1. For Teachers and Advisers
PRESENTER: REPLACE ALL RED TEXT BEFORE YOU START!

2. What is Help You Choose?
Norfolk’s careers information, advice and opportunities website for young people
Prospectus of courses, training and jobs in Norfolk
Online applications
Information and advice to assist young people to choose options
The website address is:

3. The Help You Choose Homepage

4. Making the Most of Help You Choose
All Year 11s to apply online using Help You Choose
A whole school approach
No paper forms to be given out
Ensure you are familiar with the website so you can help students with any queries

5. How to Register Students
All students will need:
UPN (Unique Pupil Number)
An address they can access in school to complete the registration process
The Help You Choose – How to Register Guide which can be downloaded from the Advisers and Teachers area of the website

6. The Registration Process
Click on the Register button

7. The Registration Process
Students should complete all the information on the registration page including their UPN (Unique Pupil Number) which the school needs to supply.

8. The Registration Process
Students will receive an with a link that they need to click on to complete the second part of the registration process. Make sure the address they set up their account with can be accessed in school

9. The Registration Process
Students need to set up their account with a username, password and security question.

10. How to Search
6th Form and Colleges will be selected as this is the default on the homepage.

11. How to Search
Use the search options to find the 6th Form, College or specific courses you want

12. How to Search To find courses at the local sixth form:
Type “INSERT SIXTH FORM NAME HERE” into the Quick Search box and click Search Courses

13. Search Results
Click ‘More information’ next to any course to find out more about it.

14. My Account Area
Students can complete information in their ‘My Account’ area which will then pre-fill their online application forms
Complete the ‘My Career’ plan to help them achieve their career goals
Check the status of their applications
Sign Up to Job Matching

15. Using the Online Application System
Students search courses and add them to their basket
Login with username and password
If students have already completed ‘My Account’ this information will prefill their application form
Students may need to complete a few additional questions on the application form
Students check forms and submit

16. The Application Form
Split across three pages – click Next to continue

17. What Happens Next?
The student gets an Receipt to confirm the application’s been sent
They’ll then get an Acknowledgement from each sixth form and college when they start processing the application
The application then goes into the usual admissions process, including interview (if used)

18. My Course Applications
In ‘My Course Applications’ students can:
Check the status of their application, it will show if the provider has collected it
Withdraw an application if the Provider has not collected it.

19. Apprenticeships, Jobs and Training
To find out about Apprenticeships in Norfolk students should click on the Apprenticeships, Jobs and Training section where they will find a wide range of vacancies.

20. Apprenticeships Norfolk Website
Find vacancies on the Apprenticeships Norfolk Website:

21. Find an Apprenticeship
As well as looking on Help You Choose, young people can search and register for Apprenticeships online at

22. Application Timeline
Students to research courses available and complete ‘My Account’: INSERT DATES
Our students will start applying on: INSERT DETAILS
All applications should be made by: INSERT DATE

23. Info & Advice Pages
Students can access lots of useful information covering topics such as decisions and choices, work and training, money and transport on the info and advice pages.

24. Resources
You can find a wide range of supporting materials in the Advisers and Teachers Area of Help You Choose. Access this area by selecting Advisers and Teachers at the bottom of the homepage.

25. The Advisers & Teachers Area
Sign up to the IAG Yammer Network for news and updates
Publications including Choices booklets
How to Guides to print and hand out to students
Leaflets
Posters
Lesson Plans
Powerpoint Presentations for Year 11’s, Tutors and Parents
Developing Norfolk’s Future Workforce Videos
Pre 16 Alternative Provision Directory
Infographics
Search Provider Events by Region
Search Vacancies by Region

26. The Providers Area
In the Providers Area of Help You Choose tutors and school staff can track students applications.
To login go to

27. Students
See which of your students are registered with Help You Choose
Which students have made applications, where they have applied and what for

28. Help You Choose Helpdesk 0344 800 80 22 helpdesk@helpyouchoose.org
If you have a question about the Help You Choose website you can contact the helpdesk:
Help You Choose Helpdesk