Online Resources
There are many online resources you can explore.
Careerpilot
Career Pilot is a careers information website, which includes:
- Your choices at 16 and 18
- More about different job sectors and what they are looking for
- About working and studying - including apprenticeship and university level study
Get the information you need to help you plan your future work and study at https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/
To learn more about careers relating to each specific subject, please look here:
https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/subjects
Target Careers
Target careers helps school leavers make decisions about their future. Explore options for careers, university or apprenticeships and get help applying successfully.
National Careers Service
The National Careers Service can help you get the advice you need for future skills, careers and life choices. It’s an excellent resource for looking into career ideas.
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/
Apprenticeships
https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
https://www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/
https://university.which.co.uk/
LMI FOR ALL
The widget can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations help of learn about different occupations and identify potential careers.
It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation.
Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.
https://www.lmiforall.org.uk/interested-in-the-lm-and-want-lmi/
ICould
Find out about careers from people who are working in them. Videos, articles & quizzes.
START
START provides inspiration, exploration and discovery through a series of interactive Careers Worlds; a set of Employer Profiles; an engaging Resource Centre and an Opportunity Finder that contains information about local Apprenticeships, work experience and entry level roles.
https://guest.startprofile.com/
Success At School
Have a look at some inspirational stories from Success at School who have interviewed pilots, nurses, game developers, designers and everyone in between. They tell us what it’s really like to do their job – the ups and downs. See their 60 second Interviews and find out more on their Career Zones pages:
https://successatschool.org/careerzones
Tomorrow's Engineers
Inspiration, advice and information on the different routes into engineering and the types of jobs on offer.
https://www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk/
https://www.thisisengineering.org.uk/
Futuremorph
Career opportunities in Science and Maths
Go Construct
Information on careers in the Construction industry from graduate jobs to Apprenticeships and everything in between.
University
Range of resources on all aspects of university life.
https://discoveruni.org.uk/what-would-you-do/
Not going to university
Alternatives to university including apprenticeships and other training routes.
https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
Careersnearhere
Careersnearhere is a careers noticeboard where you can find local open days, events, talks, volunteering and work experience opportunities, as well as exploring key local industry sectors, including hi-tech, creative, renewables and social enterprise.
https://www.careersnearhere.com/
Not sure what might suit you?
The Buzz Quiz is a fun short quiz which analyses your personality to see which job areas might suit you: https://www.ucas.com/careers/buzz-quiz
If you want to explore deeper, try the Holland Codes test: https://www.123test.com/holland-codes-career-tests/