Careers Education, Information And Guidance CEIAG Careers Education, Information And Guidance Y14 Parents’ Evening 2017

Y14 OVERVIEW Labour Market Information Timescale for Y14 for all pupils Course Choice & University Choices Implications of courses on UCAS Form University Open Days / Post Offer Visit Days Interviews Non UCAS applications Finance

Where do we think the jobs will be? Matrix sectors: Advanced Engineering Advanced Materials Agri-Food ICT Life and Health Sciences Green technology and alternative energy Languages (Mandarin and Portuguese esp.) International business skills Marketing and sales Management and leadership

Where do we think the jobs will be? Forecast growth in employment across sectors (from 2013 to 2018) 33,000 new jobs by 2018 But all sectors need labour replacing lost staff Note: Green shading denotes public sector Source: NICEP

Demand for skills Q2 2012-Q2 2013: 4 quarter average Source: LFS

Degree Subjects Preferred by Employers

Looking at Manufacturing and Professional industries… 50% of manufacturing employment comes from engineering and technology & business studies 49% of professional, scientific and technical employment comes from law & business studies Source: HESA

Timescale By Mid Sept – complete all sections of UCAS Form for marking except PS & courses By 29th Sept: - Submission of medicine, dentistry, vet & Oxbridge forms - all other pupils complete 1st draft of personal statement. By mid October – all UCAS forms submitted

Timescale cont. End Oct –Non UCAS pupils submit CVs, course research etc Start November - Mock Interviews Mid Nov- April - University interviews Nov- June - University offers given End Jan - HPAT test UU Feb – June –apply for Plan B ideas, non UCAS interviews April – apply for finance May - make CF and CI decisions Throughout year consult careers dept BEFORE making decisions to hear all implications

AS Grades Quite important, especially for competitive courses. A poor AS grade does not exclude a pupil from applying for a high course Individual module scores for each module may be entered on UCAS Form. Universities have access to all module results later in the application cycle. Use as a realistic guide for potential A2 grades and hence Unis you apply to

University Applications Mix of Courses and Universities UCAS = UK Universities Application Form Maximum of five courses/universities Can apply to one University for two or three different courses. Try and find sandwich courses. Uniformity of course choice for UCAS. Consider inclusion of a NI institution Plan B –make applications in March, not June – August!! Ideas for Plan B

Criteria for getting UCAS offers/interviews Quality of pupil personal UCAS Statement Y13 Work Experience vital School Reference Prior examination results and to a certain extent predicted A2 grades Other factors – eg 3/4ASs, 3/4A2s, entrance /aptitude test results

Applications in 2016-17 Cycle Nationally University applications down Applications from NI pupils to Unis - up Applications to QUB : up from NI pupils - up from GB pupils To all NI unis/ institutions very very competitive QUB – most cases only 1 AS grade drop for entry UU – slightly more flexible, approx one grade drop for entry UK universities most 1-3 grade drops for entry Nursing – very competitive irrespective of grades

Open Days & Post Offer Visit Days When ? How? Why? What to find out before applying? Patterns in Aug 2017 & cut off scores

UCAS Points A2 Grade UCAS Points A* 56 A 48 B 40 C 32 D 24 E 16 A2 Profile UCAS Points BBB 120 BBC 112 BCC 104 ABD BCD 96 www.ucas.co.uk for course searches

Student Decisions March – April : choose 2 Universities and reject the others CF = 1st choice = Conditional Firm offer. You must go to this course & university if you get the required grades, also the university must take you CF offer should be higher than CI offer CI = 2nd choice = Conditional Insurance Offer. If your CF rejects you, you will go to this course & university if you satisfy the offer conditions. Occasionally you only have a CF offer and no CI If all applications are rejected – make an additional application through UCAS Extra – an early clearing system from April onwards

Course Choices University Course Offer Decision Queens Business Management ABB or ABC(A) CF -1st Strathclyde BCC CI – 2nd Newcastle ABB Glasgow

Course Decisions CF? CI? University Course Offer Decision Stranmillis Primary Education AAB CF? Cumbria 96 incl BC Chester 88 incl CC CI? Ulster Geography Plymouth 88 – 96pts

Course Choices similar for vocational courses eg medicine, law, nursing, teaching University Course Offer Decision Queens Dentistry AAA (B) CF -1st Newcastle AAA Liverpool AAB CI Dundee Or CF (Queens) or UU (Biomedical Science) ABB /AAB 112 pts incl BB in UU

Plan B: Non UCAS Alternative Paths After Y14 Higher Level Apprenticeships eg Accounting Technician. Software development, Engineering Part-time degrees – much cheaper Open University CAFRE Foundation Degrees at Regional Colleges Level 5 Courses at Regional Colleges Employer degrees/ Apprenticeships –eg PwC, BT, NIE, McDonalds, KPMG, Sainsburys, Bombardier Distance Learning Degrees & Open University Republic of Ireland USA / Europe eg Netherlands

www.nidirect.gov.uk/careers CGS 2017 HWH

UCAS Personal Statements Engaging and unique Very reflective pieces of writing 4000 characters – 1 A4 page Introduction 10%, Work experience / subject interest, 40%, Personal skills & activities 40%, 10% conclusion

University/ FE/ Employer Interviews When? Attendance Preparation Format What to wear When outcomes are published Invitations to Open Days after application Challenging decisions – eg unconditional offers

Finance www.studentfinanceni.co.uk Tuition Fee loan Student loan for living expenses Repay back at 3.1-6.1% once salary above £21K Application forms delivered to school in April Bursaries Scholarships Some universities (eg Oxbridge) do not permit term time work CGS Sept 2017 HWH

Discuss………. Being realistic Academic interests & strengths Discuss now before October : finance & expectations , living away from home, home sickness, weekends back home Employment prospects from university course Part-time study, HLAs, study in Europe /USA Plan B Adding value to your degree while at Uni Doing some cooking & washing at home this year!!