1. Health Access Course - Progression and Further Information
Adviser Name: Donna Cornell
Phone:

2. Housekeeping

3. The National Careers Service
Telephone
Website
Face to face
One-to-one or group workshops with a Careers Adviser, available to adults aged 19+ (or 18 if a Jobcentre customer)

4. Our Customer Charter Our Services include...
Advice and guidance to explore your career options, aspirations and progression, the local job market, CV development, job search, course search, funding advice, identifying your transferable skills, using career tools and opening a Lifelong Learning Account.
We will...
Our professional, qualified Careers Advisers will treat you as a unique and talented individual and support you to make effective decisions about your career, work and learning.
We ask...
That you keep appointments, share information, are open to ideas and follow up on any actions you agree with your Adviser.
Further information...
Your personal information is protected in line with the Data Protection Act.
Your opinion matters. We may contact you in future to gain feedback on our service.
Our impartial service is freely available to all adults living or working in England.
If you would like information in an alternative format, please ask your Adviser.
Ask your Adviser for a copy of our Compliments and Complaints Procedure.

5. Workshop Aims Identify the dos and don’ts for UCAS application forms
Access key labour market information in relation to your chosen pathway
Consider the benefits of volunteering to improve employment prospects

6. UCAS Applications - The Facts
This is a formal application
There are 4000 characters and 47 lines limit
Paragraphs are important
Write it in Word and then cut and paste into Apply (UCAS Application System)
Spelling, punctuation and grammar need to be perfect
Plagiarism Detection System – they will know!!

7. UCAS Applications - Dos and Don’ts
Avoid over used clichés - ‘I have a thirst for knowledge…’
Avoid random lists e.g. books you’ve read, positions you’ve held…it’s not what you’ve done, it’s what you think about or learned from it that counts
Don’t make sweeping statements without providing specific examples – ‘my experiences are vast…’
Don’t over use ‘passion’ or ‘passionate’ - demonstrate this through your examples
Don’t pitch to a particular university

8. UCAS Applications - Dos and Don’ts
Do discuss relevant skills, experience and achievements
Consider using the ‘STAR’ technique when providing examples
Do demonstrate an insight into your chosen profession e.g. recent developments in the Government Policy
Do demonstrate a clear sense of purpose – career aims and objectives

9. Access to HE students
Source: The Access to Higher Education Diploma KEY STATISTICS , QAA 2016

10. The HE disciplines most studied by students with an Access to HE Diploma
Source: The Access to Higher Education Diploma KEY STATISTICS , QAA 2016

11. It’s time for a quiz – Health and Social Care
1) How many nursing vacancies were advertised in 2016?
2) Which roles come under the heading ‘Allied Health Professionals’
3) What percentage of Adult Nursing students were in work, 6 months after graduating?

12. Answers – Health Quiz
How many nursing and midwifery vacancies were advertised in 2016?
6,673 (source:Labour Insight ©Burning Glass Technologies - vacancies advertised online) The majority of nurses work for the NHS. Nurses are also employed by social care providers and can work in other settings such as prisons, schools, general practice
2) Which roles come under the heading ‘Allied Health Professionals’ Examples include - Art Therapist, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Paramedic, Physiotherapist There are over 300 job roles across the NHS – see the NHS Health Careers website (
3) What percentage of Adult Nursing students were in work, 6 months after graduating? Nearly 100% of graduates from Northumbria University’s Adult Nursing Programme were working as nursing or midwifery professionals within 6 months of graduating (Unistats, 2017)

13. Jobs in Profile
Care Workers and Home Carers – sector for growth. Variety of jobs available:
Emergency Care Assistant
Critical Care Assistant
Palliative Care Assistant
Care Home Advocate
Social Work Assistant
Residential Support Worker
Care Assistant
Maternity Support Worker
And many more…….

14. Jobs in Profile
Maternity Support Worker – assist midwives to provide care to women and their babies, before, during and after child birth. Entry requirements differ by trust but in general employers ask for: a good standard of general education, for example GCSEs (A-C) including English and maths and relevant paid or voluntary experience in a hospital, or with families and young children in a health or social care setting - (National Careers Service website)

15. In your groups list as many benefits as you can think of.
Volunteering
Why volunteer?
In your groups list as many benefits as you can think of.

16. Volunteering Benefits
You can find out more about a career that you are considering – seeing what the job entails, finding out if it suits you or not
Helps you to refresh your knowledge and skills, or to learn new skills
Builds your confidence
Help you build networks and meet new people
Can give you a routine and a good reason to get out of the house
Gives you experience to add to your CV and helps with job applications and interviews
Allows you to get involved in something you are passionate about
Helps you to demonstrate “transferable skills”.
Shows that you are self-motivated
Allows you to contribute to your community; to give something back
You can get a reference from the organisation you’re volunteering with

17. Further Information - Volunteering
Useful Websites: East Durham:

18. Further Information
Graduate Information: What do graduates do? What can I do with my degree? Unistats - comparing higher education courses Job Profiles National Careers Service job profiles

20. Review of Workshop Aims
Identify the dos and don’ts for UCAS application forms
Access key labour market information in relation to your chosen pathway
Consider the benefits of volunteering to improve employment prospects