Moving On April 2017

April/May 2017

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Moving On is a CASCAID poduct

Business and finance issue

Business administration Introducing the 2016 Apprentice Award winners Fantastic finance careers – from entry level to chartered accountant The sporting life

Business management

Earn chartered management status through apprenticeships

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APR/MAY 2017

WHAT’S INSIDE OPEN DAYS 2017 Be a part of the Loughborough family at one of our 2017 undergraduate open days. We’ve got so much to share with you – come and chat with current students and staff, take tours of our fantastic campus and discover more about our courses.

Friday 30 June Saturday 01 July Friday 22 September Saturday 23 September

04 MEET THE WRITERS

19 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Find out who’s help the Moving On team to research and write this issue.

PUBLISHER

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Lynette tells you what’s inside this business and finance issue of Moving On magazine.

06 NEWS

Find out about jobs for the future, new technical routes and the science behind the five second rule.

09 MANAGE YOUR CAREER

Petra Wilton from the Chartered Management Institute tells us about the importance of profession qualifications.

11 OPERATION ORGANISATION

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MONEY TALKS

Find out about the fascinating roles of stockbroker, forensic accountant, retail banker and chartered accountant.

23 CAPITAL IDEA

Sticking with our finance theme, we take a look at the new Workplace Pensions Administrator Apprenticeship.

Student writer Izzy Rolfe investigates business administration roles for us. roles for us.

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THE SPORTING LIFE

FARM TO FORK

We take a look at four important roles in the retail chain, how to access these and how much they pay.

15 CRIMINAL MINDS

www.lboro.ac.uk/opendays

Natasha Drewett investigates three entry-level roles in finance for us.

05 LETTER FROM THE EDITING

Find out everything you need to know and book your place on our website

Milo Pope gives us the lowdown on some great careers in sport, from coaching to personal trainer.

27 GET QUALIFIED

Emily Mellows takes us through the variety of qualifications available to help you into a career in the hospitality industry.

Find out all about the role of the criminal intelligence analyst from our student writer Abbie Maulkerson.

28 A WINNING TRIO

A TICKET TO YOUR DREAM CAREER

Lottie Atkin talks to us about languages, volunteering and experiencing other cultures as ways to boost your job prospects.

Apprentice award winners Charlotte, Adam and Holly tell us about their apprenticeship experiences.

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CONTRIBUTORS

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

MEET THE

CONTRIBUTORS HERE AT MOVING ON WE ARE COMMITTED TO OFFERING YOUNG PEOPLE WORK EXPERIENCE WRITING FOR THE MAGAZINE AND THIS MONTH WE’VE HAD SOME REAL STARS. THANK YOU TO ALL OUR APRIL WRITERS.

LETTER FROM THE April/May 2017

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Moving On is a CASCAID poduct

Business and finance issue

Business administration Introducing the 2016 Apprentice Award winners Fantastic finance careers – from entry level to chartered accountant The sporting life

Business management

Earn chartered management status through apprenticeships

/MovingOnMagazine

www.movingonmagazine.co.uk

@MovingOn_mag

PUBLISHER HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE APRIL ISSUE OF MOVING ON WHERE WE’RE TALKING ALL THINGS BUSINESS AND FINANCE.

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nside is packed full of information on business careers, from administration roles to chartered manager degree apprenticeships, retail job roles covering every stage of the retail chain and finance

roles that span entry-level careers to stockbroking.

MILO POPE

NATASHA DREWETT

ABBIE MAULKERSON

Milo is interested in sport

Natasha really wanted an

Abbie is currently studying

and politics. He loved the

opportunity to improve

A-levels in English

opportunity to research

her writing skills and get

literature, sociology and

and write an article for the

an article published. She is

psychology at The Coopers

magazine.

currently in year 12.

Company and Coborn School and wanted to gain an insight into journalism.

Publisher Lynette Daly Email: ldaly@cascaid.co.uk Tel: 01509226846 Graphic designer Thomas Levesley Sales executive Sophie Boettcher Email: sboettcher@cascaid.co.uk Tel: 01509226856 Schools, colleges & sixth forms Annual subscription enquiries Email: movingoninfo@cascaid.co.uk Business development director Sharon Walpole Email: swalpole@cascaid.co.uk Tel: 07972911706 Special thanks to the ECO Work-Shop CIC

EMILY MELLOWS

IZZY ROLFE

LOTTIE ATKIN

CASCAID Ltd 2 Oakwood Drive Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3QF Tel: 01509226868

If you want to know how to become a criminal intelligence analyst and fight crime, we’ve got you covered too, and in keeping with our financial theme we’ve got a great article on the new workplace pensions apprenticeship.

Speaking of apprenticeships – we’ve interviewed the 2016 Apprenticeship Award winners to find out about their apprenticeship journeys.

We don’t want you sport lovers out there to feel left out so we’ve commissioned Milo, our student writer to tell us all about careers in sport and, for those of you who are feeling hospitable, Emily has researched qualifications for the hospitality industry on page 27.

Finally, in our good to know section, Lottie Atkin tells us how travel, volunteering and learning a foreign language can boost your employability and confidence, and open up a whole world of opportunities to you.

Enjoy the issue and we’ll be back in June with stacks of info on healthcare careers, working in the

Emily is interested in

Izzy is currently studying

Lottie works for the NGO

public services, armed forces and teaching. In the

journalism and has written

English literature, biology,

charity, Project Trust and

meantime, visit us at www.movingonmagazine.co.uk

for her school paper as well

chemistry and physics and

lived in India for a year as a

for even more.

as a local newspaper. Now

isn’t sure what career she

teacher and social carer at

she’s added writing for

wants yet. She’s thinking of

a blind school.

Moving On to her CV.

doing an English degree.

If you would like to gain some experience researching careers and writing for Moving On then get in touch by emailing movingoninfo@cascaid.co.uk You don’t have to be a student, if you’re a parent or teacher with some words of wisdom to share, let us know.

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NEWS

NEWS

JOBS IN THE FUTURE

SCIENTISTS PROVE FIVE SECOND RULE

POST-16 TECHNICAL ROUTES

Germ scientists from Aston University have shown that

is to be achieved by introducing 15 new technical routes, each of which will be

there is some scientific basis for the ‘five second rule’.

designed in partnership with employers to make sure that they include learning

The study showed that the length of time that food is

and training in areas and skills which are needed in industry.

T-LEVELS OR A-LEVELS SEEMS TO BE THE WAY POST-16 EDUCATION IS GOING.

Continue reading

The number of vocational qualifications presently available will be reduced. This

in contact with the floor is significant to the amount of bacteria transferred.

THE 15 TECHNICAL RO UTES THE 15 TECHNICAL ROUTES

and 81 per cent said that they

Agriculture, environ ment Agriculture, environment and animal care and animal care Bu sin ess Business and andadministration administration Catering Cateringand andhospitality hospitality Childcare and education Childcare and educa tion Construction Construction Creative and design

would follow the five second

Creative and desig Digital n

Data from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills gives us a sign as to which sectors are expected to grow and therefore offer greater employability

rule. Turns out that the five

prospects. Here are the predictions for growth or decline in employment prospects between now and 2024.

second rule really is a thing!

Engineering and manufacturing Digital Hair and beauty Engineering and ma Health and science nufacturing Hair and beauty Legal, finance and accountancy

The same study found that 87 per cent of people surveyed said that they would eat or have eaten food that has been dropped on the floor

PRIMARY SECTOR AND UTILITIES

MANUFACTURING

CONSTRUCTION

Included in this is agriculture,

Included in this is food, drinks and

Included in this is building construction,

forestry and fishing, mining and

tobacco, textiles, chemicals, rubber

civil engineering, demolition and

quarrying, electricity, gas, steam and

and plastic products, pharmaceuticals,

installation.

air conditioning and water supply,

electronics, machinery and motor

sewerage and waste management.

vehicles.

2014 = 837,000

2024 = 765,000

2014 = 2,591,000

2024 = 2,350,000

2014 = 2,092,000

He alth and services Protective science

2024 = 2,393,000

CONFUSION OVER NEW GCSE GRADES

Sales, marketing procurement Leg al, fin ance andand accountancy Social care Protective services Transport and logistics Sales, marketing an d procurement

Social care

Transport and logisti cs

Successful completion and achievement of each of these technical routes will be recognised by a national certificate, which is likely to include a qualification and evidence of long-term, structured work-experience having been undertaken.

TRADE, ACCOMMODATION & TRANSPORT

BUSINESS Included in this is IT, finance and

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH & EDUCATION

Apparently students, teachers, parents and employers are

Our advice – you may need to explain this to an employer

Included in this is wholesale and

insurance, real estate, professional

Included in this is public administration

still confused about the new GCSE grading system, so we

on your CV or at interview.

retail trade, repair of motor vehicles,

services, support services and arts and

and defence, education and health and

thought it was worthwhile going over it again.

transport and storage, accommodation

entertainment.

social work.

and food activities.

To access the full magazine, simply NEW GCSE Grading Structure complete the short 9 8 7form 6 5 4below.

3 2 1 U There is no charge for this.

The most important thing to note is that where previously you would be asked to GCSEs at grades A* - C. Now you will be asked for GCSEs at grades 9 – 4.

Grade 8 is the new A*, grade 7 is equivalent to grade A

and grade 4 is equal to grade C. Grades 5 and 6 will allow you to be graded according to where you fit in the grade boundary, so if you get the marks for a high grade C then

A* A

you will receive a grade 5 and if you get marks equivalent

2014 = 8,604,000

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2024 = 9,248,000

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2014 = 10,523,000

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2024 = 11,552,000

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2014 = 8,684,000

2024 = 8,833,000

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B

CD

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F

GU

OLD GCSE Grading Structure

to a B grade, then you will receive a grade 6.

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