How the Careerpilot website can help you find out about alternative routes to higher level study
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How the Careerpilot website can help you find out about alternative routes to higher level study Sue Lewis: Western Vocational Progression Consortium (WVPC) www.careerpilot.org.uk
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How the Careerpilot website can help you find out about alternative routes to higher level study
Sue Lewis: Western Vocational Progression Consortium (WVPC)
www.careerpilot.org.uk
Why not go to uni at 18/19?
Who isn’t convinced that uni will be worthwhile?
Who is worried about the debt?
Who wants to start work at 18?
You don’t start paying back until earning
£21,000. At £22,000 that’s £7.50 a month
• 40% of students study part time
• Many are over 21
Degree essential route for specific jobs. Also good if you are undecided about job area as many employers are looking for graduates with any subject.A recent survey from City & Guilds found that almost
half of 14-to-19-year-olds are reconsidering their plans to go to university.
Whatever you decide, you need to:
Explore all your choices and work out the pros and cons
Check out the progression opportunities, funding support, etc.
Get help from teachers, parents, friends, careers advisers, etc.
Try to get a clear idea of what you want and how to get there
Website helping 14—19 year olds in the South West plan their future work & study:
• Pathway choices at 14, 16 and 18;• Info. on 16 job sectors, routes to work and study—to degree level, including Higher Apprenticeships;• Progression Planner, Profile Builder, Find a Provider, etc.
What is Careerpilot?
What is Higher Level Study?
www.careerpilot.org.uk
Higher education means any qualification at Level 4 or above (A levels, BTEC National and Advanced Apprenticeships are Level 3).
Higher education courses are offered at universities, colleges and also some training providers too.
Options where an employer funds
Sponsored degrees
Apprenticeships
An employer will pay for your training to degree level
Competitive and vocationally focused
To be eligible, you will need:
At least five A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent), including English and maths.To have, or be predicted to get, 300 UCAS points across 3 A-Levels (or equivalent) at grade C or above. These must be achieved during the same academic year and excludes General Studies.
More than 85,000 employers across the UK offer apprenticeships lasting between one and four years, and covering about 200 different jobs, from animal care to construction to web design.
Learn on the job with an employer, building up knowledge and skills, gaining qualifications and earning money at the same time.
CompetitiveOnly available in some
sectors
You might need to start here if you haven’t got the
vocational experience
£98 + a week
Apprenticeships are like jobs you have to find them!
AccountingBusiness and AdministrationContact Centre OperationsEngineering TechnologyFood and DrinkIT, Software, Web & Telecoms ProfessionalsProviding Financial AdviceLeadership and Management
They offer 570 courses and 250 qualifications.
Study full or part time.
Standard fee of £5000 for 120 credits (equivalent to a year full time)
Loans available for part time study as long at doing 25% of full time course
Combine study and work, jointly designed by employers and HE
Two years at a college and then a top up year to honours
http://vimeo.com/18052903
Cheaper than a uni degree and lower entry requirements
To help you
choose
Save all your topics of interest and your Profile in My Careerpilot
Explore, ask for support, decide what is best for you.
www.careerpilot.org.uk
