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CONTENTS

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Kate Newton introduces the info-packed October/ November issue of Moving On.

Contributors Meet our talented student writers and find out how you can become a contributor to Moving On too!

News It’s that time of year again! Hands up who’s going to be career-savvy by visiting the amazing Skills Show at the NEC in November?

11 Positive diagnosis

How to become a light vehicle diagnostic technician in the automotive industry.

13 High-flying careers

Find out how your food gets from the farm to your plate.

16 Where the wild things are

Meet the dedicated zoo keepers at Twycross Zoo and find out how they landed a job which so many people would love to do.

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21 Drawing on experience

A Moving On reader tells us about her work experience as a CAD engineer.

23 Structure your future

Check out careers in civil engineering – an industry with fast-growing employment opportunities.

24 Patient people

The nursing profession offers a healthy variety of roles for those wishing to enter this caring career.

27 The main event

How to get your career as a commercial airline pilot off the ground.

15 What is food engineering?

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Letter from the editor

Do you love going to festivals, exhibitions, concerts?

Find out how you could be the person who actually organises these big events…

29 Interior motives

If you’re interested in getting into the interior design game, cast your artistic eye over our article on how to go about it.

30 Subscriptions

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Letter from the editor Welcome to the first issue of Moving On for the new academic year!

Moving On went a bit wild this month and took our roving student reporter Publisher Lynette Daly

Amy Corcoran to meet all the creatures

Editor Kate Newton Email: editor@walpolepublishing.co.uk

Warwickshire. She also interviewed the

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great and small at Twycross Zoo in dedicated zoo keepers who look after them and quizzed them about how they turned their love of animals into a fulfilling career.

Also in this issue we take an indepth look at the wealth of careers and jobs out there in nursing, events management, commercial piloting and civil engineering and there’s an interesting article written by student reader, Saskia Godley, on her work experience as a CAD engineer.

Kate Newton pictured (left) with Emma Dunham, Senior Ranger at Twycross Zoo

We’ve also covered careers in interior design and food engineering in this, our special Skills Show edition, which reminds me – have you put the Skills Show dates in your diary? It’s being held at Birmingham’s NEC from 19th-21st November this year – make sure you pay a visit.

Moving On will be there to point you in the right direction career-wise so make sure you come and say hello! For more info on this great careers exhibition, go to: www. findafuture.org.uk/the-skills-show/for-young-adults and book a free place for yourself, your parents or your classmates.

Hope to meet you there!

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CONTRIBUTORS

Student writ ers

Louis Ashworth

Lucy Bartlett

Eddie Brown

English University of Cambridge

BA (Hons) Photography Coventry University

“I tackled a number of different tasks at Moving On, including researching and writing articles and assisting other writers. It was a fascinating insight into the production and editing process of a magazine.”

“I thoroughly enjoyed writing for Moving On and expressing my passion for photography. Thank you Moving On!”

BSc Ergonomics and Human Factors Loughborough University

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“It was great to be interviewed for Moving On and to tell the readers about my positive experience as an intern.”

Amy Corcoran

Saskia Godley

Animal Management Level 3 Diploma Moreton Morrell College

GCSEs Saint Martin’s Catholic Academy

“It was an amazing opportunity to be able to speak to the zoo keepers and write for the magazine.”

Most of the articles you read in Moving On are written by young people like you, from schools and sixth form colleges all around the country. We’re always on the look-out for new contributors – where better to showcase your writing talent than here on the pages of Moving On?

“Writing a magazine article was a daunting prospect but it was great to be able to share my positive experience and pass on useful career information to students just like me.”

You’ll also be able to say on your CV and in your Personal Statement, that your work has been published in a national magazine and read by loads of people.

So come on, student contributors, what are you waiting for? Contact us today!

Interested? Simply email your CV and two examples of your written work to: editor@walpolepublishing.co.uk Impress us enough and it could be your name next to your article, printed for all to see in this very magazine – fame at last!

Kate Newton, Editor.

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The Skills Show is divided into five industry sectors: The Studio: the place to explore creative careers and watch the cultural and creative arts competitions. This includes games design, music, jewellery making and much more.

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POSITIVE DIAGNOSIS Light vehicle diagnostic technicians inspect, maintain and repair cars, vans and small vehicles. Find out more about careers in this fascinating field of the automotive industry.

Job description and duties

Qualifications

Diagnostic technicians use specialist tools to identify mechanical problems and carry out the necessary adjustments and repairs according to the maker’s standards. They test a vehicle’s systems including their electronic control units.

They also have to talk to parts suppliers and sort out orders.

To get into vehicle diagnostics you’ll have to gain a Level 3 qualification. There is a range of qualifications in light vehicle maintenance and repair, which cover the theory and the hands-on skills you’ll need to learn in order to progress on to becoming a diagnostic technician.

You can complete an Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) at Diagnostic Technician level and other courses to consider are: IMI Award Level 3 National Diploma in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (Light Vehicle) ; Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Principles; Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Competence and City & Guilds’ Vehicle Maintenance and Repair.

Entry routes Once you have had a reasonable amount of experience working initially as a light vehicle service technician, you can then progress into the role of diagnostic technician. You would progress into this role by doing a Light Vehicle Service Technician Level 2 qualification and by then doing a Level 3 Diagnostic Technician qualification.

You would normally progress on to this level via your employer or through an apprenticeship however, the following routes are also available: you can train at work in a dedicated training facility managed by the employer or study on day release at your local FE college who may organise work placements as part of your course.

Apprenticeships Apprenticeship programmes that involve training at specially equipped centres are run by manufacturers, dealerships and garages. You can do an apprenticeship as a service technician or as a diagnostic technician.

“AS A TRAINEE DIAGNOSTIC TECHNICIAN YOUR STARTING SALARY WILL BE AROUND £11,000 AND ONCE QUALIFIED YOU MAY EARN UPWARDS OF £22,000.”

Skills As a light vehicle diagnostic technician you will need to have excellent practical and problemsolving skills and attention to detail, the ability to work unsupervised and follow written and verbal instructions, good communication skills and a good level of fitness, as some tasks may be physically demanding.

Hours and salary Most diagnostic technicians work 40 hours a week which may include some shift and overtime work and working on a Saturday.

As a trainee diagnostic technician your starting salary will be around £11,000 and once qualified you may earn upwards of £22,000. ■

For more information go to: www.ata.theimi. org.uk/about-imiaccreditation www.gov.uk/ guidance/vehiclemaintenance-andrepair-apprenticeships www.independent. co.uk/student/careerplanning/az-careers/ diagnostic-technician

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g n i y fl h g i H Careers Hit the heights! A career as a commercial airline pilot could take you anywhere – the sky’s the limit!

BY LOUIS ASHWORTH ancy a job which takes you all over the world? Commercial airline pilots transport passengers and cargo all over the world and can fly planes for short, domestic flights or international, long-haul journeys.

Pilots undergo a lengthy training programme which requires great commitment but starting salaries are high and pilots can receive some excellent perks. They need to be focused and responsible – piloting is not a career for people with their head in the clouds. A pilot’s responsibilities include flying the plane, briefing cabin staff, checking flight plans, calculating fuel consumption and noting weather conditions. Commercial piloting is a soughtafter line of work and the rate of competition for jobs is sky-high.

Typical educational qualifications needed to become an airline pilot are a minimum of five GCSEs and two A-levels. A degree is not required, but some prospective pilots will have taken one. Pilots are required to hold an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL). You can qualify for an ATPL through an integrated course or by undertaking modular training. An integrated course takes around 18 months to complete

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and combines both practical and theoretical elements. Taking an integrated course usually costs upwards of £50,000.

Alternatively, pilots can study on a modular course which is divided into several subsections. This spreads out the cost of pilot training and allows people to study at their own pace. After attaining an ATPL, you’ll be required to train further under the wing of more experienced pilot.

Being qualified does not guarantee employment. Competition is fierce and qualified pilots often have to wait for their career to take off. Hours can be irregular – commercial pilots don’t follow regular working schedules and often fly at odd hours or overnight.

Career progression is attained through experience and work as a pilot can be extremely lucrative. A junior officer can earn around £21,000 a year but experienced captains can find themselves landing a salary of up to £140,000 a year if they work for the bigger airlines. A pilot is restricted to 900 flying hours a year but as a perk of the job, if a pilot wants to stay on in a foreign country to explore or take a short break, some airlines will cover their costs for up to four days. ■

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“A JUNIOR OFFICER CAN EARN AROUND £21,000+ A YEAR, BUT EXPERIENCED CAPTAINS CAN FIND THEMSELVES LANDING A SALARY OF UP TO £140,000 A YEAR.” If you think commercial piloting could be the career for you, head to www.balpa.org, the industry’s main professional body in the UK.

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FOOD ENGINEERING

What is food engineering?

BY DAVID LOVE, SENIOR LECTURER, LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY

Automation and embedded systems laboratories © Leeds Beckett University

Food engineering is a great career to get into – food shortages around the world have left the food industry crying out for talented engineers who have a scientific outlook. At Leeds Beckett University we are offering one of the first courses of its kind in the UK and we’ll teach you how to facilitate, engineer and plan the development of food all the way from farm to plate as the industry looks at meeting increased demand.

t one time ‘harvest time’ used to mark a pause between the plenty of Summer and the long, hard road through Winter. Today we expect food not in “due season”, but in plenty at any time and at the right price.

The last sixty years have seen food engineers working alongside agronomists, chemical engineers, biologists and many others to radically increase the intensity of modern farms.

Food engineers working with transport and logistics specialists have found new ways of harvesting, storing and transport food.

Where once only the exotic came from distant lands, now even the peas in a local supermarket can be grown in Kenya, chilled, packed and shipped to arrive fresh just days later. Changes in taste and society demand a greater variety of food, more convenience in product and packaging: and above all a lower cost. So food engineers have worked with production and control engineers, food technologist and others to automate production, packaging, and even the delivery of food to the customer.

In contrast, in many Western countries, people are increasingly questioning both the pace and the direction of the progress of the last 60 years. Many Western consumers are deliberately seeking more local and seasonal food. Farmers’ markets and the growing

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industry of food artisans speak of a desire to return to a simpler, more human relationship with the food we grow, eat and throw away.

So food engineers today face two challenges: one to spread the successes of the last 60 years to feed a global, richer and more urban society. The other to reduce the cost and impact of that global food chain. Meeting both challenges requires a new generation of

food engineers, who we train at Leeds Beckett University. We can also draw on the unique expertise of our university’s Retail Institute, the UK’s only research group dedicated to the retail sector.

We can never return to what once was; we simply cannot afford to. But we can learn new skills and develop new industries around food engineering to ensure that we bring future harvests home. ■

“WHERE ONCE ONLY THE EXOTIC CAME FROM DISTANT LANDS, NOW EVEN THE PEAS IN A LOCAL SUPERMARKET CAN BE GROWN IN KENYA...”

For more information on the BSc (Hons) Food Engineering at Leeds Beckett University visit http://courses. leedsbeckett.ac.uk/ foodengineering

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ANIMAL CARE

ost people will have visited a zoo at some point during their childhood and will remember how exciting it was to see all those amazing, exotic animals, close up. Being a zoo keeper comes high up on many kids’ wish lists, so on a recent visit to the world-famous Twycross Zoo, Moving On reporter Amy Corcoran asked five young keepers how they turned their dreams into reality.

Conservation plays a vital role in Twycross Zoo’s work and it’s the core objective for all the individuals who work there. We were met by senior ranger Emma Dunham, who did an exceptional job of showing us around and who was incredibly well-informed about all the animals cared for by the zoo. Like all the rangers and keepers at Twycross, Emma knew she wanted to work with animals from a very early age and hopes to become a keeper in the not too distant future. She loves her job as a ranger as it gives her contact with all the animals at Twycross on a daily basis.

Each section of the zoo has keepers who deal specifically with those animals. Sarah Green is the deputy head of the zoo’s primates section (primates are members of the group of mammals which includes apes, monkeys – and humans!) and she’s worked at the zoo for 12 years. In 2003, Sarah started out as a trainee keeper with primates, having previously studied for a National Diploma in animal care at Wiltshire College. Sarah applied to every zoo in the country for work once she’d finished her diploma and told us that the best part of the job is watching the animals grow and develop over the years.

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Sophie Cooper is a primate nutritionist at the zoo and like Sarah, she moved away from home for the job. From the age of 16, Sophie did lots of work experience with animals and gained a diploma in the management of zoo and aquarium animals before studying zoology

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at Cardiff University, where she won an award for gaining the highest course grade in the country. It’s Sophie’s job to plan the diet for each individual primate and she told us that she enjoys improving their quality of life and the fact that there’s always a challenge.

Grade two primate keeper James Lewis originally studied A-levels, as he wasn’t too sure what he wanted to do as a career at that point in his life. After A-levels James didn’t feel ready for a full time job and didn’t want to go to university so he chose to study animal management at Brooksby Melton College in Leicestershire, for two years. He then applied for an apprenticeship at Twycross and was taken on as a bird keeper six months later. As he’d also looked after small primates alongside the birds, he became a grade two primate keeper a few months ago.

As well as primates, Twycross Zoo has a variety of hoofstock and carnivores. Jenny Wright is a grade one animal keeper who works with the elephants at Twycross. Jenny has been at the zoo since 2009 and Jenny started studying AS-levels but decided that it wasn’t the right route for her.

After getting some careers advice on what she should do next, Jenny began studying a 2-year diploma in animal management and went on to do a one-year apprenticeship at Twycross. Having worked hard to gain experience, Jenny was taken on as a trainee keeper and has since been promoted to grade one keeper.

Suzy Smeeton is a grade two large mammal keeper. She studied A-levels and went on to do a degree in animal behaviour at Hull University.

She did her dissertation at Twycross Zoo and volunteered there, unpaid, for six months before applying for the job she has now. She has worked at the zoo for three years and eventually, she’d like to work her way up to a senior position at Twycross.

Everyone we met at Twycross was passionate about what they do and they’ve all worked incredibly hard to get there. They are proof that you don’t necessarily need a university degree to work in a zoo but their determination also proves that simply loving animals isn’t enough to persuade a zoo to employ you, either. You’ll need to get as much hands-on experience of working with as varied a range of animals as you can – at a vet’s, a local riding stables or at your nearest zoo or wildlife centre. You could then apply to do an animal care apprenticeship but the competition for limited places is tough and you will have to be willing to move away from home to live where the job or apprenticeship is located. ■

“THE BEST PART OF THE JOB IS WATCHING THE ANIMALS GROW.”

To find out about volunteering at Twycross Zoo, visit: www.twycrosszoo.org

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WORK EXPERIENCE

DRAWING ON EXPERIENCE Doing a week of work experience as a CAD engineer really helped me focus on what I’d like to do in the future by making good use of my interest in art and engineering and by teaching me some great new skills in a short space of time.

BY SASKIA GODLEY I thought long and hard about what type of work experience I wanted to do. I had just one week, so I wanted to gain as much experience as possible in those few days.

“I am very interested in both art and engineering and I wanted to find a role which combined these. I also wanted to experience something interesting which would test my skills and force me to learn new things.

“I decided that I would like to be a junior CAD engineer at Optilan, a telecommunications systems integration company based in Coventry which provides ‘turnkey’ communication systems. During my week with Optilan, my IT skills were certainly tested - from learning CAD software basics, to drawing my own 3D documents!

“I wanted a role which was fun but which also drew on my strengths. Working for a teamfocused organisation like Optilan showed me how important it is that everyone works together.

“One team would think up the initial idea and then another team would sketch out an initial

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design. Then the CAD team produced the design accurately, with each line and degree being measured precisely. The drawing was then sent to the workshop team, where they built, wired and tested the equipment. If the customer is not happy, the teams must redesign and rebuild, so getting it wrong is costly!

“My work experience helped me to decide what type of engineering I would like to do as a career - and it involves art, which is one of my other interests. I was introduced to all aspects of the job and I met a lot of new people who seemed to thoroughly enjoy their work.

“I learned how the CAD drawn solutions are engineered by the wiring team, and also about the basic design scenarios done by the engineers.

I also got lots of support from the CAD team who walked me through the projects step-by-step and ensured that I was confident before letting me work on the designs myself.

“I plan to take my CAD interests further, perhaps through doing an apprenticeship and then go on to work full time as a CAD engineer.” ■

“MY WORK EXPERIENCE HELPED ME TO DECIDE ON WHAT TYPE OF ENGINEERING I WOULD LIKE TO DO AS A CAREER.” Turnkey is a product or service that is designed, built, supplied or installed and is ready to operate.

To find out more about Optilan visit: www.optilan.com

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ENGINEERING

Career prospects are good for civil engineers and civil engineering technicians, with job opportunities set to grow between now and 2022.

Find out more about this fascinating job and how to get into it. ivil engineering technicians work across a range of projects, including structural projects like bridges, buildings and pipelines; transportation projects, such as roads, railways and tunnels; environmental projects including irrigation and water supply, and maritime projects such as ports and harbours.

As well as providing support for civil engineers, the role of a civil engineering technician includes assisting in surveys, organising materials and soil lab analysis, inspecting and reporting and getting involved with the design and planning documentation process, including CAD design.

Work as a civil engineering technician can be interesting and varied and involves liaising with lots of different people, such as the quantity surveyor, your client, your foreperson and groups of construction operatives which means being able to work in a team and communicate effectively at all levels is really important.

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What skills and qualifications do I need?

If you are under 16 and thinking about GCSE options, it goes without saying that you will be studying maths and science, but it would be a good idea to study for triple or at least double award science. If you think that you might like to work abroad, then you could also consider

studying a language and if your school offers Design Technology GCSE you could opt to take this too.

Post-16, options include A-levels and maths and physics are important. Alternatively, there is an extended diploma in Construction and the Built Environment, which is a Level 3, full time vocational course. Alternatively, you could investigate doing a Construction Civil Engineering apprenticeship where you will gain nationally recognised qualifications whilst working. An apprenticeship of this kind is likely to last for three years.

In addition to maths and science skills, you’ll have to be able to understand and produce technical drawings and be familiar with software such as CAD or Civil 3D. Attention to detail, creativity and problem-solving skills are also very important.

Civil engineering technicians use their maths and science skills to help civil engineers to find engineering-specific solutions to problems which need to be overcome in an engineering or structural project. Issues such as minimising noise levels, reducing environmental pollution, sustainability and energy efficiency also have to be taken into consideration, as do the structural demands which need to be met where the environment dictates, such as building in unstable earthquake zones. ■

“WORK AS A CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN CAN BE INTERESTING AND VARIED AND INVOLVES LIAISING WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.”

The average salary for a trained civil engineering technician is £34,320.

For more information visit www.citb.co.uk

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NURSING

Patient peo Nursing is alive and well and is a thriving, modern profession with lots of scope for healthy career progression at every level.

s well as providing patients with expert clinical care, nurses are also there to offer a smile, a caring word and a listening ear – small acts of kindness which help ill people feel better. Learning to balance the art of caring and the science of clinical practice is what nursing is all about.

Since 2013, nursing has become an all-graduate profession so you have to have a nursing degree in order to work as a registered nurse, although you can work your way up from healthcare assistant, with the right qualifications.

There are four main areas of nursing you can choose to study – adult, learning disability, children’s, and mental health nursing. Degrees take three years to complete but some universities offer dual-branch degrees which combine two of these areas, for example adult/children’s nursing or adult/mental health nursing.

These take four years to complete.

A nursing degree is usually structured so that 50 per cent of the training is done through work placements. You’ll spend time in operating theatres, on hospital wards and out in the community and gain loads of hands-on experience, as well as time in classrooms and labs.

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Adult nursing You’ll work with younger and older adults who have all sorts of health issues and you’ll improve the quality of their lives by caring, counselling, managing and educating patients who may be in hospitals and clinics or in their own homes.

Mental health nursing Mental health conditions range from personality disorders to neuroses and more severe psychoses and can affect all sorts of people from many different backgrounds. It is demanding but rewarding and you’ll work alongside psychologists, GPs and psychiatrists to care for patients with mental health issues.

Children’s nursing Children’s development can be severely affected by illness, injury and prematurity. Children’s nurses have to deal with all sorts of problems such as broken limbs, babies born too early or with heart problems and they help to care for children with life-changing diseases like cancer, to minimise its effect on their lives and development.

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Learning disability nursing People with learning disabilities need specialist healthcare as their disability may be physical, mental or both.

Learning disability nurses often work with carers and family members to improve or maintain the patient’s health and support them in having as fulfilling a life as possible.

Career progression Once you are fully qualified as a nurse, you could take your career in a variety of different directions. You could become a district nurse, a school nurse or a neonatal nurse – working with premature babies and new-born infants.

You could also become a health visitor, a practice nurse in a GP’s surgery or a

ople “ONCE QUALIFIED, A REGISTERED NURSE WORKING IN THE NHS IN ENGLAND WILL START WORK ON A MINIMUM SALARY OF £21,692 PER YEAR.” nurse in a hospital operating theatre.

Many nurses choose to carry on with their clinical practice but others choose the option of becoming a lecturer in further or higher education or to go into management and become the chief executive of a big healthcare trust. Alternative career routes include nursing in independent care homes, private hospitals and clinics, in schools, prisons or hospices.

Entry requirements You will usually need a minimum of five GCSEs including maths, English and a science, at grade C or above as well as two A-levels or the equivalent.

The NHS also encourages people to apply for a nursing degree who

may have alternative qualifications to GCSEs and A-levels such as an HND, an advanced level GNVQ or a Level 3 NVQ. Some universities require one A-level in addition to the above qualifications so you’ll need to check with specific unis – they’ll have the information you need on their individual websites.

Once you have gained your nursing degree, to work within the NHS you will need to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). You can work your way up from being a healthcare assistant and apply for a place on a nursing degree course but you will still need to meet the university’s entry requirements, which you will find on the UCAS website or on individual university websites.

Salary An unqualified nurse working as a healthcare assistant or auxiliary nurse – someone who supports qualified nursing staff – will earn an average wage of around £7.07 per hour. Once qualified, a registered nurse working in the NHS in England will start work on a minimum salary of £21,692 per year. ■

For more information on careers in nursing, go to the NHS website at: www. nhscareers.nhs.uk/explore-by-career/ nursing/ and the Royal College of Nursing’s website, at: www.rcn.org.uk/support/ services/careersadvice

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think social care “Knowing that I can make people happier is the most satisfying part of my job”

There are a huge range of jobs available in adult social care, such as...

front line care workers, therapists, activity organisers, managers, administration…

There’s more to social care than you might think – every day is different. You might be helping people to socialise with friends, go shopping or even go on holiday.

You could be in a l home, out in your loca community, or working in someone’s house.

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Whether it’s a festival, an art exhibition, a Formula 1 race or a sell-out concert, any event you go to must have been organised by somebody. If getting things done is your thing, then a career as an event planner might be just your cup of tea…

What does an event planner do?

Event planners organise the smooth running of all sorts of events, from medium-sized social gatherings like weddings or new product launches and promotions, to huge art exhibitions and largescale music festivals like Glastonbury.

To do the job, you need to have great organisational skills. You need to be able to help clients identify exactly what they want to achieve – then make it happen. This means researching venues, sourcing temporary staff and finding services such as catering companies. You’ll also have to meet deadlines, negotiate prices and work to tight budgets.

A big part of event planning is making sure that everything goes well on the day. You will need to be brilliant at remaining unfazed when problems arise – and make them go away, to ensure that the event is as successful as possible for your client. You’ll be working in a team with other people working and you’ll need really good communication skills so that you and everybody else is in the right place at the right time, doing what needs to be done.

How do you get into event planning?

It isn’t necessary to have a specific qualification in event management but experience is vital and

enthusiasm is essential. Martin Jack, Managing Director of Think Different Events says, “As an employer the first thing I look for is personality and people skills. More often than not the events team are the first people guests meet at an event and they need to make a really friendly and positive impression.”

You could enter a career in event management after studying business, marketing or hospitality and catering. There is also an intermediate marketing apprenticeship that provides a route into this career as an event management assistant.

HE qualifications in marketing and event management include HNCs and HNDs, Foundation degrees and honours degrees. You could study some of these qualifications at FE college, where work placements often make up part of the course.

On a degree course, you’ll learn about the practical side of event management and also the theory involved in the events industry, like business and finance, project management and experiential marketing, which is all about creating brand experiences. You’ll also learn about the importance of using social media to promote events and as a marketing tool during and after an event. ■

“AS AN EMPLOYER THE FIRST THING I LOOK FOR IS PERSONALITY AND PEOPLE SKILLS.”

you can find more information on working in events management at: www.ccskills.org. uk/careers/advice/ article/event-manager

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Want to work with horses?

If you want to work with horses, there has never been a better time to join the horseracing industry. It has a heritage that spans centuries, and is the second largest spectator sport in the country.

Racing and Thoroughbred breeding offer a range of exciting and challenging roles and training opportunities. You could be involved with breeding or racing some of the best horses in the country or even the world, or pursue a career in another part of this diverse industry.

There is something for everyone Sales Executives, Groundstaff, Work Riders, Stud Hands, Commercial Assistants, Racing Secretaries – you can do it all in racing.

With a career in horseracing, you’ll never look back but be prepared for a life that offers travel, excitement and a future full of opportunity. There is even a dedicated industry Job Board hosting a variety of jobs in many different areas and training courses at every level.

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Need a definitive guide to getting into interior design? Read on if you’re up for a great interior design career challenge! nterior design is all about creating functional spaces for the people who live and work in them. It’s not the same as rearranging the furniture in your bedroom, painting the walls a fetching shade of orange and displaying knick-knacks on a shelf in an artistic way…

Interior design and interior decoration are two very different things. Interior design involves changing the design and structure of a room in order to improve its functionality. Interior decoration involves the addition of colourful, fashionable and beautiful things to a space. Interior designers can do both but interior decorators only decorate.

Success as an interior designer is as much about networking and building up a strong client base as it is about having an eye for detail and light, space and colour. You’ll need good business sense, the ability to meet clients’ briefs, to be able to work to a budget and project manage a job from start to finish. You’ll also have to learn the basic principles and history of architecture, electrical wiring, plumbing and a whole lot of other technical stuff too.

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Entry requirements Still interested in getting into the interior design game? Realistically, qualifications-wise, you’ll need to have gained an HND and, more than likely, to have completed a degree in an interior designbased subject to get a foothold in the business.

HE courses Some training providers and private colleges offer interior design courses which incorporate

fine art, interior architecture, 3D design and spatial design. Entry requirements can vary so you would need to check these with each individual trainer or college and have a look at available uni courses using the UCAS search tool: www.search.ucas.com

FE courses You can start work as a design assistant with an interior design company but you’ll need some relevant qualifications as competition for these junior jobs is stiff – despite the low pay. Courses available at FE level include Level 2/3 certificates or diplomas in subjects such as Creative Techniques – Interiors; Interior Design Skills; Design and Craft – Interior Décor; Spatial Design or Professional Interior Design Skills.

Salary A junior interior designer can earn between £18,000 and £22,000 a year and with more experience an interior designer can earn up to £80,000 a year.

“YOU CAN START WORK AS A DESIGN ASSISTANT WITH AN INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY BUT YOU’LL NEED SOME RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS.”

Work experience Paid or unpaid work experience while you’re studying is a must and important for making contacts in the business so try to find at least three work placements while you’re studying.

However you kick off your interior design career, you’ll be building up a portfolio pretty much from day one. This will document your progress and serve as evidence of your design skills and your aptitude for the job once you’re ready to go for formal interviews. ■

For more information, go to the British Institute of Interior Designers website at: www.biid.org.uk

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