WHO ARE WE? MPLOY SOLUTIONS WHO AM I?- PHIL MADDOCKS
“ learn how to do things that humans do better than machines”. These include creativity and entrepreneurship, but also interpersonal skills such as motivation, persuasion, nurturing and caring. Second, embrace life- long learning. “The skills that are valuable today may be less valuable tomorrow, as technology advances.” Third, do what you really love. “In the second machine age, most markets will be ‘winner-takes-most’ where a small number of top performers get most of the revenue, attention and success. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to excel without really loving what you do.” Prof Erik Brynjolfsson, Professor of management at the MIT Sloan School of Management
Careers Advice will help you to: Understand yourself, your interests, likes and dislikes, what you are good at and how this affects the choices you make. Find out about different courses, what qualifications you might need and what opportunities there might be. Develop the skills you may need for working life. Make realistic, but ambitious, choices about courses and jobs. Develop a plan of action for the future. Understand the different routes after school including training, further and higher education and jobs. Be able to make effective applications for jobs, training, further and higher education.
CHOICES AT THE END OF YEAR 11 – RAISING PARTICIPATION AGE EDUCATION VOCATIONAL COURSES (JOB RELATED) BTEC (GENERAL) CITY AND GUILDS (SPECIFIC) NVQ (SPECIFIC) ACADEMIC COURSES AS LEVELS –USUALLY LEADING ON TO A2 IN YEAR 13 (NOTE NEW A LEVEL STRUCTURE) APPLIED A LEVELS WORKBASED APPRENTICESHIPS-JOB SPECIFIC-NVQ PLUS TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE TRAINEESHIPS- UP TO 6 WEEKS THEN POSSIBLE APPRENTICESHIP EMPLOYMENT WITH TRAINING SELF-EMPLOYED, WITH PART TIME TRAINING VOLUNTARY WORK WITH PART TIME TRAINING
THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING CHOICES ABILITY INTERESTS CAREERS NO CAREER IDEAS/TOO MANY CAREER IDEAS MAY DECIDE ON THE BASIS OF ACADEMIC INTERESTS IF YOU ARE STILL UNSURE, CONSIDER TAKING SUBJECTS WHICH WILL DEVELOP DIFFERENT SKILLS AND ARE BALANCED – MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR CAREERS ADVISER
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS! Working to deadlines Resilience Problem solving People skills Attention to detail Teamwork Independence Flexibility Good administration skills Practical skills Working to instructions The ability to analyse Employability skills contribute to your CV- you will build up employability skills through work experience, voluntary work, clubs and societies, DofE etc.
More Future Careers! Digital architect Designs a selection of virtual buildings for advertisers and retailers to market their products Home carer Helps care for elderly people in their own homes Elderly well-being consultant Specialises in holistic and personalised care for the elderly Body part maker Creates living body parts for athletes and soldiers Nano-medic Creates very small implants for health monitoring and self-medication Vertical farmer Farms crops upwards rather than across flat fields to save space Waste data handler Disposes of your data waste in a responsible way Climate controller Manages and modifies weather patterns Avatar manager Designs and manages holograms of virtual people Memory augmentation surgeon Helps preserve and improve memory in an ageing population Time broker Handles time banked by customers in lieu of money for goods or services Personal branding manager Develops and manages your personal brand Child designer Designs offspring that fit parental requirements Omnipotence delimiter Reins in our belief that anything is possible and we are all-powerful Personal medical apothecary Provides a bespoke range alternative therapies. Haptic programmer Develops technology around the science of touch, such as gloves that make your hand feel warm, or wrapped in velvet.
Remember- The jobs of the future still need Employability Skills Guidance will still be needed to navigate the career paths We do this anyway- the Careers Guidance interview is mainly about making preparation for the future!
WHAT TO DO NOW? IF YOU ALREADY HAVE CAREER IDEAS :- RESEARCH/PRIORITISE THEM CHECK WHETHER THEY NEED SPECIFIC SUBJECTS/COURSES IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING REMAINING IN EDUCATION CHECK SUBJECT CONTENT OF COURSES/GET FEEDBACK FROM SUBJECT TEACHER VISIT ALL RELEVANT OPEN EVENTS CONSIDER AND RESEARCH WHICH A LEVEL COURSES ARE NEEDED FOR DEGREE COURSES OF INTEREST APPLY FOR A BACKUP COURSE IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING WORK-BASED TRAINING REGISTER ON THE NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SERVICE WEBSITE LOOK FOR EMPLOYERS WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR AND APPROACH USE COMPANY, JOBCENTRE AND JOB SEARCH WEBSITES FROM FEB ONWARDS APPLY TO COLLEGE AS BACKUP.
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Reasons to take an option Good Reasons I am good at this subject I have researched this subject and know I would enjoy it This subject may help me when I am older I enjoy this subject very much My teachers have told me that I am good at this subject I am good at doing the things involved in this subject Bad Reasons My friend is choosing this subject I like the teacher who currently teaches me this subject My parents want me to do this subject even though I do not enjoy it My older brother also did this subject This subject is new so it must be good My parents want me to do this subject even though I am not so good at it GOOD AND BAD REASONS
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Informed Choices (Russell Group) Facilitating subjects- ‘Facilitating subjects’ are the subjects most commonly required or preferred by universities to get on to a range of degree courses. They can help students keep their options open when choosing a degree and many of the top universities will ask you to have at least one A-level in a facilitating subject when you apply. What are they? The Russell Group, which represents 24 leading UK universities, has defined facilitating subjects as:UK universities English literature History Modern Languages – e.g. French, German, Spanish etc… Classical languages – e.g. Latin, Ancient Greek Maths & Further Maths Physics Biology Chemistry Geography English literature History Maths & Further Maths Physics Biology Chemistry Geography Why these subjects? These are all subjects that universities require students to have to get on to many degree courses. For example, lots of science degrees require students to have two or sometimes three A-levels from Maths, Physics, Chemistry or Biology. Lots of specialist courses at A-level and beyond also take a large part of their content or structure from facilitating subjects – e.g. Engineering includes content from Maths and Physics and Communication and Culture includes techniques and skills from English and Media Studies – so choosing a facilitating subject will prepare you for a range of courses.
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