Cowbridge Comprehensive School, Aberthin Road, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7EN |

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Careers

Cowbridge Comprehensive aims to give students the opportunity to fulfil their potential in the career path they choose. We do this through a programme of activities which helps students to choose the 14-19 pathways best suited to their individual aspirations and by developing the skills which will enable them to manage their lifelong career.

We provide a programme of careers education, information, advice and guidance for all students (years 7-13) in partnership with Careers Wales and other outside agencies.

Where To Find The Careers Advisor

Clare Hawkins is the Careers Wales Careers Adviser attached to Cowbridge Comprehensive School Monday to Friday.

During the course of year 11 some pupils will have a careers guidance interview, while others may only need a shorter ‘diagnostic’ interview. He may also need to contact pupils by phone or via email instead as the year progresses. Throughout the year pupils can also access Careers Wales Services.

mail: careers@cowbridgecomprehensiveschool.co.uk

Website: www.careerswales.com


Why You Might Visit The Careers Advisor

By providing individualised and impartial information, advice and guidance, we can help you, to:


KS3 Careers

It is never too soon to start exploring your career ideas. Maybe you don’t have any ideas. Why not visit the school library. They have a whole range of books to help you explore different career ideas.

Alternatively try looking at some of the websites below. It may help when choosing your year 10 options pathway.

KS4 Careers

You will need to make some important choices about your future pathways. Exploring your career ideas will be really useful.

In addition to the careers activities which you’ll cover in class, in year 11 you might want to talk through your ideas and plans with a trained careers adviser. Appointments can be made by Miss White in E1H.

Sixth Form

University? Apprenticeship? Sponsored Degree? School leaver training scheme? There are a wide range of possibilities and planning your progression from the sixth form is vital. To ensure that you are kept well informed of opportunities and good sources of information the sixth form students are encouraged to access the school careers website.

Further personalised guidance is however available and students can arrange a 1:1 careers advisor talk through Mrs J Howe in E1H.

Apprenticeship Vacancies

Information on apprenticeships and vacancies can be found HERE.

Links

General Careers Websites

AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk  Apprenticeships, School Leaver Programmes & Sponsored Degrees

Careerswales.com Careers Wales services

Careercamel.com Career Camel

CVLibrary With over 165,000 live jobs and over 10,000 recruiters

Barclayslifeskills Lifeskills Programme by Barclays.

Careerpilot A good website with local information about job sectors and option choices.

Fasttomato A programme which matches your likes and dislikes to jobs which might suit you.

U-xplore An interactive website to explore different job areas.

Job profiles An online database of over 700 different jobs.

World of Work Another excellent resource to find out about the regional labour market.

I could Video clips and real life stories about career choices.

successatschool Success at School

 

Careersbox More Career films on the web.

National Careers Service

Connexions-direct (information for young people)

Jobs4u.co.uk (subject interest linked to job families)

Year in Industry Placements

hittraining.co.uk

connect2care.net


COURSES


Cavc.ac.uk Cardiff and Vale Colleges

Bridgend.ac.uk Bridgend College

Learndirect.co.uk (courses)

14-19.info (college course/training providers (apprenticeships etc)


APPRENTICESHIPS


Assemblywales.org/gethome/working/recruitment/jobs.htm The National Assembly for Wales Apprenticeship Scheme

Careerswales.com/en/jobs-and-training Careers Wales Apprenticeships

Acttraining.org.uk ACT Training

Skillnet.org.uk Skillnet is an Ofsted grade one ‘outstanding’ provider of Apprenticeships nationally.

Apprenticeships.org.uk (apply for apprenticeships & information on opportunities)

Citb.co.uk (apprenticeship for construction)

Bconstructive.co.uk (construction)

Itltraining.com (apprenticeship electrical/plumbing)


CAREERS AND OCCUPATIONS


Skillsforlogistics.org (logistics and distribution)

Proskills.co.uk (glass/furniture/mineral processing/printing opportunities)

Euskills.co.uk (water/gas/electricity opportunities)

Lantra.co.uk (agriculture/animals/conservation/forestry/equine/game keeping/horticulture)

Cogent-careers.com (science-using industries)

Remit.co.uk (motor vehicle apprenticeships)

Ytplc.com (hospitality; active leisure; H≻ retail; admin opportunities)

Jhptraining.co.uk (childcare; warehouse; H≻ business administration)

Best-ltd.co.uk (heating and ventilation)

Arcadiagroupplc (retail opportunities)

C4yp.co.uk (job vacancies; youth service provision)

Policecouldyou.co.uk (Police)

Lincolnshire.gov.uk/LFR (Fire and rescue)

Army.mod.ukraf.mod.uknavy.mod.uk (Armed forces)

Gttr.ac.uk (Graduate teacher training)

Purepotential.com (university application guidance)


JOB VACANCIES


Careerswales.com/en/jobs-and-training

Monsterjob.co.uk (job vacancies)

Neuvoo.co.uk (job vacancies)

 

Jobs.ac.uk (college/university vacancies)

Tes.co.uk (education vacancies)

Totaljobs.co.uk (job vacancies)

Jobstoday.co.uk (job vacancies)


University information


Ucas.com (university courses/Stamford test)

Yougofurther.co.uk (university information)

Prospects.ac.uk (graduate destinations/jobs information/what jobs would suit me; options with subjects/graduate employers)

Headstartcourses.org.uk

List of University webpages


Funding


Direct.gov.uk/ema (ema/adult learner grant website)


Volunteering


Yvb.org.uk Vale Volunteering Bureau matching volunteers with opportunities at charities and organisations in the Vale of Glamorgan – Barry, Penarth, Llantwit Major, Cowbridge

Yearoutwork.co.uk (Volunteering and jobs)

Doit.org.uk; (volunteering)

Travellersworldwide.com (volunteering abroad)