National Careers & Apprenticeship Services
nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk – This is the Government’s hub for careers advice for people of all ages where you can find help with drafting letters, CVs, exploring your skills or seeking careers advice.
https://www.gov.uk/topic/further-education-skills/apprenticeships – The National Apprenticeship Service website provides general advice and information about apprenticeships. It also advertises current vacancies.
Other websites
www.icould.com – This website aims to help you to make the most of your potential by showing how others have used theirs, take the ‘Buzz’ personality profile quiz.
www.startprofile.com – Investigate careers, watch videos and get great advice, find out about employers and work experience opportunities in your area.
www.careersbox.co.uk – This provides video based job profile information and a skills explorer tool.
www.successatschool.org – This website gives clear and comprehensive information about a range of Career Zones (sectors), in an easy to access format. You can create a profile to help to collate useful information. ’60 second interviews’ giving profiles of professionals, provide a useful insight into specific careers.
www.fasttomato.com – This is an interactive careers website which provides a ‘careers matching’ programme to help with career choice (log in for a free guest pass).
www.notgoingtouni.co.uk – Look at this website for opportunities that exist outside of university.
www.ucas.com – Explore this website to find out information about university courses on offer and also the Stamford test to help with ideas about subjects to study.
www.russellgroup.ac.uk – This website represents 24 leading universities and is a source of careers information & advice including ‘informed choices’, a downloadable guide to making post 16 choices.
www.prospects.ac.uk – Find out which areas you could access after a particular degree.
MyCareerSpringboard.org – Springboard is for students. It is divided into two main sections: the Career Test and the Career Exploration Tool. These two interactive tools allow students to find some career inspiration and gain an insight into their different career options.
jobs.telegraph.co.uk/careers – Lots of information about specific sectors as well as advice on how to create a CV and prepare for interviews.
www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk – This website displays current apprenticeship and school leaver programme opportunities, to the latest school leaver job news, and gives career journey advice.
www.allAboutApprenticeships.co.uk – This website gives live apprenticeship vacancies, organised by sector or area. It also gives plenty of advice on making applications.