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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 West Midlands 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

Transport & Logistics

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

A ﬂeet of careers that keep our world moving forward.

Customer Service & Admin

Learn skills that can be applied to almost every area of business.

Creative, Digital & Media Exciting, trendy careers for artistic types.

Manufacturing

Motor Vehicles Love cars? If so, there are lots of careers on offer.

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.

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Spotlight: West Midlands 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.

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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

of UK employees are qualiﬁed to NVQ 1 and above

Statistics show in the year to July 2012 there were

502,500 Apprenticeship starts in the UK

There are over

2 million students in the UK!

1/3 Around

of UK workers are qualiﬁed to NVQ 4 and above

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

If all uni/college decisions are received by 31 you need to reply to offers by now

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15th August 2013

8th May 2013

22nd August 2013

6th June 2013

If all uni/college decisions are received by 9 May you need to reply to offers by now

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27th June 2013

If all uni/college decisions are received by 7 June you need to reply to offers by now

A-Level results day

GCSE results day

New academic year

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.

will accept you anyway, especially if you’re just short of the mark.

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

Going through Clearing allows you to look at all of the courses that still have places. You may Solution: Every year A use Clearing if you didn’t Level results day is all over receive any offers, missed the news with the clearing your grades or want to process in complete turn down the offers you pandemonium and have received. Through gazillions of disappointed Clearing you can speak students. However in to as many universities reality the process is really and colleges you want, straightforward. If you’re so you can decide what unsuccessful with your course you want to do, but first choice offer, but meet you can only accept one the conditions for your course. Clearing is nothing second choice, you will be to be scared of; thousands accepted there. If you fail of students get places to meet the conditions for through the system every either choice you can get year! Alternatively you can a place through Clearing. always ask your teachers Even if you miss your about repeating your A required grades its worth Levels or even getting them checking if the institutions re-m arked. that offered you places

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Did you know that completing an Advanced Apprenticeship is the same as getting an A level? There are lots of different qualifications – here is how they compare. Remember, within any one level, qualifications can cover a wide mix of subjects and take different amounts of time to complete.

Foundation or Higher Diplomas

Higher or Advanced Diplomas

Higher education

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GCSEs / A Levels

Apprenticeships post-18

Foundation Learning Tier

Employment

Apprenticeships

Employment with training

Foundation Learning Tier

Employment with training Further education

5 GCSEs (grades D-G)

5 GCSEs (grades A*-C)

Skills for Life

BTEC Foundations

Intermediate Apprenticeship

Advanced Apprenticeship

Higher Apprenticeship

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BTEC Firsts

BTEC Nationals

Diploma of Higher Education

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WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE? Visit itapprenticeships.org Joseph Ralph IT Apprentice, Redditch 20 year-old Joseph Ralph started his IT apprenticeship with RSA Academy Arrow Vale in Redditch in 2011. Joseph applied online for the Apprenticeship vacancy with training provider TDM Wyre Academy and started in the role within a month of his interview. Just fifteen months on, he has completed Level 2 and has progressed onto Level 3 of his ICT Professional Apprenticeship. To cap all this, he has been offered a permanent job and holds the position of Technical Support at RSA Academy Arrow Vale. Joseph really values his apprenticeship because of the wide range of opportunities and experience that it offers him, combined with the input and support from the Assessors and Industry Certificate training at TDM Wyre Academy.

Joseph’s Technical Support role is very rewarding: “I really enjoy helping people and gain a lot from the positive impact you can have in the school and on the students’ education by providing the right IT support.” Maria Jenkins, Support Manager at RSA Academy Arrow Vale and Joseph’s mentor, recognises the value apprenticeship programmes deliver not only to the individual but to the school as well. “Having an apprentice at RSA Academy Arrow Vale has given us a more dynamic work-force and has improved the service we offer. Joseph has carried out his work with drive and enthusiasm, and is very adaptable in applying himself to all types of IT support work.”

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Life Stories Ollie Walton, L3 Extended Diploma Creative Media Production Which School Did You Go To? “North Bromsgrove High School.” What Were Your Reasons For Choosing NEW College? “The College had an outstanding reputation, great facilities and resources and it was very close to me. Attending a college would provide a better career path. Also, the friendly atmosphere was a big reason why I left sixth form to attend college.” How Did You Find Your Course? “The course was great and led by some welcoming and inspiring tutors. The course allowed me to become independent and create projects for North East Worcestershire College, which I was immensely proud of. The opportunities given to me made me more conﬁdent and prepared me for the outside world. The course itself was a perfect overview of all roles in the industry, which allows you to pick what avenue you would like to go down. Another great aspect of our course was the equipment and having it readily available. I trained myself on all of the equipment so it made me more employable for the future. Having an insight to what the industry offers and what you can expect really helped me choose my career path.” What Was Your Favourite Thing About Studying Here? “The biggest love I have for the course is the freedom to go out and be creative, unlike many University courses. NEW College always supported your personal projects too. The whole atmosphere was positive and the tutors guided you and pushed you to achieve your best.” www.ne-worcs.ac.uk

Katrina Nicholas Last year many national newspapers reported that the number of females entering into the engineering industry was ‘worryingly low’ and that many major firms were struggling to recruit. However, Katrina Nicholas’ success at local Hereford-based firm, PK Engineering, shows a clear buck to the trend. “I like practical work and enjoy making and fixing things.” commented Katrina. “This is when I started looking to do an apprenticeship. I’ve adapted well to the new environment, I am the only girl here but it doesn’t make any difference. Setting and programming is the most interesting part of my work. It has to be right because it can break the parts if it isn’t and it can affect the precision of the end product. It is nice to go from the theory I learn in College to the practical, because you can see it all in action.” After completing her A levels, Katrina worked part-time at a local garage for two years which helped her decide what she wanted to do next. Her move into the engineering industry was a natural progression and PK Engineering’s expertise, range of machinery and familiarity with working with stainless steels, aluminium alloys and polymers made them the ideal business for an apprentice. Established in 1989, PK Engineering have achieved progressive growth through investment in machinery, systems and people. They have gained an enviable reputation for their level of workmanship and service, through their commitment to high standards of quality, attention to detail and customer care. Day Shift Supervisor, Richard Beddoes commented, “Katrina is really good, very confident and keen to learn. I take the opportunity to show her new things whenever I can and she picks it up very quickly. She gets on well with everyone here and has fitted in well with the team.” www.hct.ac.uk

13 Super Software Engineering Apprentice Lewis Park has been getting ahead as a Junior Software Engineer with Capgemini, here’s his story... Why did you apply to Capgemini? “I applied to Capgemini as I wanted a guaranteed career after my studies. I didn’t want to join the thousands of students & graduates who struggle to gain employment after university.” What is your favourite aspect about Capgemini? “My favourite aspect of Capgemini is the fact the organisation is built around people and innovation. If you have an idea you would like to see put into practice, Capgemini is the place to do it.” Why would you recommend Capgemini as an employer to other apprentices? “Capgemini pay a great amount considering how fresh you are when you join the company. Even the most senior people will speak to you on your level, and everyone is always more than happy to help. I would recommend this to anyone who is considering a career in the IT industry.” What is the best thing you have learned during your time at Capgemini? “I have been taught the foundations of many different technical skills in my ﬁrst few months at Capgemini. However, I feel the best thing I have learned so far is the value of professionalism. It really gives you an insight into the best practice to get on in any industry.” What is the best part about your apprenticeship? “We have quite a close-knit community of apprentices and graduates within Capgemini. Everyone supports one another, and many people have made friends within the organisation too. It is such a big organisation, so you are constantly meeting new people.” www.uk.capgemini.com

Ellis Simpson awarded Guild Apprentice of the Year Ellis Simpson is 23 and has recently completed an Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering with Sandvik Hard Materials where he works in the Continuous Improvement team. Ellis shared that having gone to University, this didn’t quite pan out and having been diagnosed with depression he was out of work or education for 6 months. His most valuable lesson from this is to make sure that he enjoys what he is doing. After 9 months with Sandvik, moving round the business as part of his apprenticeship, he was feeling disillusioned. However, after a discussion he was offered the opportunity to work in Continuous Improvement and within a day says that he knew this was for him. As hard as this may be to believe of an apprentice, Ellis has provided training for over 200 people in the Sandvik lean approach to business. He has taken over the Overall Equipment Effectiveness system and streamlined it making it more effective, and is seen as the authority on this. Recently one of the American plants requested he travel to their site and introduce the system across all areas of their business. He has also managed a Continuous Improvement and Engineering project which has saved over £340,000 per year. Most of Ellis’ spare time is centred about giving something back to the community including creating interest among young people in careers in engineering and volunteering to help young people suffering from depression. His manager says that Ellis is a rare young man and has already shown his ability to lead teams with mixed attitudes and skills to deliver outstanding results. www.mgts.co.uk

James Ward, Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education When James moved to Telford in 2011 he already knew that he wanted to pursue a career in childcare. He was an active member of a Martial Arts Club and often helped out with the children and had been praised for his natural ability. Since joining Telford College James has had the opportunity through his course to spend two days a week at settings in nurseries and schools and he now knows that it is children at nursery age that he really wants to work with.

Busy Shaun earns and learns! Shaun Wyatt likes to keep busy. At 18, having finished A-Levels at Chase Academy, he packed his bags and set off to carry out voluntary work in Uganda. “I could have found work closer to home but I wanted to do something different,” he says. With a place at university, Shaun first wanted to earn some money. So on his return from Uganda, he found work on a construction site before beginning a degree in mathematics: “I didn’t enjoy the degree at all. There just wasn’t enough for me to do. I was bored and unhappy, and I started looking around for a job with training.” Shaun secured an apprenticeship with the Stafford Railway Building Society, where he is an accounts assistant. One day each week in term-time he attends lectures at Stafford College, where he is in a class of students preparing for an Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification at Level 2. His employers obviously recognise the importance of a skilled workforce. Shaun says, “They have been really supportive and are encouraging me towards my goal of becoming qualified as an accountant. I get the time off each week to attend college as well as time to prepare for exams. “This kind of vocational training works for me because it is all relevant. I feel as if the qualification I am doing and the experience I am getting at the same time are helping me to move forward in my career. I’m enjoying learning and getting job satisfaction.” www.staffordcoll.ac.uk

James says that the first hand experience he has had of the workplace is crucial and has supported him in developing confidence, and skills. He loves being part of the nursery team, supporting the development of the children and learning from the experienced staff. They also get on well with James who has recently been awarded the “Outstanding Student in Placement” award in his group. His tutor Catherine Carr says “James has already proved himself to be an excellent student within the childcare environment, he is a really good role model for other’s aspiring to a worthwhile career in childcare.” Although James loves the placement experience he is also working hard academically, the course he is on will equip him not only with a qualification as a childcare practitioner but also give him the grades to apply to University, to develop his career in the future. On top of this James is also taking his GCSE in English. The course, and in particular its strong emphasis on work placement , has helped James to forge a path towards his goals which a few years ago were only a dream. www.tcat.ac.uk

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It’s all about movement – passengers travelling from A to B, goods being transported across the country, letters being sent across town, imports arriving in our ports from other countries…it’s truly a fast-moving industry! The passenger transport sector contributes around

£23.6 billion

Logistics employs

2.27 million people in the UK

to the UK economy

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15%

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Passenger transport accounts for

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Wagons roll for truck driving students A group of graduates from Stoke-on-Trent College are celebrating after securing job offers. The college was tasked by Jobcentre Plus to come up with a new course to ﬁll a demand for more truck drivers, and 20 students have now completed the 12week LGV driver training scheme which will see them taking the wheel for some of the area’s largest hauliers. Job offers have already been forthcoming for four of the students, including the only female on the course, 19-year-old Amy Clowes from Longton, who is following in her dad’s footsteps and is set to start work as a driver for Tarmac. She said: “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do since my dad started doing it, then I saw that programme, Mother Truckers, and after that I thought ‘that’s really what I want to do’.

“I like the fact that I’ll be working on my own, plus I’ll get to travel to lots of different places and meet lots of different people too.” And it is hoped that Amy’s fellow students, who were previously seeking employment, will also secure permanent jobs when they get to meet local employers and specialist recruitment agencies at events being held at the college.

For more information about all the courses which Stoke-on-Trent College has to offer visit www.stokecollege.ac.uk, or join us on facebook at www.facebook.com/ StokeonTrentCollege

This diverse sector deals with the efficient movement of people and goods. It can be broken down into two major areas: ‘transport’, which covers the people moving side of things like buses, trains, taxis, aeroplanes and the Underground; and ‘logistics,’ which covers the movement of goods and products across the country and abroad. The UK transport industry is absolutely huge – it employs over 560,000 people across the different subsectors. Our logistics industry is worth £14.5 billion and employs around 2.3 million people in over 195,000 companies. Both transport and logistics industries require skilled mechanics to keep the vehicles running, drivers to operate the vehicles safely, and organised people behind the scenes keeping the whole operation running to schedule. Here are some of the main areas within this sector:

Rail Transport Operations

Engineering & Maintenance

Driving & Carrying Goods

It’s no simple feat to keep our railway network running to schedule – we need people to drive the trains, take fares, assist customers, operate the signals and more. You could work for the Underground or above ground. With new high speed rail systems being proposed by government there will be more opportunities in this area in the future. Earnings: Salaries start around £13,000 a year.

Transport and logistics rely heavily on vehicles – trains, buses, aeroplanes, vans, cars and motorcycles – so the sector needs people with the skills to keep them running. You could learn how to service sections of rail or ﬁx lorries, depending on your interests. Maintenance specialists are also vital to our railways and motorways. Earnings: Salaries start between £16,000 and £19,000 a year.

This covers the transport and delivery of goods by both light vehicles (like motorcycles and van) and large goods vehicles (like lorries). Large goods vehicle driving requires a special type of driving license. There are over 300,000 HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle) drivers in the UK. Earnings: Salaries start between £10,500 and £12,500 a year.

Airports

Mail Services

Warehouse & Storage

It takes more than pilots to keep plane passengers safe – air trafﬁc controllers help planes land safely and baggage handlers make sure luggage reaches the right destination. This sector is continually growing, with more and more ﬂights every year. There are also lots of customer service roles throughout airports. Earnings: Salaries start between £14,000 and £17,000 a year.

This deals with the collection, processing and delivery of mail and packages. The Royal Mail is the largest employer, but there are lots of other specialist mail providers like FedEx who have grown with the popularity of internet shopping. You could sort in a processing centre or be out and about, making deliveries. Earnings: Salaries start between £12,500 and £17,000 a year.

An essential part of transport and logistics, this area deals with the movement and storage of goods. It involves more than just lifting and moving things around – it takes organisation skills to manage inventory and specialist skills to operate forklifts and other machinery. Many roles in warehouse & storage are admin or management roles. Earnings: Salaries start around £13,000 a year.

Get Qualified There are plenty of different routes into this sector... Apprenticeships Apprenticeship frameworks relevant to Apprenticeships are the recommended the sector, all of these result in level 3 route into this sector. You’ll get a job with qualifications such as NVQs, BTEC s or an employer and do half of your learning Diplomas: on the job, and half in the classroom with • Driving Goods Vehicles a college or training provider. Here are • Logistics Operations Management the Apprenticeship frameworks relevant • Purchasing and Supply Management to the sector, all of these result in level 2 • Rail Transport Engineering qualifications such as NVQs, BTECs or • Transport Engineering and Diplomas: Maintenance • Aviation Operations on the Ground • You can also do a Higher Apprenticeship, Cabin Crew • Driving Goods Vehicles level 4, in: • Mail Services • Passenger Carrying • Purchasing and Supply Management Vehicles Driving – Bus and Coach • Purchasing and Supply Management A Levels • Rail Transport Engineering • Rail A Levels can either lead to university or a Services • Traffic Office • Transport Foundation Degree. As many of the skills Engineering and Maintenance • needed in the industry are developed Warehouse and Storage ‘on the job’, there aren’t specific A Levels that are essential for employment. Advanced Apprenticeships However if you’re interested in Advanced Apprenticeships are equivalent management aspects here are some to A Levels, but like Apprenticeships recommended A Level subjects, which are advantageous for practical roles. could set you in the right direction: Advanced Apprenticeships help you • Business Studies • Economics become more qualified whilst gaining employment experience. Here are the

West Midlands Focus Combining new jobs and those that need replacement employees, for example after retirement, there is an expected 86,000 jobs to ﬁll by 2017! There are a variety of roles to suit different people including supply chain management, cargo handling, warehouse and storage and various modes of transport like road, sea and rail. The most common job role here is in goods handling and storage, like the people who operate warehouses, over 50,000 people work in these roles.

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 some interesting subjects, such as air transport management.

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

• Over 187,000 people are employed in this sector here, that’s 8% of our workforce. • There are around 38,000 Large Goods Vehicle drivers in the region. • The wholesale sub-sector employs the majority of our logistics employees.

www.deliveringyourfuture.co.uk – All about careers in Logistics. www.people1st.co.uk – The Sector Skills Council for transport. www.skillsforlogistics.org – The Sector Skills Council for Logistics.

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.

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

In partnership with

It’s more than a sector – customer service and administration helps drive businesses forward in all industries. Learn these skills and you’ll be very, very employable…

2.5 million people are employed in sales and customer service

97%

of businesses say they rely on admin

The average full time administrator wage in the UK is

£20,725 There is potential for

115,000 new customer service jobs by 2020

Freya Parsons, Business Administration Apprenticeship After starting her A-levels, Freya Parsons soon knew that it wasn’t the right route for her. This is when she embarked on ﬁnding out more about apprenticeships. For her, an apprenticeship offered the perfect combination of keeping the educational element mixed with real hands on experience of a working environment. While completing the Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship in Business Administration at Solihull College, Freya is working at Leader Communications; a marketing, PR and communications agency based in Henley-in-Arden. Freya plays an important role as administrative support; answering the telephone, dealing with the post and welcoming clients when they come in for meetings. Freya also lends a hand

18%

1,331,000

74%

The average customer service weekly wage is

of customer service employers are reporting skills gaps, new staﬀ are needed

of customers are prepared to pay extra for good service

to the PR team with evaluation reports. In the future, Freya hopes to progress on to Level 3 and eventually move in to a career as a PA or secretary. Freya would deﬁnitely recommend an apprenticeship; she says “It has given me invaluable experience of the workplace from an earlier age and it’s good to be earning a wage when many are still in full time education”. For more information about apprenticeships at Solihull College, call 0121 678 7000 or email enquiries@ solihull.ac.uk.

There are

‘specialist’ administrators working in the UK

£326

Customer Service & Admin is hugely important and overlaps with every single other sector. As well as having the necessary skills, you need to be a real people person who can be the friendly face of your company. These roles can also be fantastic stepping stones to higher-up roles in the business world. Customer Service You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘the customer’s always right’. Any business that wants to be successful has to keep its customers happy, and that’s what customer service is all about. 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.

For this career, you need to be good with people and able to help them with any questions or problems they might have. You’ll also need to learn your organisation’s products and services inside and out. It can be a very rewarding career – you’ll get satisfaction every time you help a customer. Entry-level roles: Customer service representative, call centre operator,

plus lots of other jobs (such as retail) involve customer service. Earnings: Salaries start around £12,000 to £18,000 a year. Career progression: With experience, you could become a team leader or manager, which could lead to a higher salary. Customer service skills are transferable to other careers too.

Administration Businesses can’t function without administrators – in fact, 97% of organisations say that administration is crucial to their success. Administrators are responsible for running the daily operations of the ofﬁce. They answer the phone, input data, keep schedules, type up letters and anything else that needs to be done. They’re an important part of business, which is why there are over 5 million of them in the UK.

For this career, you’ll need to be organised and have good computer skills. Since administrators are needed in most organisations, you could work across many sectors. You could be a receptionist in a record company, or help run the ofﬁce of a national charity. Whatever you do, you’ll be learning skills that will help you progress in your career.

Entry-level roles: Administrative assistant, ofﬁce junior, personal assistant, ofﬁce secretary Earnings: Salaries start around £15,000 to £20,000 a year. Career progression: Admin is a great way to get in with a company and move up the ladder. Admin skills are transferable to many other careers as well.

Get a Job There are many admin and customer service roles that don’t require previous experience or qualifications. If you’re interested in admin, then es. If look for office junior, receptionist and administrative assistant vacanci or a shop street high any in working service, r custome in d intereste you’re call centre will give you real experience. Once you’ve got a job, you can start working towards work-based into qualifications like NVQs. Your employer could even help turn your job an Apprenticeship. – The benefits: You’ll get on the career ladder and start earning money you’ll also be in a good position to pick up work-based qualifications.

Get Qualified There are plenty of different courses to help you get into this sector... Apprenticeships

Levels There are several Apprenticeships A Levels can either lead to universit available: customer service, contact y or a Foundation Degree. Most employe centres, and business & administ rs ration. will value your personality most of all, but In all of them, you’ll learn on the job while certain subjects do give you skills that attending a college or training prov ider could be useful in this sector. Here on day release, and earn the right are some recommended A Level sub jects, qualifications that will help you prog ress. which could set you in the right dire Here are the Apprenticeship fram ction: eworks • Business Studies • English • ICT relevant to the sector, all of these result in level 2 qualifications such as NVQ s, Foundation Degrees BTECs or Diplomas: A Foundation Degree is a higher • Business and Administration • education qualification which com Contact Centres • Customer Serv bines ice • academic study with practical han Sales & Telesales dson experience. Designed jointly by universities, colleges and employe rs, Advanced Apprenticeships they should give you the right skill s to be Advanced Apprenticeships are ready for employment. equivalent to A Levels, but like Apprenticeships are advantageous They are university-level qualificatio for practical roles. Advanced ns and are equivalent to the first two Apprenticeships help you become more years of an Honours Degree. A typic qualified whilst gaining employment al full-time Foundation Degree takes two experience. You can build on all of the years to complete, and are differen above Apprenticeships; all of thes t e from Honours Degrees as they usua frameworks result in level 3 qualifi lly cations involve learning in the wor kplace as well such as NVQs, BTECs or Diploma s: as at university or college. You can • Business and Administration do a • Foundation Degree in Customer Serv Contact Centres • Customer Serv ice ice • Management. Sales & Telesales

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.

You can also do a Higher Apprent iceship, NVQ level 4 in: • Contact Centres

West Midlands Focus Customer service and admin is more than just a sector, it is a driver of business across all sectors here. Businesses across the region need friendly employees to provide their customers with the best service possible, to keep them coming! From working in a call centre to serving the customers in the NEC, the West Midlands has plenty of customer service opportunities.

Fast Facts

Useful Links

• The West Midland’s restaurants, hotels, bars and tourist attractions need customer service employees. • Apprenticeships are available in Customer Service, Contact Centres and Business and Administration.

www.instituteofcustomerservice. com - The Institute of Customer Service. www.skillscfa.org - The Council for Administration.

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.

Leaving school this summer?

Interested in a career in creative & digital media? Courses in creative & digital media starting at Bournville College this September: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

BTEC Level 1 Diploma in Creative Media Production BTEC Level 1 Diploma in Art & Design BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Creative Media Production BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Art & Design BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Music BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma in Creative Media Production* (with option to do a second year Extended Diploma) BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art & Design* BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Fashion & Textiles – neW BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology AS/A Level Media Studies AS Level Photography – neW Intermediate (Level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (Level 3) in Creative Industries – neW Advanced Apprenticeship (Level 3) in Creative and Digital Media Foundation Diploma in Art & Design – neW Access to Higher Education – Art & Design – neW Foundation Degree in Film Production Technology (subject to approval) – neW

*BTEC Level 3 Media or Art & Design students will have the opportunity to gain entry to our Career Academy in Media or Art

Why choose Bournville College for creative & digital media: • • • • • • • •

Dynamic and friendly environment High quality specialist art, media and music resources Wide variety of projects available for students to take part in Annual Creative Industries exhibition of students’ work in art, music and media Visits from industry specialists Industry related trips High standards of teaching Qualified staff in disciplines such as film production and directing, photography, fine art, graphic design, digital arts, textiles, animation music technology and much more

• Excellent progression routes ranging from Level 1 to Higher Education courses • Partnerships with higher education institutions, including Hereford College of Arts and Staffordshire University

For further information visit us at the upcoming

open dAy on Saturday 15th June, 10am – 2pm or enrol at Bournville College once you have your GCSe results Talk. 0121 477 1300 | Write. info@bournville.ac.uk | See. bournville.ac.uk Visit. 1 Longbridge Lane, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2AJ | Sat nav ref. B31 2TS

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

Bournville College gave me the opportunity to pursue my passion Patrick Mutombo, a former student of Bournville College is on track to become the next James Cameron as a ﬁlm director, thanks to completing the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Media. Described by his tutors as a model student, Patrick’s exceptional determination, study related achievements and work experience at the BBC and Capital FM have enabled him to gain a place at the Birmingham City University last autumn, studying a degree in Film, Production and Technology. Patrick would recommend Media at Bournville College to anyone who has a passion for this industry. ‘I enjoyed studying at Bournville College as well as the diversity of students studying

There are over

11,600 publishing companies in the UK The industry contributes

£24.8 billion to the UK economy each year

at the College. The support from my tutors enabled me to develop my own perspective and understanding of media which will help me with my future studies,’ reflected Patrick. If you are leaving school soon and would like to develop your skills in the fields of creative arts or media, choose Bournville College. Visit Bournville College during its Open Day on Saturday 15th June 2013 (10am – 2pm) or come to enrol once you have received your GCSE results. Visit www.bournville.ac.uk to find out more.

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. 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.

West Midlands Focus A lot of people in our region are employed in this industry, and it is growing. Birmingham dominates the sector in this region. If you like the idea of not being tied down to one employer, freelancing is quite common in this industry. The roles available vary from content production and photo imaging to publishing and computer game production.

Fast Facts

Start Learning!

• Over 18,000 people work in creative industries here. • The West Midlands is home to 5% of the UK’s publishing workforce. • The most popular area of the sector here is publishing; around 8,000 people work in publishing in our region.

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.

GOOD PAY. EXCELLENT CAREER PROSPECTS. WORKING AT THE FOREFRONT OF TECHNOLOGY. SOuNDS LIKE A CAREER IN mANuFACTuRING. IF THIS IS muSIC TO YOuR EARS, CONSIDER bECOmING bE AN ENGINEER. A great pathway is an apprenticeship with EEF. We place apprentices in a range of businesses, from larger well-known companies to smaller local companies. Our hands-on training is delivered at either our centre in Birmingham, on-site at a place of work, or in partnership with a training provider local to you. We work with manufacturers every day, so we know exactly the kinds of skills businesses are looking for. And because all of our trainers have worked in industry, you’ll be learning from the best. If you’re keen to know more about the great opportunities available to you other than staying on at school and want to earn while you learn, get in touch and make the first move towards an exciting career. Call us on 0121 707 1414 or visit www.apprentices.co.uk

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

Over

30,000

people are still employed in quarrying

There are

139,700

people employed in electronics manufacture in the UK

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

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

Matt Massey, Manufacturing Engineer, Midland Precision Equipment “I always knew I wanted to be an engineering apprentice, but when I was doing my GCSEs my school’s career adviser couldn’t give me any information about how to get an apprenticeship or a company to sponsor me. “I was lucky. Someone told me about EEF’s Apprentice and Skills Training Centre. “Barry Jones at EEF was great. By the time I’d completed my year’s training he’d matched me up with Midland Precision Equipment (MPE) and I haven’t looked back since. We make precision components for the aerospace industry and that requires complex manufacturing processes. “I completed my apprenticeship about

Apprentices and workshop tutors at the EEF Apprentice and Skills Centre, Tyseley, Birmingham

two years ago to become a fully-ﬂedged Manufacturing Engineer. I’m now working in the front ofﬁce planning jobs for Computer Aided Design and layouts for the engineers. I’m now learning about the process behind each job and the capabilities of each of our machine tools—it gives me the bigger picture. “I wanted an apprenticeship because my Dad’s an engineer at Land Rover and I fancied engineering work. He always told me that engineering is a good career with lots of opportunities to progress. So far,

he’s right.” If you’d like to ﬁnd out more about engineering apprenticeships call Barry on 0121 707 1414 or email speak2barry@ eef.org.uk www.apprentices.co.uk

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

West Midlands Focus The manufacturing industry is the second largest sector in the West Midlands; although it has seen some decline, there are still over 313,000 people employed in manufacturing here. There are a variety of products manufactured here from food and drink to tyres, cars and jewellery.

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 13% of West Midlands’ workforce is employed in manufacturing. • The massive Cadbury factory and visitor centre is in Birmingham. • One of the counties here gave it’s name to a popular household productWorcestershire sauce.

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.

ENGINEERING APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN COVENTRY, WARWICKSHIRE AND REDDITCH AREAS We are keen to recruit young people who: Have or are predicted to gain five GCSEs at Grade A-C or who have completed AS, A levels or BTEC National in Engineering and are looking for a challenging and rewarding career. We have Apprenticeship opportunities in the following skill areas:

MACHINING, PRODUCTION, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE, MULTI-SKILLED MAINTENANCE, TOOL MAKING, CNC PROGRAMMING, PRODUCTION ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING. To take advantage of these outstanding opportunities contact us on 024 7663 0333 or email recruitment@mgts.co.uk www.mgts.co.uk/apprenticeships Facebook: www.facebook.com/MGTSLimited Twitter: www.twitter.com/MGTSLTD

There are 32 million vehicles on the UK’s roads, and all of them need to be serviced, repaired, bought and sold. That’s where the motor vehicle industry comes in… Automotive retail employs over

419,000 people in the UK Roughly

£28 million

is spent on new cars in the UK each year!

59%

of motor vehicle companies have had vacancies in the last 6 months

By 2017 there will be an extra

224,000 people required to ﬁll jobs in this sector

Daniel Atkinson, Vehicle Paint Technician “I am so glad I found out about the Apprenticeship scheme, I love cars so it’s great to be able to work with them every day. I get a real sense of satisfaction from my job and enjoy learning all the different techniques in Body Reﬁnishing.” Daniel Atkinson is currently employed as a Paint Technician at M&M Vehicle Repairs, one of the largest accident repair centres in Staffordshire. He is just about to complete his Intermediate Level Apprenticeship in Body Reﬁnishing. Dan has always had an interest in cars and loved to read magazines on body work from a young age. So when Martec training came into his school to do some mock interviews he was really pleased to hear about the Paint Apprenticeship available to him.

Vehicle repair technicians can potentially earn

£20,000 per year

Automotive manufacturing contributes

£6.5 billion to the UK economy

His main duties in the paint shop are to assess what repairs need doing, to assure all parts have been stripped from the vehicle, prepare panels for paint by sanding down, masking out and priming relevant areas along with helping to keep the work shop clean and tidy and valeting the cars before they go back out to the customer. When Dan moves onto his Advanced Level Apprenticeship he will be more involved with selecting, matching and mixing colour as well as spray painting the vehicles themselves in the specialist booths.

15% of the workforce in this sector is female The UK is home to 8 formula one teams, employing

50,000 people

www.martectraining.co.uk

The motor vehicle 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 – it all depends on what interests you. The good news about this sector is that vocational training is the best way to get into it, though academic routes, such as engineering degrees are a possibility. Here are the main areas within the motor vehicle sector – there are vocational routes into all of them.

Maintenance & Repair Maintenance and repair is about keeping cars roadworthy. These technicians service, ﬁx and replace parts for all sorts of vehicles. They can work in independent garages or as part of dealerships, say working on just BMWs. Some technicians specialise in things like electrics or motorcycles. Earnings: Between £13,000 and £20,000 a year.

Fitting Motor vehicle ﬁtters repair and replace parts on cars, like tyres, batteries, brakes and exhausts while the customers wait. Workers in this role will also need to advise customers on simple maintenance issues. They can work in fast-ﬁt centres, dealerships or alongside motor vehicle technicians. Earnings: Between £12,000 and £15,000 a year.

Parts Operations This area is about selling car parts to the public – dealerships, motor vehicle technicians and everyday customers. It’s a customerservice based role that requires good organisation to process payments, manage inventory, advise customers, and more. Earnings: Between £9,000 and £14,500 a year.

Roadside Assistance

Body & Paint

Sales

When someone’s car breaks down on the side of the road, it’s the roadside recovery technician who comes to the rescue. They either ﬁx the car onsite or safely tow it back to a garage and need a high level of technical ability. Workers in this role may also need to be available for on-call services. Earnings: Between £13,000 and £16,000 a year.

Body and paint technicians ﬁx cars that have been damaged in accidents. Body work can be sorting out rust or dents and scratches whereas paint work is about sprucing up after to make everything look like new again. You need a good eye for detail and an understanding of vehicle bodywork in these roles. Earnings: Between £13,500 and £18,000 a year.

This is about selling cars, which involves broad knowledge of cars and negotiation skills. It’s also about understanding people – sales people need to ﬁnd the car that’s right for the customer, and have the conﬁdence to seal the deal. Earnings: Between £10,000 and £15,000 a year, plus commission.

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

• Roadside Assistance and Rec overy • Vehicle Body and Paint Operatio ns • Vehicle Fitting • Vehicle Mainten ance and Repair • Vehicle Parts Ope rations • Vehicle Sales

Apprenticeships are the recommend ed route into this sector. 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. Here are the Apprenticeship frameworks relev ant to the sector, all of these result in level 2 qualiﬁcations such as NVQs, BTE Cs or Diplomas: • Roadside Assistance and Rec overy • Vehicle Body and Paint Operatio ns • Vehicle Fitting • Vehicle Mainten ance and Repair • Vehicle Parts Ope rations • Vehicle Sales

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 people take the vocational routes into the motor indu stry, but you could do the more practical Foundation Degree after A Levels or study something like mechanical engineering at university.

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:

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 avai lable in a range of subjects, from motor vehicle performance to mechanical enginee ring, and are a good way to get qualiﬁed and gain experience.

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

West Midlands Focus There are various different roles within the sector that you can get involved with; these include vehicle sales, roadside assistance, vehicle repair, body building, vehicle rental and parts distribution and supply. Sales and parts distribution and supply have the highest number of employers here. A number of tyre manufacturers are based here, including Dunlop, Goodyear and GKN Wheels. A number of big motor names are here too – Jaguar, Volvo, Peugeot and Daihatsu.

Fast Facts

Useful Links

• 12% of the UK’s motor retail industry employees are in the West Midlands. • Over 55,000 people in the West Midlands are employed in the motor vehicle sector. • There are nearly 7,000 workplaces in the motor vehicle sector here.

www.theimi.org.uk – The Institute of the Motor Industry is the Sector Skills Council. www.remit.co.uk – National training provider specialising in motor vehicle apprenticeships.

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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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... Energy & Renewables

Engineering

Entrepreneurial

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.

At the heart of every technological advance is an engineer. 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 more cheaply, quickly and effectively than ever before? Engineering is one of the most varied sectors out there, with specialist areas like chemical, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, marine and defence. Job roles: Maintenance ﬁtter, welder, mechanical engineering technician. Salary: Starting anywhere between £15,000 and £18,000 per year. Qualiﬁcations: Apprenticeships in Engineering; Foundation Degrees.

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.

Are you looking for a rewarding, long-term career in a growing sector? An Apprenticeship in social care could be the answer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; earn while you learn! Social care is a growing sector and one that offers increasing opportunities for progression. Skills for Careâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career pathways e-tool lets you explore where an Apprenticeship in health and social care can lead and see case studies from those who work in the sector. Go to www.skillsforcare.org.uk/careerpathways For more information visit: www.skillsforcare.org.uk/apprenticeships

41 IT & Telecoms

Maritime

Public Services

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.

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

Sport & Fitness

Travel & Hospitality

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.

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. This sector is about promoting health and fitness. For example, exercise and fitness instructors work for gyms and leisure centres and help people stay fit and healthy. Sports coaches teach skills and techniques at all levels, from beginner to professional. Outdoor activity instructors help people enjoy themselves in the great outdoors and operations managers make sure gyms and leisure centres run smoothly. Job roles: Personal trainer, fitness instructor, swimming coach, leisure centre assistant, playworker. Salary: Starting around £12,000 and can rise to £25,000 with experience and qualifications. Qualifications: Apprenticeships in Sports Management, Leadership and Coaching; Foundation Degree in Playworking.

This sector helps people enjoy themselves during their free time and holidays. People working in this industry arrange our holidays, cook for us in restaurants, serve drinks at the bar, pamper us in salons, and more. It’s a buzzing, exciting sector with many opportunities to work in the UK and abroad. You could be a chef, a spa therapist or even a member of air cabin crew! While working hours often take place when other people are enjoying themselves (evenings and weekends), many prefer escaping the typical 9-5 lifestyle. Job roles: Hairdresser, travel agent, waiter, trainee chef, air cabin crewmember. Salary: Starting between £11,000 and £16,000 a year. Qualiﬁcations: Travel Services and Hospitality & Catering Apprenticeships; Foundation Degrees in Hospitality Management.

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.

APPRENTICESHIPS AT HCT Herefordshire College of Technology’s dedicated apprenticeship team has been guiding young people through work-based training for over 20 years.

At HCT we offer a wide range of full-time, parttime and higher education programmes, academic, vocational and recreational courses, specialist training for businesses and apprenticeships. At our Hereford Campus courses range from beauty, sound engineering and public services to IT and travel and tourism. At our Holme Lacy Campus, courses include rural crafts and equine, countryside management, animal care and much more.

Call 0800 032 1986 for a prospectus or visit www.hct.ac.uk for more details on all our courses.

We offer the following apprenticeships: • • • • • • • •

Accountancy Agriculture and Mixed Farming Business Administration Cider Fruit Growers Construction Trades Customer Service Electrical Installation Engineering (3 options): Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical and Electronic or Engineering Maintenance

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Forestry Gamekeeping Hairdressing Hospitality and Catering Professional Cookery Hospitality, Supervision and Leadership IT and Computing Management Motor Vehicle Plumbing

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Call 0800 032 1986 or visit www.hct.ac.uk for details

Key Facts Under 16s make up almost

20%

of the population here (thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s above the national average)

11% Over

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Population

5,608,700

There are over

200,000 students in the West Midlands

The average salary in the West Midlands is

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Staffordshire

Shropshire

Total population: 849,500 People in employment: 391,200 Key city: Stoke-on-Trent Key colleges: Burton and South Derbyshire College, City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, Leek College of Further Education,JCB Academy, Newcastle-under-Lyme College, South Staffordshire College, Stafford College, Stoke-on-Trent College. Key universities: Keele University, Staffordshire University. Key employers: Marmite, JCB, Alton Towers, Michelin. Key industries: Food & Drink, Travel & Hospitality, Customer Service. Useful website: www.ucasprogress.com

Total population: 307,100 People in employment: 139,200 Key places: Shrewsbury, Telford. Key colleges: Ludlow College, New College Telford, Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology, Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, Telford College of Arts and Technology, Walford and North Shropshire College. Key university: Harper Adams University. Key employers: Muller Dairy, Dairy Crest, Fujitsu, Veterinary charity PDSA, Capgemini. Key industries: Public Services, Manufacturing, Food & Drink. Useful website: www.ucasprogress.com

Did you know? Manufacturing employs almost 50,000 people in Staffordshire.

Did you know? 9.5% of jobs in Shropshire are tourism related.

Birmingham Black Country Total population: 1,074,300 People in employment: 386,900 Key colleges: Aston University Engineering Academy, Birmingham Metropolitan College, Bournville College, Cadbury Sixth Form College, Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, Sandwell College, Solihull College, Solihull Sixth Form College, South and City College Birmingham, Walsall College, West Midlands Construction UTC. Key universities: Aston University, Birmingham City University, The University of Birmingham, University College Birmingham, Newman University. Key employers: National Express, Thomson Holidays, HSBC, Lloyd’s, Capgemini. Key industries: Business & Finance, Transport & Logistics, Creative Industries. Useful website: www.ucasprogress.com

Key places: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Stourbridge. Key colleges: Black Country UTC, City of Wolverhampton College, Dudley College, Halesowen College, King Edward VI College (Stourbridge), Stourbridge College. Key university: University of Wolverhampton. Key employers: Carillion, Hadley Group, Goodrich. Key industries: Construction, Manufacture, Engineering. Useful website: www.ucasprogress.com Did you know? Average weekly pay in Wolverhampton is £481.40.

Did you know? There are 77,000 school and university students in Birmingham.

Coventry & Warwickshire Total population: 546,600 People in employment: 258,800 Key city: Coventry Key colleges: City College Coventry, Henley College Coventry, Hereward College of Further Education, King Edward VI College (Nuneaton), North Warwickshire and Hinckley College, Stratford upon Avon College, Warwickshire College, WMG Academy For Young Engineers. Key universities: Coventry University, The University of Warwick. Key employers: Volvo, IBM, BMW, Subaru UK, Aston Martin, Jaguar Land Rover, National Grid PLC Key industries: Motor Vehicle, Business & Finance, Leisure & Tourism. Useful website: www.ucasprogress.com Did you know? The average weekly pay in Coventry is £476.80.

Worcestershire

Total population: 183,600 People in employment: 82,600 Key city: Hereford Key colleges: Hereford College of Arts, Hereford Sixth Form College, Herefordshire College of Technology. Key employers: Bulmers Cider, Cadbury UK. Key industries: Food & Drink, Environment & Land Based, Travel & Hospitality. Useful website: www.ucasprogress.com

Total population: 566,600 People in employment: 271,200 Key city: Worcester. Key colleges: Kidderminster College, North East Worcester College, South Worcestershire College, Worcester College of Technology, Worcester Sixth Form College. Key university: University of Worcester. Key employers: Lea & Perrins, Halfords, Royal Worcester Porcelain, Morgan Motor Company. Key industries: Health & Social Care, Manufacture, Financial Services. Useful website: www.ucasprogress.com

Did you know? 75.5% of Herefordshire’s workforce is qualiﬁed to NVQ level 1 and above.

Did you know? 25% of jobs in Worcestershire are in distribution, hotels & restaurants.

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Size of the West Midlands workforce in each industry - 2,645,000 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

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West Midlands Workforce Qualifications % NVQ Level 4+ NVQ Level 3 Trade Apprenticeships NVQ Level 2

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NVQ Level 1 Other Qualiﬁcations No Qualiﬁcations

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Male Pay

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Female Pay

£412.00 pw £11.02 ph

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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

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University of Worcester 01905 855111 www.worcester.ac.uk

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53 Colleges Staﬀordshire Burton and South Derbyshire College www.burton-college.ac.uk 01283 49 4400 City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College www.stokesfc.ac.uk 01782 848736 Leek College www.leek.ac.uk 01538 398866 Newcastle under Lyme College www.nulc.ac.uk 01782 715111 South Staffordshire College www.southstaffs.ac.uk 0300 456 24 24 Stafford College www.staffordcoll.ac.uk 01785 223 800 Stoke-on-Trent College www.stokecoll.ac.uk 01782 208208

Black Country City of Wolverhampton College www.wolvcoll.ac.uk 01902 836000 Dudley College www.dudleycol.ac.uk 01384 363000 King Edward VI College Stourbridge www.kedst.ac.uk 01384 398100 Sandwell College www.sandwell.ac.uk 0121 556 6000

Cadbury Sixth Form College www.cadcol.ac.uk 0121 458 3898 Fircroft College of Adult Education www.ﬁrcroft.ac.uk 0121 472 0116 Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College www.jcc.ac.uk 0121 446 2200

South Worcestershire College www.sworcs.ac.uk 01386 712600

Solihull College www.solihull.ac.uk 0121 678 7000

Worcester Sixth Form College www.wsfc.ac.uk 01905 362600

Solihull Sixth Form College www.solihullsfc.ac.uk 0121 704 2581 South & City College Birmingham www.sccb.ac.uk 0800 111 6311

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Local Councils mycouncil.direct.gov.uk

City College Coventry www.covcollege.ac.uk 024 7679 1000 Henley College Coventry www.henley-cov.ac.uk 024 76626300 Hereward College of Further Education www.hereward.ac.uk 02476 461231 King Edward VI College Nuneaton www.kinged6nun.ac.uk 024 7632 8231

Walsall College www.walsallcollege.ac.uk 01922 657000

Stratford-Upon-Avon College www.stratford.ac.uk 01789 266 245

Bournville College of Further Education www.bournville.ac.uk 0121 483 1000

North East Worcestershire (NEW) College www.ne-worcs.ac.uk 01527 570020

Worcester College of Technology www.wortech.ac.uk 01905 725555

North Warwickshire and Hinckley College www.nwhc.ac.uk 024 7624 3000

Birmingham Metropolitan College www.bmetc.ac.uk 0845 155 0101

Kidderminster College www.kidderminster.ac.uk 01562 820811

Queen Alexandra College www.qac.ac.uk 0121 428 5050

Stourbridge College www.stourbridge.ac.uk 01384 344344

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Warwickshire College – Royal Leamington Spa, Rugby & Moreton Morrell www.warkscol.ac.uk 01926 318000

Other Useful Sites Career Creators www.careercreators.co.uk Jobcentre Plus www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/ Martec Training www.martectraining.co.uk National Apprenticeship Service www.apprenticeships.org.uk Skill www.skill.org.uk UCAS Progress www.ucasprogress.com

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