10 resources
Your Future Your Choices
A guide for post-16 students on making choices for their future. Packed with tips and advice about university-level study, including how to make great choices, info about university life and how to prepare for getting a dream job.
SACU Careers Cloud Quiz
A free online quiz to get you started on finding the right course for you. Take the 5-minute self assessment quiz to receive a customised subject cloud and links to courses that match your results.
Careerpilot
This section of the Careerpilot website allows you to explore jobs and careers; you can filter by job sectors or subjects you enjoy. It also provides labour market information and allows you to compare different jobs.
icould
This website offers different ways to think about careers through free access to over 1000 personal video stories, detailed job information, plus practical tips, insight and advice.
Bright Knowledge - Career Pathways
Bright Knowledge offers information and advice on job hunting, career ideas and skills for employability. Created by Brightside, a charity that helps young people access the education and career pathways they might not have believed were available to them.
National Careers Service
The NCS offer free and impartial information, advice and guidance to help you with your decisions about careers, courses and work.
Barclays Life Skills
The site offers tips and tools for CV writing, interviews and using social media to support career progression. There are zones for young people, parents and teachers which contain appropriate resources.
Prospects
You can take the Prospects Career Planner quiz to find out what careers match with your skills, motivations and passions. The website also lets you explore graduate jobs, postgraduate study, advice about work experience, internship opportunities and graduate careers.
The Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust is a youth charity that gives practical and financial support and helps young people develop key workplace skills. The Trust works with 11 to 30-year-olds who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or have been in trouble with the law, to build their confidence and start a career.
VIDEO How to Help Students Find the Work Experience Placement They Really Want
30-minute information session for teachers to share some ideas on how students can find a work experience placement.