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Careers

Careers

All students receive career education embedded within their time in the centre.  All student also have access to Connexions PA who can give specific advice about career pathways. We have added some links to specific websites that you may find useful.

Local Sixth Form Colleges

• Southport College www.southport-college.ac.uk
• Hugh Baird College www.hughbaird.ac.uk
• Skelmersdale and Ormskirk College www.skelmersdale.ac.uk
• Liverpool Community College www.liv-coll.ac.uk
• King George V College www.kgv.ac.uk
• Knowsley Community College www.knowsleycollege.ac.uk
• Liverpool 14-19 website www.i-chooseliverpool.org.uk
• New Diplomas website yp.direct.gov.uk/diplomas

Training Opportunities

• Sefton Enterprises www.seftonents.co.uk
• North West Training Council www.nwtc.co.uk
• Rocket training www.rockettraining.co.uk
• Carter and Carter Construction www.carterandcartergroup.com
• Asset Training www.assettraining.co.uk
• Trident Training www.tridenttraining.co.uk
• Herbert of Liverpool (Hair) www.herbertofliverpool.co.uk
• JTL, Electrical, Plumbing, Engineering www.jtltraining.com
• Best Training.Building + Engineering www.best-ltd.co.uk
• CITB Construction Skills www.citb.co.uk

Connexions Websites

• Greater Merseyside Connexions www.connexions-gmerseyside.co.uk
• National Connexions Site www.connexions.gov.uk
• Connexions Direct www.connexions-direct.com

Media General Vacancies

• Daily Mail www.peoplebank.com
• Guardian www.jobsunlimited.co.uk
• Newspaper Group www.fish4jobs.co.uk

Armed Forces

• Army www.army.mod.uk
• R.A.F www.raf.mod.uk
• Royal Navy www.royal-navy.mod.uk
• Royal Marines www.roaylmarines.mod.uk

Emergency Services

• Merseyside Police www.merseyside.police.uk
• Merseyside Ambulance Service www.nwas.nhs.uk
• Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services www.merseyfire.gov.uk

Local University Webites

• Universities and Colleges Admissions Service www.ucas.co.uk
• University of Liverpool www.liv.ac.uk
• Liverpool John Moores University www.livjm.ac.uk
• Liverpool Hope College www.hope.ac.uk
• Edge Hill College www.edgehill.ac.uk
• The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts www.lipa.ac.uk
• The University of Manchester www.man.ac.uk
• University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology www.umist.ac.uk
• The Manchester Metropolitan University www.mmu.ac.uk
• The Student Loan Company site www.slc.co.uk
• University of Central Lancashire www.uclan.ac.uk

Financial Help

• This site has information on various trusts that provide financial help to disabled students.It also contains a widerange of other useful information including details of individual Universities and colleges of further education www.skill.org.uk
• Interactive database of charitable trusts, scholarships and commercial / professional organisations offering themwww.scholarship-search.org.uk
• An excellent gateway to information on the web about student support and financewww.support4learning.org.uk/money

Career Choices

• I.T. Job Link www.itjoblink.com
• Local Government Jobs www.lgcnet.com
• Academic Careers Vacancies www.academiccareers.com
• Appointments for Teachers www.eteach.com
• Appointments for Teachers www.tes.co.uk
• Architecture, Design and Engineering www.aecportico.co.uk
• Healthcare Jobs www.pharmavacancies.com
• British Veterinary Association www.bva.co.uk
• R.S.P.C.A www.rspca.org.uk/Feature
• Institute of Plumbing www.plumbers.org.uk
• Construction Industry Training Board www.ecitb.org.uk
• British Clothing Industry www.careers-in-clothing.co.uk
• Media Careers www.mediacareer.co.uk
• Women in Science, Engineering and Technology www.set4women.gov.uk
• Tech Jobs www.techjobs.co.uk

Specialist Careers Portals

• Accounting and Finance www.gaapweb.com
• Advertising, Broadcasting, Music and new Media wwwcmoves.co.uk
• Advertising, PR Marketing and Sales www.e-jobs.net
• Aupairs www.aupairs.co.uk
• BBC Opportunities www.bbc.co.uk/jobs
• Charity Opportunities www.charityopps.com
• Chemical Engineering www.chemjobs.net
• Electronic media www.recruitmedia.co.uk
• Food and Associated Industries www.foodjobs.co.uk
• Hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism www.careercompass.co.uk
• IT Jobs www.silicon.com
• National Health Service www.nhscareers.nhs.uk
• Nursing www.british-nursing.com
• Public Sector Jobs www.jobsgopublic.com
• Sales and Marketing www.emrsearch.co.uk

Social Issues and Legal Advice

• Bullying in the workplace www.successunlimited.co.uk
• Bullying online young people www.bullying.co.uk
• Citizens Advice Bureaux www.adviceguide.org.uk

Health and Learning Difficulties

• National AutisticAssociation www.nas.org.uk
• Royal National Institutefor deaf people www.rnid.org.uk

Careers Information Youth and Special Help

• Careers Gateway www.careers-gateway.co.uk
• British Youth Council www.byc.org.uk
• Employment Opportunities www.opportunities.org.uk

European and International Gap Opportunities

• BUNAC Working adventures www.bunac.org
• GapActivity Projects www.gap.org.uk
• GapYear www.gapyear.com
• YearOut Group www.yearoutgroup.org
• TheGap Year Company Ltd www.gapyear.com
• Pay Away www.payaway.co.uk
• The Year Out Guide www.yearoutguide.co.uk
• Year Out Group www.yearoutgroup.org

Special Interest and Voluntary Experience

• Camp America Summer Jobs www.campamerica.co.uk
• Euro and Key Camps www.eurocamp.com
• Kibbutz www.kibbutz.org.il/eng/welcome.htm
• Teaching and Projects Abroad www.teaching-abroad.co.uk
• Voluntary Service Overseas www.teaching-abroad.co.uk
• Year In Industry www.yini.org.uk
• Year Out Drama www.yearoutdrama.com

Voluntary Work

• Charity Choice www.charitychoice.co.uk
• Raleigh International www.raleigh.org.uk
• The National centre for Volunteering www.volunteering.org.uk

Voluntary Work Information

• Service and Working Abroad www.workingabroad.com
• Work-experience www.work-experience.org
• Youth Exchanges www.connectyouthinternational.com

Employment Links

• www.jobs.co.uk
• gisajob.co.uk
• www.jobsjobsjobs.co.uk
• www.worktrain.gov.uk
• www.newdeal.co.uk
• www.pathfinder-one.com
• www.topjobs.co.uk
• jobs.guardian.co.uk
• www.peoplebank.com/pbank/owa/pbk06w00.main?p_nSBId=1000

Equal Opportunities

• Age Positive www.agepositive.gov.uk
• Commission for Racial Equality www.cre.gov.uk
• Diversity Web Site www.diversity-whatworks.gov.uk
• Every Generation www.everygeneration.co.uk
• Every Woman www.everywoman.co.uk
• Institute of Race Relations www.irr.org.uk
• Lets Kick it Out www.kickitout.org
• Liberty Human Rights www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk

Online Recruitment Advice and Vacancies

• Guardianand Observer Recruitment jobs.guardian.co.uk
• JobPilot www.jobpilot.co.uk
• ReedExecutive job hunting www.reed.co.uk

Exam Help

• BBC GCSE revision www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision

University & Study Information

• DfES qualifications web site www.dfes.gov.uk/qualifications
• Higher Ideas (Careersoft Ltd) freeversion of HI for Subscribers www.careersoft.co.uk
• Hot Courses www.hotcourses.com
• NUS www.nus.org.uk
• Open Days www.opendays.com
• UCAS www.ucas.co.uk
• Unofficial Guides www.unofficial-guides.com