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What are your options after you leave school/college ?
What next? Life after year 13
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What is my job?
• I link people to information• I use graphics and
animation to create a visual impact
• I need to understand the target audience
• I have a degree• I constantly need to update
my skills• I can earn a good salary• My company employs 40
people
• I enjoy the flexible working atmosphere
• Problem solving is part of my job
• I need to be organised• I passed A levels and then
trained on the job• I have a good salary• Part of the job is managing
the tills for our restaurants and hotels
• I work in the football business
Lesson starter
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Lisa - Website Designer Project Manager for a web development team of 5 men
Answers to lesson starter
Elaine – IT Manager for Chelsea Football Club and Chelsea Village (a number of companies involved in hotels, travel merchandising, conferences and banqueting and a training ground)
Do you have to have a degree to get the job you want?
Use this lesson to start thinking about your future
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What is a “Career”
Family, Community & Voluntary Activities
Work / Job
Education
Training
A Pathway through Life
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Job or Career? Some definitions for the 21st century world of work are:
• Occupation: a group of jobs with common characteristics
requiring similar skills, e.g. hairdresser, teacher, project manager.• Job: a distinct position with specific duties in a particular place,
e.g. maths teacher at Sometown High School. Jobs can be full-time, part-time, permanent, temporary, paid or voluntary, and some people have more than one job at the same time.
• Career: a person’s lifelong pathway through learning and work.
It is possible to manage work/education/community/voluntary work in a variety of ways to improve your career prospects
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Help is available !
Application forms and CVs
Making decisions
Information about
work and jobs
Information about courses
Interview preparatio
n
Teachers, parents, careers advisers, friends and family
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What are the options ?
YOU
University Training Gap Year Employment
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Discuss and make notesWhy are you For or Against these options?
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Employment
For• Start earning a full time
wage• Practical• Opportunities to learn on
the job• No university debt• Can study part time• Can go to university later
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Consider• More and more careers may
ask for degrees e.g.– Accountancy– Social work– Law– Journalism
• Long term prospects• Competition
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Employment
Traditionally, where are the jobs after A levels?Banking Retail Local AuthoritiesArmed Forces Catering Technical design jobs
Health – auxiliary nursing, ambulanceTravel – travel agency, air cabin crewPublic services – police, fire officers
CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009there are fewer jobs available at the moment, but keep an eye on future
trends – there will be skills shortages in some of these areas and the ageing workforce will need to be replaced.
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Training / Apprenticeships
For• Leading to recognised
qualifications- e.g.NVQs• Practical way of learning• Possible in some cases to go
onto Higher Education• Block or day release to college• Advantage over 16 year old
school leaver, more mature, focussed
Consider
• Must be focussed – 3-4year commitment
• Average £160-180 week wage to start
• Very competitive
• Must be willing to follow opportunities e.g moving around
CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009 - fewer apprenticeships available
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GAP Year before university
For• Must be well planned and
researched• Check with university
whether it’s advised• Opportunity to work and
save for university• Fantastic travel experience
Consider• Disorganised – gap on CV and
university application• Can be expensive – need to plan• Some courses may not like
students taking gap years CHECK
CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009 Currently finding work for a Gap year is particularly challenging
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Higher Education - University
• 40% of all students now go to university
• Opens more doors – twice as likely to be unemployed without a degree than with a degree
• People with degrees on average earn £150,000 more over a lifetime than people without
• More and more jobs require graduates
– Social work, Nursing, Accountancy
CREDIT CRUNCH Warning 2009 – More students are applying therefore there will be more competition for places
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Higher Education - University
Qualifications through Higher Education
Doctorate (PhD)
Masters Degree (MSc, MA, MBA)
Undergraduate Degree (BA, BSc, LLB)
Foundation Degree
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Why are we thinking about this now ?
• Year 12 - Summer term – start thinking about your future and start researching
• Year 13 - September – some GAP year schemes take a year to arrange
• October 15th – Deadlines for applying to Oxford / Cambridge/ Medicine / Vet Science / Dentistry
• October half term – Teachers need notice for writing references
• January 15th – Deadline for all applications• January – apprenticeships / trainee schemes /jobs
advertised for Summer start
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Deadlines
• Add your own dates
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Decision making – again!
• Define the decision • Establish the options • Collect information
about the options• Investigate the pros
and cons• Decide the best option• Execute your decision
• What do you want to do after year 13 ?
• What are your choices ?• Research UCAS.com, university
websites, prospectuses, job opportunities, apprenticeships and finance
• Look at both sides of your options
• What do you really want to do- you may change your mind while researching
• Start your application
Reflect on your thinkingHave you learned anything to change your mind?