1. INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS PLANNING YOUR FUTURE

3. The Skills Show Experience forms part of the European Social Fund Technical Assistance project, awarded to the Skills Funding Agency to promote the European Social Fund. In addition, the programme is co-funded by the Skills Funding Agency to deliver the National Careers Service at the events. Working in partnership with The Skills Show premier sponsors City & Guilds, the Edge Foundation and Premier Colleges, The Skills Show Experience provides young people with opportunities to discover what they are good at and what they enjoy, through interactive activities and experiences helping shape their futures and transform their lives.

4. WHAT MIGHT AFFECT YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?

5. RAPID ECONOMIC & TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES INCREASING COMPETITION FOR JOBS UNIVERSITY OR WORK-BASED TRAINING? FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AVAILABILITY OF APPRENTICESHIPS & HIGHER APPRENTICESHIPS MORE DEMAND FOR HIGHLY SKILLED WORK, BUT FEWER OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNSKILLED WORK EMPLOYERS WANT PEOPLE WITH EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS & RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK AND STUDY ABROAD QUALITY OF CAREERS INFORMATION, ADVICE & GUIDANCE

6. WHAT ARE YOUR POSSIBLE CHOICES FOR THE FUTURE?

7. EMPLOYMENT WITH TRAINING EMPLOYER-FUNDED EDUCATION COURSE AT COLLEGE COURSE IN POST 16 CENTRE APPRENTICESHIP HIGHER APPRENTICESHIP SELF-EMPLOYMENT GAP YEAR / VOLUNTEERING HIGHER EDUCATION (UNIVERSITY)

8. PERSONAL PREPARATION & PLANNING IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS

9. AMBITIONS+ CAN HELP

10. A CHANCE FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT & PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE

11. THE BIGGEST LOCAL CAREERS EVENT FOR POST 16 STUDENTS

12. 2,000 SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE POST 16 STUDENTS

13. 100 EMPLOYERS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS & TRAINING PROVIDERS

14. 11 DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENT-THEMED ZONES

15. 8 DIFFERENT PROGRESSION ROUTES WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

16. HIGHER EDUCATION Is the university route right for you? How do you conduct effective HE research? APPRENTICESHIPS Could an Advanced or Higher Apprenticeship route to highly skilled and professional work be the right route for you? YOUR FUTURE CAREER What does the West of England jobs market look like now and what will it look like in the future? VOLUNTARY WORK & GAP YEARS How can you develop essential skills through volunteering and a gap year? GUTS, GRIT & GLORY The secrets of surviving the world’s toughest race (and other life stories). OXBRIDGE Could Britain’s top universities be for you? How do you get in? ALTERNATIVES TO UNIVERSITY - CAREERPILOT EXPLAINS YOUR CHOICES How do you make effective use of online tools to investigate and plan your next steps? STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS How do you develop your entrepreneurial skills and turn your ideas into a successful business?

17. PROFESSIONAL CAREERS INFORMATION ADVICE & GUIDANCE IN THE CAREERS GUIDANCE ZONE

18. UWE EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE CENTRE TUESDAY 3 MARCH

19. PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND TOO

20. HOW COULD COMING TO AMBITIONS+ HELP YOU?

21. THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LEAVE SCHOOL OR COLLEGE

22. TALK TO EMPLOYERS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY OFFER

23. FIND OUT HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF EMPLOYMENT

24. GET SOME FRESH IDEAS FOR WHAT TO DO IN THE FUTURE

25. ACCESS PROFESSIONAL CAREERS ADVICE & GUIDANCE

26. FIND OUT HOW TO GET SOME USEFUL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

27. GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT UNIVERSITY

28. GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT APPRENTICESHIPS

29. FIND OUT ABOUT CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN THE JOB MARKET

30. HEAR ABOUT THE LATEST SCHOOL LEAVER PROGRAMMES

31. HAVE A GO AT A RANGE OF DIFFERENT WORK SKILLS ACTIVITIES

32. CONFIRMATION OF TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS YOUR COPY OF THE STUDENT BOOKLET A LIST OF THE ORGANISATIONS ATTENDING AN EVENT FLOORPLAN EMPLOYMENT ZONES INFORMATION AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE WHICH ZONES TO VISIT A CHANCE TO CHOOSE WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS AN INVITATION & LEAFLET FOR YOUR PARENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE EVENT YOU WILL GET...

36. YOU CAN TAKE NOW ACTION

37. WORK HARD AND GET GOOD RESULTS DEVELOP A WIDE RANGE OF RELEVANT SKILLS GET RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE RESEARCH ALTERNATIVE PROGRESSION ROUTES UPDATE YOUR CV AND PERSONAL STATEMENT MAKE USE OF THE HELP THAT’S AVAILABLE MAKE A (DETAILED, REALISTIC AND COHERENT) PLAN HAVE A PLAN B (YOU MIGHT NEED ONE) MAKE GOOD USE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AT AMBITIONS+

39. MORE INFORMATION & MATERIALS ONLINE www.kingswoodpartnership.org.uk

41. CAREERS EVENT FOR POST 16 STUDENTS TUESDAY 3 MARCH AT UWE EXHIBITION CENTRE