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CAREER INSPIRATION AND INFORMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Needing some inspiration?

If you not sure what career you want to do or just want to find out more about the range of careers and jobs that are out there – explore the vast range of fantastic career education resources available to support you with your career decision making.

National Careers Service - explore careers and find out what the different jobs involve

Youth Employment UK - Career Hub

Download the free, interactive skills and careers booklet for young people aged 14-24 developed by the Youth Employment UK through its Young Professions Skills programme and career hub by clicking on the image or the website link.

Click the image to download the free, interactive skills and careers booklet for young people aged 14-24 developed by the Youth Employment UK through its Young Professions Skills programme and career hub by clicking on the image or the website link.


BBC Bitesize Careers

  • Where could your favourite subject take you? This link gives you a range of case studies and videos. Check out the job profiles to help you get started. Hear from people who are using subjects that interest you, see how much you could get paid for different roles and find out what qualifications you might need to follow in their footsteps.

  • Explore careers by job sectors – range of case studies and videos - Hear from people working in areas that interest you, see how much you could get paid for different roles and find out what qualifications you might need to follow in their footsteps.

Target Careers

Springpod Learn Lounge - Live and interactive talks

iCould – Real stories & career videos to inspire your decision making- real people taking about their careers

Department for Education Careers Films: Taken from the Careers and Enterprise Company’s My work at week booklet

U-EXPLORE or START – information on different job roles

How 2 Become - Research careers, sectors and the application process

Worldskills UK - A suite of digital careers advice resources for educators, young people and family members that are designed to inspire, engage young people to go further in their career

UCAS – Explore different jobs and career pathways

Prospects – Information on the range of job roles - Go to Jobs and work experience - Job profiles

The WOW show - find out more about the world of work by watching the WOW Show – their film crews have been around the country talking to young people about their jobs and their ambitions.

Your future career - for news, information and personal career insight stories

Websites focussed specifically on career information related to….


Science, technology, engineering & Mathematics (STEM) related careers

Future Morph – career routes that studying science, technology, engineering and maths can lead to

Maths Careers

Tomorrow’s Engineers

STEM Learning - Where STEM can take you - watch the video clip – the animated rap which describes a range of career opportunities open to students with skills in science, technology, engineering or mathematics

Construction

Go Construct

WOW Show - for construction special:  Find out more about the world of work by watching the WOW Show – a fast moving interactive magazine programme show aimed at creating real-life encounters which give young people fresh perspectives on the world of work. Their teams have been filming around the country hearing directly from apprentices and trainees about the fascinating and varied opportunities in the construction sector.

Creative Industries

Discover Creative Careers

Screenskills - Screen Industries

Creative art and design

International information - funded by the British Council

The Arts Council, England

Health Sector

NHS Careers

NHS - read the real life stories and watch the real life stories of people working in the NHS.

WOW Show for Health Care special - Find out about the exciting and fulfilling roles of 150,000 Allied Health Professionals that make up a third of the NHS workforce.
The WOW Show takes you behind the scenes to meet some of the inspirational people who are making a real difference to people’s lives.

Watch the videos and access the career guides on some of the job roles within the Allied health professions

Other sector and industry careers information

Tasty Careers – career resources for careers in food, drink and hospitality

POLICE

Royal Navy

Army careers

Royal Air Force

See separate links to voluntary work, which may help you explore career options further.