new apprentices each year. Here are some of the major areas in travel & hospitality:

Catering

Hotels & Resorts

Bars & Waiting Staff

This is all about professional cooking – for restaurants, takeaways, canteens, pubs, cafes and anywhere else that boasts a menu. It’s an industry that rewards hard work and ambition. As you can imagine the types of cooking you could be doing vary massively depending on where you work, but many chefs who get into the industry with little or no qualiﬁcations can be very successful. After all, Jamie Oliver started out as a cooking apprentice. Earnings: Salaries start between £10,000 and £13,000 a year.

It takes a lot of people to run a successful hotel – the receptionists who check in guests, the housekeeper who keeps the sheets crisp, the reservations assistant who makes bookings, the porter who ferries luggage to the room. This industry covers work in hostels, caravan parks and holiday parks too. Service with a smile is key to hotel work as customers expect excellent service and attention from hotel staff. Earnings: Salaries start between £10,000 and £13,000 a year.

We Brits love to go out. This is the perfect industry for people who like to get out there and mingle. Bar and waiting staff work ‘front of house’ in restaurants, pubs and nightclubs and serve customers. It’s all about good customer service…and the tips of course! Employers are always looking for outgoing young people to ﬁll these job roles - bar and waiting staff are the youngest in average age in the entire industry. Earnings: Salaries start between £9,000 and £12,000 a year (plus tips).

Air Cabin Crew

Travel Services

Fancy a career up in the air? These are the people who make sure we’re comfortable and safe during ﬂights. The perks are lots of free travel and a career that’s always on the go. Good customer service, as well as a friendly and reassuring personality are vital in this career; air cabin crew have to ensure travellers are comfortable and be trained in passenger safety. Earnings: Salaries start between £14,000 and £16,000 a year.

These are the travel agents and tour operators who help people book their holidays. They work in both call centres and high street travel agencies (like Thomas Cook, STA Travel), advising people on anything from ﬂight schedules and tour packages to travel insurance and visa information. Good customer service is an essential part of this career. Earnings: Salaries start between £11,000 and £14,000 a year.

Get Qualified There are plenty of different routes into this sector... Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are the recommend ed route into this sector. (It’s how Jam ie Oliver started.) You’ll get a job with an employer and do half of your lear ning on the job, and half in the classroo m with a college or training provider. There are Apprenticeships ranging from catering to air cabin crew. Here are the Apprenticeship frameworks relevant to the sector, all of these result in leve l2 qualiﬁcations such as NVQs, BTE Cs or Diplomas: • Cabin Crew • Cleaning and Sup port Services • Hospitality and Caterin g• Travel Services

Advanced Apprenticeships

Advanced Apprenticeships are equ ivalent to A Levels, but like Apprenticeships are advantageous for practical role s. Advanced Apprenticeships help you become more qualiﬁed whilst gain ing employment experience. Here are the Apprenticeship frameworks relevant to the sector, all of these result in leve l3 qualiﬁcations such as NVQs, BTE Cs or Diplomas: • Hospitality and Catering • Trav el Services

A Levels

A Levels can either lead to universit y or a Foundation Degree, which are exp lained below. Most employers and universit ies will value subjects that demonstrate you have solid base level knowled ge and would be able to develop skill s relevant to the industry. Here are some recommended A Level subjects, which could set you in the right direction: • Design & Technology – Food Technology • Travel and Tourism

College Courses

A college course can also be a grea t route into this sector. To see whic h colleges have relevant courses in your region check out www.careersworld.co.uk.

Foundation Degrees

A Foundation Degree is a higher education qualification which com bines academic study with practical han dson experience. Designed jointly by universities, colleges and employe rs, they should give you the right skill s to be ready for employment. They are university-level qualificatio ns and are equivalent to the first two years of an Honours Degree. A typical fulltime Foundation Degree takes two year s to complete, and are different from Hon ours Degrees as they usually involve lear ning in the workplace as well as at univ ersity or college. You can do a Foundation Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management.

East of England Focus The East of England has a number of tourist attractions including the Norfolk Broads, Cambridge and Southend-onSea. Visitors to the region are spending more on average per trip, whilst the average spend for the UK in general is actually decreasing; this gives our region more money to spend on employing people in this sector.

Fast Facts

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• There are nearly 16,000 workplaces in this sector here. • 72% of these workplaces are restaurants or bars, clubs & nightclubs. • Attractions like Colchester Zoo and Woburn Safari Park attract around half a million visitors each year. • Around 163,000 people work in this sector.

If you want to ﬁnd a learning provider or course related to this sector head to our useful links pages at the back of this magazine or ﬁnd out more at www.careersworld.co.uk.

Useful Links www.people1st.co.uk – People 1st are the Sector Skills Council for Travel and Tourism. www.uksp.co.uk – UKSP is a guide for careers, skills and training in this sector.

Your career in fashion retail starts here If you’re interested in... Fashion Retail Business

Forth comin g Open Day 15th May 2013

Buying Merchandising Visual Display & Retail Branding Store Management Garment Construction Garment Technology Graphic Design We’ve got courses for YOU...

www.fashionretailacademy.ac.uk

Why study at the FRA? Full-time, Short Courses and Apprenticeships are available at the FRA’s modern facilities in the centre of the West End. Learn in this inspirational environment and draw on the FRA’s extensive fashion industry contacts and business networks. You will gain all the skills and experience to make you “job ready” for an exciting career in the retail industry.

From fashion and film to design and new media, it’s all about the creative buzz in this exciting, fast-paced industry. Vocational learning is a great way to get your foot in the door! Creative industries employ over

2 million people in the UK

There are

15,070 design businesses in the UK

The TV industry comprises of over

1,300 businesses

39% of employees in creative media industries are female

There are over

11,600 publishing companies in the UK The industry contributes

£24.8 billion to the UK economy each year

Jessica Hyde, 2nd yr National Diploma in Art & Design (Graphic Design) @ Fashion Retail Academy

structure allowed me to develop as an independent learner and has also helped me to determine what area of design interested me most to pursue further.

Fashion has always been a large interest of mine, so when I heard through a friend and student of the FRA about the Academy I was impressed by the variety of courses they offered within a fashion retail context. The vocational emphasis and links to the fashion industry led me to apply for the BTEC in Graphic Design as an alternative to A levels- keeping my options open for either work or higher education.

Having been intrigued by the history of art and fashion during contextual studies, next year I hope to continue my education and study for a BA in the History of Art at university.

Now in my second year, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on the course and at the Academy with it’s excellent resources and friendly atmosphere. Teachers offer great work support and help is always given if needed. The wide ranging course

The Fashion Retail Academy offers free full-time vocational courses for students aged 16-19 to develop the skills and experience required to make them ‘job ready’ for an exciting career in the world of fashion retail. Forthcoming Open Day 15th May 2013. For further information visit our website: www.fashionretailacademy.ac.uk

4th The UK has the

largest gaming industry in the world!

Publishing employs

194,650

people in the UK

Forget the starving artist. If you’re a creative person, there are many ways to have a successful career. This industry covers things that play a big role in our everyday lives, from the television we watch to the websites we click on. Because it’s such an exciting sector, competition for jobs can be high so work experience and on-the-job training is highly recommended. Here are some of the biggest areas within this sector: Film & TV We all know who the actors are, but what about the hundreds of names that scroll by during the end credits? They all perform technical roles that equal a great ﬁlm: production assistants, camera operators, set designers, lighting technicians, directors, special effects people, etc. This is one part of the sector where there are similar levels of male and female employees. Earnings: Salaries start quite low (£12,000 a year), but can build up with experience and hard work.

Interactive Media Interactive media or ‘new media’ covers any digital product that responds to the user’s action by presenting pop-ups, text, video and sound. Facebook is a perfect example – others include iPhone apps, viral ads and dynamic websites. It’s all things digital, and it’s a fast-paced industry where technology pushes forward each day. Earnings: As with Creative and IT-type roles, salaries are quite high for the industry – you could make between £16,000 and £20,000 a year.

Graphic Design We live in a world of visual messages: websites, billboards, magazines, signs, packaging, etc. A graphic designer uses type (lettering) and images to get information across and make an impact. The wide use of graphic design means you could be working on any variety of projects. Earnings: Salaries start anywhere between £13,000 and £18,000 a year.

Publishing

Animation Computer Games It’s more than just cartoons – films like Toy Story proved just how profitable animation can be. In addition to films, you’ll find animated content on TV, in films, adverts, websites and computer and video games. Earnings: Between £16,000 and £20,000.

Fashion This stylish industry needs fashion designers to dream up the next hot look, pattern cutters to turn the designs into real clothes, buyers to stock shops with the best trends, managers to make sure everything runs to budget, plus many more hard-working people. Earnings: Starting around £12,000£15,000.

It takes a team of creative types to produce computer games and the industry is one of the fastest growing in the UK – employing 28,000 people across a range of roles! Games development is a very popular career path: artists, animators, graphic artists, designers, computer programmers, audio programmers, testers and production managers are all needed to make a great game. Staff turnover in the industry is low too, meaning most employees spend most of their careers working in the games business. Earnings: Salaries start between £15,000 and £19,000 a year.

Without this industry, the media you’re reading wouldn’t exist. From journalists looking for the big story to book editors crafting an author’s manuscript into a bestseller, this is an industry for people who love the written word. Many publishing companies are small and specialised, focusing on a particular niche type of publishing. Earnings: Starting between £15,000 and £20,000 a year.

Performing Arts It takes years of practice, talent, hard work (and luck) to be a performer, but there are plenty of supporting roles on offer. You could help light the productions, dress the actors in wardrobe or man the ticket booth – all without the risk of stage fright! Earnings: Salaries are between £12,000 and £16,000 a year.

Get Qualified There are plenty of vocational and academic courses in this sector... Apprenticeships

The creative Apprenticeship is a way to get your foot in the door of this exciting industry. You’ll get a job with an employer and do half of your learning on the job, and half in the classroom with a college or training provider. The work experience will give you a real advantage over other candidates. Here are the Apprenticeship frameworks relevant to the sector, all of these result in level 2 qualiﬁcations such as NVQs, BTECs or Diplomas: • Creative • Design • Fashion and Textiles • Freelance (Music Practitioner) • Games Testing

Advanced Apprenticeships

Advanced Apprenticeships are equivalent to A Levels, but like Apprenticeships are advantageous for practical roles. Advanced Apprenticeships help you become more qualified whilst gaining employment experience. Here are the Apprenticeship frameworks relevant to the sector, all of these result in level 3 qualifications such as NVQs, BTECs or Diplomas: • Creative • Creative and Digital Media • Design • Fashion and Textiles • Freelance (Music Practitioner) • Photo Imaging for Staff Photographers

A Levels

A Levels can either lead to university or a Foundation Degree, which are explained below. Here are some recommended A Level subjects, which could set you in the right direction: • Art and Design • Dance • Drama and Theatre Studies • Fine Art • Graphic Design • History of Art • Media Studies • Music/Music Technology • Performance Studies • Performing Arts • Photography • ThreeDimensional Design

College Courses

A college course can also be a great route into this sector. To see which colleges have relevant courses in your region check out www.careersworld.co.uk.

Foundation Degrees

A Foundation Degree is a higher education qualification which combines academic study with practical handson experience. Designed jointly by universities, colleges and employers, they should give you the right skills to be ready for employment. They are university-level qualifications and are equivalent to the first two years of an Honours Degree. A typical full-time Foundation Degree takes two years to complete, and are different from Honours Degrees as they usually involve learning in the workplace as well as at university or college. They are available in a range of subjects, such as creative writing or animation.

East of England Focus If you like the idea of not being tied down to one employer, freelancing is quite common in this industry. Publishing employs around 60% of the East of England’s creative, digital and media sector. The facilities sub-sector is also a big employer here; our region contributed to the facilities used for ﬁlms including Harry Potter, Sleepy Hollow and Star Wars.

Fast Facts

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• Over 35,000 people work in this industry here. • The most popular area of the sector here is publishing; around 21,000 people work in publishing in our region. • The East of England is home to 10% of the UK’s publishing workforce.

If you want to ﬁnd a learning provider or course related to this sector head to our useful links pages at the back of this magazine or ﬁnd out more at www.careersworld.co.uk.

Useful Links www.creativeskillset.org – Great place to search for media courses. www.ccskills.org.uk – Creative and Cultural Skills. www.bbc.co.uk/workexperience – Work experience placements at BBC.

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From the cars on the motorway to the clothes in your wardrobe, many of the things we rely on have been manufactured.

The annual sales of the UK Chemical Manufacturing Industry total

£34 billion There are

139,700

people employed in electronics manufacture in the UK

Over

30,000

people are still employed in quarrying

57% of employers are reporting hard to ﬁll vacancies - skilled employees are needed!

Life as an apprentice engineer at KP Snacks James McCulloch (17) works as an apprentice maintenance engineer at KP Snacks in Teesside. KP Snacks is the maker of such favourites as Hula Hoops, KP Nuts, Nik Naks and Skips. “Each day there are different issues to deal with, whether it’s in the factory or in a training centre. My daily tasks include repair and maintenance of site equipment, including the process lines that produce crisps, right through to ﬂavouring and packing.” “I am also responsible for continuous improvement to develop new ways of working by looking at best practice. I also work on special projects such as one focusing on investment in the factory’s packing area.” “The qualities you need for this job are a willingness to learn, good teamwork, and also being able to work as an individual,

The average wage in the manufacturing sector is

£26,205 per year

The UKs Pharmaceutical Industry is the

4th largest in Europe

There are

2.5 million people in the industry in the UK!

Automotive manufacturing contributes

£6.5 billion to the UK economy

have good communication skills, and good listening skills.” “I’m working towards an NVQ level 3 and a HNC that will make me a fully qualified Maintenance Engineer. The great thing about this job is that as I get more qualified and more confident in my job each year, I get paid more. This gives me the drive to try and get the best qualifications I can.” “I would definitely recommend this job to others! It is really enjoyable and you are always learning new skills.” Be a food engineer! The UK’s first food and drink engineering degree has just been launched at Sheffield Hallam University and includes 50 weeks of paid work placements with top companies. Find out more about the MEng Food Engineering degree: bit.ly/13ESxKa

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Manufacturing is all about making things on a massive scale: cars, TVs, clothes, metal, planes, food, pharmaceuticals, fuel…it’s a very important industry. While lots of manufacturing companies have moved abroad, the UK still competes as the sixth largest manufacturing country in the world, employing 2.5 million people. Here are some of the areas you could work in: Automotive

Electronics

Defence

This can be anything from individual vehicle components to entire working vehicles. The UK is home to Nissan’s manufacturing base, with the Sunderland plant producing almost one in every four cars made in the UK. Nissan is the largest volume passenger car manufacturer in the country and has been one of Europe’s most efﬁcient car plants for the last 8 years.

The design and production of electronic systems and components, including: semiconductors, communications technology, consumer electronics, computers and other IT equipment. The UK electronics industry is the ﬁfth largest in the world in terms of production and a large amount of this is down to the specialities in advanced components and technologies.

The defence industry is one of the most important clusters of high-tech manufacturers of military vehicles, equipment and components. Defence is big business and is one of the areas that UK companies are known for around the world. Defence manufacturing employs around 300,000 people in the UK, with an annual turnover of £35 billion!

Metals

Chemical & Process

Building Products & Process

The production and distribution of a range of metals. This area can be broken down to the main areas of production, fabrication and recycling. With lots of new technology in metals production (to help the industry become more efﬁcient and environmentally friendly) new skills are needed so young people like you are in demand.

This industry turns raw materials into useful high street and industry products. These processes are very scientific and include plastics, pharmaceuticals, food and drink, artificial fibres and other man-made synthetic products. Work in this industry can involve developing existing processes or creating new materials.

The production of building products, coatings, extractives, glass, printing and paper, and furniture. As this manufacturing sector covers such a range of products lots of different skills are needed, including: technicians, engineers, logistics operatives and scientists.

Manufacturing Jobs There are many career paths in the sector. The type of work depends g. greatly on the area of manufacturin Here are some example entry-level a positions, some of which combine variety of the above manufacturing areas:

Assembler: e Fitting components together to mak a ﬁnished product. For example, ﬁxing microchips into circuit boards. Salary starts at £13,000. Materials technician: er Testing the behaviour of materials und s. fault inate elim to s ition cond rent diffe Salary starts between £14,000 and £17,000 a year.

Process operative: ess, Involved in the manufacturing proc ing feed to s fault hine mac rting repo from raw materials into machines. Salary starts between £14,000 and £19,000 a year.

Get Qualified There are lots of vocational and academic routes into this sector... Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships cover a wide range of job roles in manufacturing – you could be helping to make anything from furniture and glass to cars and paper. You’ll get a job with an employer and do half of your learning on the job, and half in the classroom with a college or training provider. Here are the Apprenticeship frameworks relevant to the sector, all of these result in level 2 qualiﬁcations such as NVQs, BTECs or Diplomas: • Building Products Occupations • Ceramics Manufacturing • Coating Occupations • Extractive and Mineral Processing Operations • Furniture, Furnishings and Interiors Manufacturing Industry • Glass Industry Occupations • Laboratory Technicians • Metals Processing • Paper and Board Manufacture • Polymer Processing and Signmaking • Print & Printed Packaging • Process Technology

Advanced Apprenticeships

Advanced Apprenticeships are equivalent to A Levels, but like Apprenticeships are advantageous for practical roles. Advanced Apprenticeships help you become more qualiﬁed whilst gaining

employment experience. Here are the Apprenticeship frameworks relevant to the sector, all of these result in level 3 qualiﬁcations such as NVQs, BTECs or Diplomas: • Building Products Occupations • Coating Occupations • Extractive and Mineral Processing Operations • Furniture, Furnishings and Interiors Manufacturing Industry • Glass Industry Occupations • Laboratory Technicians • Metals Processing • Paper and Board Manufacture • Polymer Processing Operations • Print & Printed Packaging • Process Technology

A Levels

A Levels can either lead to university or a Foundation Degree. Most employers and universities value practical and scientiﬁc subjects; these demonstrate you would be able to develop skills relevant to the industry. Here are some recommended A Level subjects, which could set you in the right direction: • Biology • Chemistry • Design & Technology • Physics • Textiles

East of England Focus The manufacturing industry is one of the largest sectors in the East of England; although it has seen some decline, there are still nearly 232,000 people employed in manufacturing here. There are a variety of products manufactured here from food and drink to electronics and tractors.

Foundation Degrees

A Foundation Degree is a higher education qualification which combines academic study with practical handson experience. Designed jointly by universities, colleges and employers, they should give you the right skills to be ready for employment. They are university-level qualifications and are equivalent to the first two years of an Honours Degree. A typical full-time Foundation Degree takes two years to complete, and are different from Honours Degrees as they usually involve learning in the workplace as well as at university or college. They are available in a range of subjects, from manufacturing technology to processing.

College Courses

A college course can also be a great route into this sector. To see which colleges have relevant courses in your region check out www.careersworld.co.uk.

Fast Facts

Useful Links

• Around 10% of the East of England’s workforce is employed in manufacturing. • Manufacturing in the East of England is the second most important contributor to the regional economy.

www.cogent-ssc.com – The Sector Skills Council for chemicals, gas and plastics. www.prospect4u.co.uk – Manufacturing careers website from the Sector Skills Council. www.semta.org.uk – The Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing. There is a manufacturing course ﬁnder on the site.

Start Learning! If you want to ﬁnd a learning provider or course related to this sector head to our useful links pages at the back of this magazine or ﬁnd out more at www.careersworld.co.uk.

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jobs in the UK are supported by tourism

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is the average managerial salary in the hair & beauty sector

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of employees in creative media industries are female

Wondering what other careers are out there?

Armed Forces

Business & Finance

Construction

Britain’s armed forces – the Army, Royal Navy, RAF and MoD – all invest a lot in their personnel to give them an education that’s relevant in the civilian world as well as in the services. They all offer Apprenticeships so recruits can earn nationally recognised trade qualifications alongside their regular training. For example, a cook for the Royal Navy could also complete a chef Apprenticeship. Each organisation offers different schemes, so visit their websites for more details. Salary: Starting around £13,400 the first year, with excellent benefits and progression. Qualifications: The armed forces offer Apprenticeships in many areas, including Engineering, Fitting, Maintenance, Cookery, IT, Admin, Marine Engineering and more.

This sector is about money – saving it, borrowing it, managing it and most of all, making lots more of it. It’s the UK’s most global industry and covers a wide range of services and products that everyone uses like bank accounts, mortgages, pensions, credit cards and insurance. The perk of working with money is that salaries tend to be higher than average. Job roles: Accounts assistant, payroll assistant, admin assistant, bank cashier, trainee accountant. Salary: Starting between £13,000 and £20,000. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships in Business & Admin and Financial Services; A-level Traineeships; Foundation Degrees.

Its more than just bricks and mortar. The construction industry is worth billions and builds the world around us, from hospitals and houses to bridges and football stadiums. One of the most popular ways into this career is the Construction Apprenticeship Scheme, which takes two years for a Level 2 award, and one more year for the Level 3 qualification. To apply, you’ll need to have found an employer that will sponsor you. Job roles: Bricklayer, labourer, joiner, painter and decorator, plasterer. Salary: Apprentices can expect to earn around £8,700 the first year, £11,600 the next, and £15,350 the third year. Qualifications: Construction Apprenticeships; Foundation Degrees.

Environmental & Land-based

Food & Drink

This broad sector offers lots of opportunities to make a difference to the planet, from farming and protecting wildlife to looking after parks and conservation. The main areas within this sector are: Horticulture & landscaping, Agriculture, Animal care, Environmental conservation, and Land-based engineering. Salary: Starting between £12,000 and £18,000. Landscape engineers make between £20,000 and £26,000 a year. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships from Animal Care to Agriculture; Foundation Degrees.

Food and drink is one of the largest industries in the UK. This sector is about taking what’s grown by farmers and transforming it into our favourite foods and beverages. It takes a lot of people working together to make this happen, which means loads of career paths on offer. You could be processing ingredients, fixing machines on the production floor, processing meat, baking cakes or testing quality. Job roles: Production operative, bottling operative, baker, warehouse worker. Salary: Starting between £11,000 and £17,000 a year. Qualifications: Food Manufacture Apprenticeships; Foundation Degree in Food & Drink Management.

39 Here are some of the other sectors in your region... Customer Service & Admin

Energy & Renewables

Entrepreneurial

Any business that wants to be successful has to make its customers happy. From helping a shopper find the right size at Topshop to answering customer queries at a BT call centre, customer service jobs come in all shapes and sizes. Another thing businesses can’t function without is effective admin. Administrators are responsible for running the daily operations of the office. They answer the phone, input data, type up letters and anything else that needs to be done. Since administration and customer service are needed in most organisations, you could work across many different sectors. Job roles: Admin assistant, office junior, personal assistant, customer service representative. Salary: Starting anywhere between £13,000 and £18,000 per year. Qualifications: Apprenticeships in Customer Service and Business & Admin; Foundation Degree in Customer Service Management.

This essential sector deals with the utilities we rely on: water, electricity and gas. It also covers waste management and alternative sources of power like nuclear energy, wind power and solar energy. Careers in this sector cover the distribution and supply of gas; the generation and transmission of electricity; the collection and puriﬁcation of water; the treatment of sewage; and nuclear fuel processing. Apprenticeships are a recognised route into this industry and offer excellent career progression. Job roles: Gas network engineer, gas service technician, wastewater plant worker, process operator, decommissioning operative. Salary: Starting anywhere between £12,000 and £20,000 a year. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships in Gas, Nuclear and Utilities; Foundation Degrees, including Power Distribution.

An entrepreneur is someone who starts their own business or enterprise, they’re the boss! Entrepreneurs are amongst the most successful people in the world but they have to work hard, be very determined and of course have a money making idea. Businesses created by entrepreneurs are vital to the UK’s economy. Job roles/Salary/Qualiﬁcations: All of these things depend on the individual. The beauty of creating your own business is that you don’t need any special qualiﬁcations. You might need some help in setting up a business though so head to www.careersworld.co.uk to see what’s out there to support young entrepreneurs.

Hair & Beauty

Health & Social Care

This industry is all about helping people look good and feel better about themselves. It’s a booming sector that makes billions each year. There are many different paths within this sector – hairdressing, nail services, beauty therapy, spa therapy – and all of them require common skills: creativity, the ability to work on your feet for long hours, good hand-eye co-ordination and up-to-date knowledge of what’s in (and what’s out). Job roles: Hairdresser, spa therapist, beauty therapist, aromatherapist Salary: Starting between £13,000 and £16,000 a year. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships from Hairdressing to Beauty Therapy; Foundation Degree in Salon Management.

If you’ve got a big heart and want to work with people, then a career in Health and Social Care could be for you. This sector is about helping people live healthy, full lives. Health care covers careers in medicine (nurses, physiotherapists, dental nurses, etc) while social care is about supporting people with special needs. Most people in this sector work for the NHS while the rest are employed by private practices. Because healthcare is an essential part of our society, there’ll always be jobs on offer for qualiﬁed people. In fact, this is one sector that continues to thrive during recessions. Job roles: Care assistant, nursing assistant, dental nurse, porter. Salary: Starting between £13,000 and £16,000 a year. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships and Foundation degrees in Health and Social Care.

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41 IT & Telecoms

Maritime

Motor Vehicles

From mobile phones and satellite TV to broadband and ﬁbre optics, IT & Telecoms are a major part of life – it helps us keep in touch with our friends, stay entertained, conduct business and more. The IT side of things is all about computers and information systems – designing them, developing them, making them, selling them and installing them. Telecoms is a broad term for any technology that transmits information, like phone lines, broadband, TV, mobile phones and satellites. This industry includes internet suppliers, mobile phone companies and the big companies like BT and SKY. Job roles: IT trainer, helpdesk assistant, telecoms technician, customer service representative. Salary: Starting £16,000 - £20,000 for IT and £12,000 - £15,000 for Telecoms. Qualiﬁcations: IT Apprenticeships and Foundation Degrees.

Maritime basically involves every industry where business takes place in harbours, at ports or on vessels. Marine engineering is also an area in this sector, which has plenty of job opportunities. This involves designing and constructing both ships and equipment to be used at sea or on the water. This sector remains vital to our economy as the sea remains the best way to bring products and materials into the country. Job roles: Commercial sea ﬁshing, marine leisure, maritime search and rescue, merchant navy, ports and harbours. Salary: Starting salary after completing a marine industry apprenticeship can be anywhere between £12,000 and £17,000. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships in Maritime Occupations and Marine Industry; Foundation Degrees.

This sector deals with all aspects of cars, vans and motorcycles – selling them, fixing them, servicing them and even rescuing stranded drivers. There are lots of career paths on offer, from technical to customer service based roles; maintenance and repair; sales; body and paint operations; roadside assistance; and fitting and selling motor vehicle parts. Job roles: Maintenance and repair technician, sales assistant, fast-fit technician, body repair technician. Salary: Starting between £13,000 and £18,000 per year. Qualifications: Apprenticeships in Motor Vehicles; Engineering Foundation Degrees (Automotive specific).

Public Services

Retail

Transport & Logistics

In this sector, your work could help other people and improve your local community. Public services are an essential part of our society – education, housing, the police, and the ﬁre service are all services that the government provides for its citizens (that’s you and us). In this sector, you could help organise a community arts programme, work for a housing association or support a teacher in the classroom. Your local council is a large employer in this sector. Contact them directly for job vacancies. Job roles: Classroom assistant, nursery nurse, admin assistant, youth support worker. Salary: Starting between £13,000 and £16,000 a year. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships and Foundation Degrees in Public Services.

Retail is about the sale of products and services to consumers (that’s people like you walking around the shops). It covers high street shops, supermarkets, independent shops, large national chains and more. It’s also one of the most fun and young industries out there, with more than one third of the workforce under 25 years old. Whether your strengths are creativity of organisation, there’s a role for you in Retail. The main areas are: store operations, buying, visual merchandising, and management. Job roles: Sales assistant, visual merchandiser, team leader, buyer. Salary: Starting between £12,000 and £18,000 per year. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships and Foundation Degrees in Retailing, Employer sponsored traineeships.

This sector deals with all sorts of vehicles and their different purposes – the cars and motorcycles we drive, the lorries that transport goods, the trains and buses that travel across the country, even the aeroplanes that arrive and depart from our airports. All of these vehicles require skilled mechanics to keep them running, drivers to operate them safely, and organised people behind the scenes keeping everything to schedule. Many jobs involve manual and mechanical skills, however many roles deal with the public, so people skills are important too. Job roles: Vehicle technician, bodywork repairer, rail engineering technician, lorry driver, baggage handler. Salary: Starting between £12,000 and £17,000 a year. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships and Foundation Degrees.

Start Learning If you want to find a learning provider or course related to any of these sectors head to our useful links pages at the back of this magazine or find out more at www.careersworld.co.uk.

Key Facts

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largest English region by area

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In Employment

2,899,000

Take a look at some of the opportunities in the East of England...

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Total population: 806,800 People in employment: 383,600 Key cities: Cambridge, Peterborough. Key colleges: Cambridge Regional College, College of West Anglia, Hills Road Sixth Form College, Huntingdonshire Regional College, Long Road Sixth Form College, National Extension College, Peterborough Regional College. Key universities: University of Cambridge, University Centre Peterborough. Key employers: NEC Philips UK, Subway UK, Cambridgeshire County Council, British Sugar, Thomas Cook. Key industries: Tourism, Engineering and Manufacture, Retail. Useful website: www.peterboroughcourseďŹ nder.com Did you know? There are more than 23,000 students in Cambridgeshire.

45 Suffolk

Norfolk

Total population: 730,100 People in employment: 353,500 Key city: Ipswich. Key towns: Bury St. Edmunds, Lowestoft. Key colleges: Lowestoft College, Otley College, Suffolk New College, West Suffolk College. Key university: Suffolk University. Key employers: Branston Pickle, Greene King, Birds Eye, Suffolk County Council. Key industries: Environment & Land-based, Energy & Renewables, Tourism. Useful website: www.future4me.org.uk

Total population: 859,400 People in employment: 418,000 Key city: Norwich. Key towns: Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth. Key colleges: Cambridge UTC, City College Norwich, College of West Anglia, East Norfolk Sixth Form College, Easton College, Great Yarmouth College, Norfolk UTC, Paston Sixth Form College. Key universities: University of East Anglia, Norwich University College of the Arts. Key employers: Aviva, Bernard Matthews, the RAC, Unilever, Virgin Money. Key industries: Agriculture, Tourism, Manufacture. Useful website: www.helpyouchoose.org

Did you know? Over 113,800 people in Suffolk are qualiﬁed NVQ level 4 and above.

Did you know? Norfolk has 659 medieval churches, that’s the highest concentration in the world.

Essex Total population: 1,396,600 People in employment: 696,800 Key places: Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea. Key colleges: Chelmsford College, Colchester Institute, Epping Forest College, Harlow College, Harlow UTC, Palmers College, Seevic College, South Essex College, Writtle College. Key universities: Anglia Ruskin University, The University of Essex. Key employers: Stansted International Airport, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Britvic. Key industries: Retail, Hospitality, Financial services. Useful website: www.stepon.org Did you know? 46% of workers in Essex are qualiﬁed to NVQ level 3 and above.

Bedfordshire Total population: 413,500 People in employment: 209,900 Key cities: Bedford, Luton. Key colleges: Barnﬁeld College, Bedford College, Bedfordshire College, Central Bedfordshire UTC, Luton Sixth Form College. Key university: University of Bedfordshire. Key employers: London Luton Airport, Vauxhall Motors, Whitbread. Key industries: Travel & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Customer Service. Useful website: www.ucasprogress.com Did you know? There are over 2,500 jobcentre vacancies each month in Bedfordshire.

Hertfordshire Total population: 1,119,800 People in employment: 558,500 Key places: Hertford, St. Alban’s, Watford. Key colleges: Elstree UTC, Hertford Regional College, North Hertfordshire College, Oakland’s College, West Hertfordshire College. Key universities: University of Hertfordshire. Key employers: Tesco, Hilton, Nestle. Key industries: Business & Finance, Creative Industries, Retail. Useful website: www.hertschoices.org.uk Did you know? North Hertfordshire is the place to be for the hospitality industry: hotels, distribution and catering employ 27% of the workforce.

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47 The East of England’s economy is worth over £100 billion each year, making it an exciting place to start your career...

Size of the East of England workforce in each industry - 2,844,000 total Agriculture, forestry and ﬁshing Mining and quarrying Manufacturing Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning Water supply; sewerage & waste management Construction Wholesale and retail trade; repair of vehicles Transportation and storage Accommodation and food service activities Information and communication Financial and insurance activities Real estate activities Professional, scientiﬁc and technical activities Administrative and support service activities Public administration and defence Education Human health and social work activities Arts, entertainment and recreation Other service activities

Gross Full-time Pay £495.20 pw/£12.38 ph Male Pay

East of England Workforce Qualifications % NVQ Level 4+ NVQ Level 3 Trade Apprenticeships NVQ Level 2

29.2 16.9 3.9 18.6

NVQ Level 1 Other Qualiﬁcations No Qualiﬁcations

15.3 6.6 9.6

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How much money could you make with a tenner? If someone handed you £10 and said: “go and make some money” what would you do? Invest it in the stock market? Buy a ticket in the EuroMillions Lottery in rollover week? Put a bet on the favourite in the Grand National? Perhaps not. Maybe you would start your own business from scratch. That’s what thousands of young teenagers up and down the country are preparing to do as they rush to sign up for the “Tenner” competition, run by Young Enterprise. They are being lent £10 for the month of May and challenged to make as much money as they can, or as much difference to their local area as possible, or both. But it’s not just about making money, says Young Enterprise Chief Executive Michael Mercieca: “The idea is to see what you can achieve with a tenner, not just by making money but also by making a difference in your local community.” He added: “The Tenner competition’s slogan ‘it’s in your hands’ really encapsulates our philosophy. We don’t tell young people

what to do. Instead we are challenging them to think hard about what they are good at, to make things happen and put their own ideas into practice. It is really amazing how ingenious they can be in using their tenners.”

In 2010, one group of 14 and 15 year olds students led by Vidyuth at Birkdale School, Sheffield set up a business called Fractured Designs. Over the month they made £1,000 providing posters, t-shirts and websites to new local bands and artists, donating 25% to the One Empire charity. Abigale Whiteing from Bolsover School in Derbyshire came up with the idea of customising plain white mugs with bespoke designs. She approached supermarket giant Asda, which donated 200 mugs after hearing what she planned to do and what the competition was about. Orders came flooding in, and Abigale’s business made over £300. Eleven-year-old Scott from Allestree Woodlands School, Derby, overcame huge obstacles to ensure his business, making laminated inserts for Mother’s Day cards was a success. Disaster struck when a local store pulled out of a deal to sell them. Undeterred, he contacted his local radio station, got some publicity and managed to set up shop in his local Sainsbury’s. In just five hours, he made a profit of £540, some of which he donated to the Derby Deaf Children’s Society.

51 So where did this interesting idea come from? Tenner was funded by Social Entrepreneur Oli Barrett in 2007. Oli was once dubbed “The most connected man in Britain” by the influential Wired magazine.

flagship Company Programme under which 26,000 15-19 year olds run a real business for a year.

“Does starting a business always require a big pot of money? No.”

A former Butlins redcoat, his firm, CoSpA, the Co-Sponsorship Agency, helps create social action projects worldwide.

He helped young people to fix their own youth clubs, with Wickes, the DIY chain. He spent two years on the Prime Minister’s Council on Social Action and is a co-founder of the Government’s Start Up Britain campaign. Oli started his first business whilst at university giving talks on enterprise in schools. He said: “Returning from one particular school visit, I read a wonderful story about a vicar in Suffolk named Michael Eden. Instead of raising church funds by the traditional method of collecting money from the congregation he gave each of them £10 and asked them to turn it into more. “I loved the idea of the multiplying tenners and I had a hunch that it would work well in schools,” Oli said. Tenner has been through several evolutions since then. It has been known as ‘Tenner Tycoon’, ‘Make your Mark with a Tenner’ and now simply ‘Tenner’. Different names, same idea! But the core has remained attractively simple: teenagers are lent £10 and they run a business for a month to try to make a profit and a difference. Young Enterprise, the UK’s largest enterprise education charity, took over Tenner in November 2012. The 50-year-old charity’s philosophy is “learning by doing.” It helps 225,000 young people a year acquire employability skills that cannot be gained from a purely academic syllabus with help from a network of 5,000 volunteers from 3,500 firms.

Tenner shows that, contrary to popular belief, going into business is an accessible option on life – and that creating a firm does not require a small fortune. The competition has been endorsed by Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson who has contributed a video of himself telling how he built his fledgling business empire by selling from a phone box with a pile of pennies. Sir Richard said: “Does starting a business always require a big pot of money? No. In fact, having substantial financial backing can actually slow or stop you from identifying your business’s problem areas and coming up with ways to fix them. It can be better to start with very little money, since the skills you’ll develop as you overcome the challenges of growing your business will be invaluable.” Meanwhile, Richard Reed co-CEO of Innocent Drinks, also helped to launch this year’s scheme with the support of young people from St. Joseph’s school in Brent. “I set up Innocent with my two closest friends. We wanted a business that made it easy for people to be healthy. We decided to make smoothies,” he said. “And to get started we simply went out and bought some fruit, crushed it up into smoothies and put it into bottles and then took the bottles and sold them from a market stall at a music festival. That’s how we started Innocent. So you can do it to. “All great ideas all great business start from one small little thing. That £10 could be what starts your big business idea.”

These employability skills, hugely in demand from employers, include the ability to work as part of a team, a willingness to demonstrate initiative and original thought, and self-discipline in starting and completing tasks to a deadline. Tenner slots neatly into the charity’s range of programmes as a useful taster for its

For more info: www.tenner.org.uk

Universities

University Technical Coll’s

Colleges

Anglia Ruskin University 0845 271 3333 www.anglia.ac.uk

Cambridge UTC 01223 418 358 www.utcolleges.org

Barnﬁeld College www.barnﬁeld.ac.uk 01582 569500

Norwich University of the Arts 01603 610 561 www.nuca.ac.uk

Central Bedfordshire UTC 01582 867 756 www.centralbedsutc.org

Bedford College www.bedford.ac.uk 01234 291000

University of Bedfordshire 0844 848 2234 www.beds.ac.uk

Harlow UTC 01279 868 150 www.utcolleges.org

Cambridge Regional College www.camre.ac.uk 01223 418200

University of Cambridge 01223 333 308 www.cam.ac.uk

Norfolk UTC 01603 773 060 www.norfolkutc.com

Bedfordshire College www.dunstable.ac.uk 0845 355 2525

University of East Anglia 01603 591515 www.uea.ac.uk

Chelmsford College www.chelmsford.ac.uk 01245 29 30 31

The University of Essex 01206 873666 www.essex.ac.uk

City College Norwich www.ccn.ac.uk 01603 773311

University of Hertfordshire 01707 284800 www.herts.ac.uk

Colchester Institute www.colchester.ac.uk 01206 712000

University Centre Peterborough 0845 1965750 www.anglia.ac.uk

The College of West Anglia www.cwa.ac.uk 01553 761144

University Campus Suffolk 01473 338833 www.ucs.ac.uk

Crown College www.crowncollege.co.uk 01702 341169 East Norfolk Sixth Form College www.enorf.ac.uk 01493 66 22 34 Easton College www.easton.ac.uk 01603 731200 Epping Forest College www.epping-forest.ac.uk 020 8508 8311 Great Yarmouth College of Further Education www.gyc.ac.uk 01493 655 261

Colleges

Other Useful Sites

Harlow College www.harlow-college.ac.uk 01279 868000

Paston College www.paston.ac.uk 01692 402334

Hertford Regional College www.hrc.ac.uk 01992 411400

Peterborough Regional College www.peterborough.ac.uk 0845 8728722

Hills Road Sixth Form College www.hillsroad.ac.uk 01223 247251

SEEVIC College www.seevic-college.ac.uk 01268 756 111

Huntingdonshire Regional College www.huntingdon.ac.uk 01480 379100

South East Essex College www.southessex.ac.uk 0845 52 12345

Long Road Sixth Form College www.longroad.ac.uk 01223 507400 Lowestoft College www.lowestoft.ac.uk 0800 854 695 Luton Sixth Form College www.lutonsfc.ac.uk 01582 877500 National Extension College www.nec.ac.uk 0800 389 2839 New College Stamford www.stamford.ac.uk 01780 484 300 North Hertfordshire College www.nhc.ac.uk 01462 424242 Oaklands College www.oaklands.ac.uk 01727 737 080 Otley College of Agriculture and Horticulture www.otleycollege.ac.uk 01473 785543 Palmers College www.palmers.ac.uk 01375 370121

St Elizabeth College www.stelizabeths.org.uk 01279 843451 Suffolk New College www.suffolk.ac.uk 01473 382200 West Hertfordshire College www.westherts.ac.uk 01923 812000 West Suffolk College www.westsuffolk.ac.uk 01284 701 301 Writtle College www.writtle.ac.uk 01245 421612

Jobcentre Plus www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk National Apprenticeship Service www.apprenticeships.org.uk Skill www.skill.org.uk UCAS Progress www.ucasprogress.com

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Careers World Newsletter

Careers World, Summer 2013 Issue

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This training can often lead to an Apprenticeship with a local employer.

The course you decide on will be 4 days a week from 8.30am to 4.30pm.

You will get 3 breaks throughout the day and get to learn hands on! You will work towards a Level 1 qualification at the end of your 6 months, and gain certificates to prove it!

Apprenticeships & Foundation Learning are recognised alternatives to staying on at school