INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

PLANNING YOUR FUTURE

PLANNING YOUR FUTURE

The Skills Show Experience forms part of the European Social Fund Technical Assistance project, awarded to the Skills Funding Agency to promote the European Social Fund. In addition, the programme is co-funded by the Skills Funding Agency to deliver the National Careers Service at the events. Working in partnership with The Skills Show premier sponsors City & Guilds, the Edge Foundation and Premier Colleges, The Skills Show Experience provides young people with opportunities to discover what they are good at and what they enjoy, through interactive activities and experiences helping shape their futures and transform their lives.

WHAT MIGHT AFFECT YOUR

PLANSFOR THE FUTURE?

• RAPID ECONOMIC & TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES• INCREASING COMPETITION FOR JOBS• UNIVERSITY OR WORK-BASED TRAINING?• FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS• AVAILABILITY OF APPRENTICESHIPS & HIGHER

APPRENTICESHIPS• MORE DEMAND FOR HIGHLY SKILLED WORK, BUT

FEWER OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNSKILLED WORK• EMPLOYERS WANT PEOPLE WITH EMPLOYABILITY

SKILLS & RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE• OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK AND STUDY ABROAD• QUALITY OF CAREERS INFORMATION, ADVICE &

GUIDANCE

WHAT ARE YOUR

POSSIBLECHOICES

FOR THE FUTURE?

• EMPLOYMENT WITH TRAINING• EMPLOYER-FUNDED EDUCATION• COURSE AT COLLEGE• COURSE IN POST 16 CENTRE• APPRENTICESHIP• HIGHER APPRENTICESHIP• SELF-EMPLOYMENT• GAP YEAR / VOLUNTEERING• HIGHER EDUCATION (UNIVERSITY)

PERSONAL PREPARATION &

PLANNINGIS THE KEY TO

SUCCESS

AMBITIONS+

CAN HELP

A CHANCE FOR YOU TO

THINKABOUT & PLAN FOR YOUR

FUTURE

THE BIGGEST LOCAL

CAREERSEVENT FOR POST 16

STUDENTS

2,000SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

POST 16 STUDENTS

100EMPLOYERSUNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS & TRAINING PROVIDERS

11 DIFFERENTEMPLOYMENT-THEMED

ZONES

8 DIFFERENTPROGRESSION ROUTES

WORKSHOPPRESENTATIONS

HIGHER EDUCATIONIs the university route right for you? How do you conduct effective HE research?APPRENTICESHIPSCould an Advanced or Higher Apprenticeship route to highly skilled and professional work be the right route for you?YOUR FUTURE CAREERWhat does the West of England jobs market look like now and what will it look like in the future?VOLUNTARY WORK & GAP YEARSHow can you develop essential skills through volunteering and a gap year? GUTS, GRIT & GLORYThe secrets of surviving the world’s toughest race (and other life stories).OXBRIDGECould Britain’s top universities be for you? How do you get in?ALTERNATIVES TO UNIVERSITY - CAREERPILOT EXPLAINS YOUR CHOICESHow do you make effective use of online tools to investigate and plan your next steps?STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESSHow do you develop your entrepreneurial skills and turn your ideas into a successful business?

PROFESSIONALCAREERS INFORMATION

ADVICE &GUIDANCE

IN THE CAREERS GUIDANCE ZONE

UWEEXHIBITION &

CONFERENCE CENTRETUESDAY 3 MARCH

PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND

TOO

HOW COULD COMING TO

AMBITIONS+

HELPYOU?

THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU LEAVE SCHOOL OR COLLEGE

TALK TO EMPLOYERS ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY OFFER

FIND OUT HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF EMPLOYMENT

GET SOME FRESH IDEAS FOR WHAT TO DO IN THE FUTURE

ACCESS PROFESSIONAL CAREERS ADVICE & GUIDANCE

FIND OUT HOW TO GET SOME USEFUL EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT UNIVERSITY

GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT APPRENTICESHIPS

FIND OUT ABOUT CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN THE JOB MARKET

HEAR ABOUT THE LATEST SCHOOL LEAVER PROGRAMMES

HAVE A GO AT A RANGE OF DIFFERENT WORK SKILLS ACTIVITIES

• CONFIRMATION OF TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS• YOUR COPY OF THE STUDENT BOOKLET

• A LIST OF THE ORGANISATIONS ATTENDING• AN EVENT FLOORPLAN• EMPLOYMENT ZONES INFORMATION• AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE WHICH ZONES TO VISIT• A CHANCE TO CHOOSE WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

• AN INVITATION & LEAFLET FOR YOUR PARENTS

IN ADVANCE OF THE EVENT YOU WILL GET...

YOU CAN TAKE

NOWACTION

• WORK HARD AND GET GOOD RESULTS• DEVELOP A WIDE RANGE OF RELEVANT SKILLS• GET RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE• RESEARCH ALTERNATIVE PROGRESSION ROUTES• UPDATE YOUR CV AND PERSONAL STATEMENT• MAKE USE OF THE HELP THAT’S AVAILABLE• MAKE A (DETAILED, REALISTIC AND COHERENT) PLAN• HAVE A PLAN B (YOU MIGHT NEED ONE)• MAKE GOOD USE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AT AMBITIONS+

MORE INFORMATION & MATERIALS ONLINE www.kingswoodpartnership.org.uk

C A R E E R S E V E N T F O R P O S T 1 6 S T U D E N T S

TUESDAY 3 MARCH AT UWE EXHIBIT ION CENTRE