alternative routes to higher level study and how the careerpilot website can help you find out more...
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Alternative routes to higher level study and how the Careerpilot website can help you find out more
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
• 30% 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.Applications to universities in the UK have risen by 4%
compared with this time last year - with many more women than men applying.
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.
Website helping 14—19 year olds in the South West plan their future work & study:
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.
Combine study and work, jointly designed by employers and HE
Two years at a college and then a top up year to honours degree
Can sometimes be cheaper than a uni degree and lower entry requirements
Here are some of the vocational areas that offer Foundation Degrees:• Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care• Arts, Media and Publishing• Business, Administration and Law• Construction, Planning and the Built
Environment• Education and Training• Engineering and Manufacturing
Technologies• Health, Public Services and Care• Information and Communication
Technology• Language, Literature and Culture• Leisure, Travel and Tourism• Retail and Commercial Enterprise• Science and Mathematics
http://vimeo.com/18052903
Alternative routes: Employer funded
Sponsored degrees
Apprenticeships
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.
CompetitiveNow available in over 40
sectors
You might need to start here if you haven’t got the
vocational experience
£99 + a week
An employer will pay for your training to degree level
Competitive and vocationally focused
Business Management and IT
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.
OU offers 570 courses and 250 qualifications.
Study full or part time.
Standard fee of £5124 for 120 credits (equivalent to a year full time)
Loans available for part time study as long at doing 25% of full time course
MOOCs : Massive Open Online Courses• Introduction to ecosystems• Introduction to forensic science• Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions• Shakespeare’s Hamlet: text, performance, and culture• Preparing for uni• Exploring our oceans• Introduction to Mathematical Thinking• Music's Big Bang: How American Roots Music Gave Birth to Rock 'n'
Roll• Etc…..
Why MOOCs?• Chance to try out a uni level course.• Help you prepare for a specific uni subject.• Do alongside work.• For personal interest.
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Employer funded:• Apprenticeships• Sponsored
Degrees
Distance learning:
•Open University
•Free MOOCs
HE Level Study
To help you
choose
Save all your topics of interest and your Profile in My Careerpilot
Get the free Careerpilot App. for any phone or tabletDownload it from the Careerpilot site or from www.careerpilotapp.org.uk
Careerpilot App. QR code
413 users completed online survey:
Filtered the responses from post 16 (61):• 99% said it was useful• 97% said it was interesting• 97% will use again• 86% learnt about routes to uni
through work• 83% learnt info. about jobs
Careerpilot has enlightened me to the
exciting range of possibilities that await me in the near future and made decisions
that little bit less daunting!
Directed me into the right
directions after sixth form!
I now know what qualifications I need to
go to university.
Feedback from users
Explore, ask for support, decide what is best for you.
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