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Careers SUPPORT
Opening Doors, Investing in Futures.
Buxton & Leek College offers a high-quality, impartial careers information, advice, and guidance (CEIAG) programme. Delivered by skilled and experienced professionals, our service meets the National Matrix Quality Standard and complies with the Gatsby Benchmarks for CEIAG in schools and colleges.
Buxton & Leek College is proud to have the Matric Accreditation
Our support is centred around the individual and includes all aspects of Careers IAG
Information
- Signposting to relevant information
- Opportunities to engage with employers to inform your career aspirations
- Exploration of higher education, including personal statement writing and student finance applications
- Accurate careers and course information, utilizing labour market insights to support your career decisions
Advice
- Impartial careers advice
- One-on-one career advice and planning
- Exploration of higher education (including personal statement writing and student finance)
- Interview preparation and job application support
Guidance
- Progression options, including further studies, higher education, apprenticeships, or employment
- Confidence-building and motivation for your studies
- Assistance with overcoming learning and progression barriers
- Detailed action plans from your sessions for reflection
- Interview Preparation
- Job application support
- CV support including cover letter writing
The careers service can also offer support with sourcing and gaining work experience as part of a study programme.
Alongside support to gain
- Part-time work
- Volunteering
- Connex Community Support – Supporting communities in the Derbyshire Peaks and Dales
To see more about the support careers can offer please see the careers padlet;
BLC pays for all students to have access to Unifrog, there are lots of resources available on the platform such as;
- Skills profile quiz – find out what roles you’re best suited to
- job profiles – discover more about careers that interest you
- university course search
- CV writing support – templates, examples and how to write a cover letter
The National Careers Service is also a useful resource for researching career options including;
- Skills Check
- Explore green careers
- Job support if you have special educational needs or a disability
- How to write a CV
And lots more!
Apprenticeships are a great way to get into a career as they’re a job with training, to find out more;
- Read our Apprenticeships Guide
- Order a printed copy HERE
- See the Government apprenticeships.gov.uk website which includes the ‘find and apprenticeship service’
- See Amazing Apprenticeships
- There is also information about apprenticeships on the Unifrog and UCAS website – great for those considering Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
How to contact us
Appointments available: Monday – Friday 9:00am-4:00pm subject to availability
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USEFUL RESOURCES
Downloadable guides
A guide to contacting employers
A guide to CV writing
A guide to Gap years
A guide to interview questions
Acing your interviews
Parents guide to university
Placements & work experience
Useful weblinks
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