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Careersmail January Edition  From Careersbox

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In education? Learn about yourself and the variety of careers available to you. Looking to join the industry? Find a career that matches your existing skills and experience.

Modern Apprenticeship Scheme

The Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Technician Training programme equips motivated candidates with the skills and knowledge to work offshore and onshore in four varied disciplines - click here for details

Download and share the poster. Click the link below to visit the website and find out more about exploring your future in Oil and Gas.

      From the Careersbox team

Careersmail January Edition 2014 

  Cogent is updating its STEM career information and science career mapping resource.

www.sciencecareerpathways.com shows entry levels and progression routes for over 200 roles, with industry standard job descriptions, case studies and salary levels. The new site is a development of Cogent's existing careers site but with a new database-driven list of roles that will grow as more sectors and businesses provide information.

Users, advisers or parents can explore routes into great careers through apprenticeships, higher apprenticeships and graduate opportunities. And for existing employees there are opportunities for career progression through new skills and continuous professional development. The site allows you to search, filter, build a career path and print reports.

Cogent hopes to work with the Career Development Institute to run workshops with careers professionals to help them understand, navigate the breadth of STEM career opportunities and become more closely involved with our planned Science Industry Partnership (www.scienceindustrypartnership.com).

More information about these STEM careers workshops will be available shortly. In the meantime, if you are interested in taking part please email:

[email protected]

All the details are on Cogent's brand new website including a career pathways poster.

       The CareersboxTeam

December Newsletter

Welcome to the December issue helping you bring alive the world of work for your students.

Latest Film Releases - A day at the races...

From jockey to farrier, we are delighted to announce 7 new films covering a broad range of jobs from the exciting world of horse racing which are ideally suited for early years PSHE programmes and/or GCSE options selection. Take a look...

Teaching as a Profession

For students interested in a career in teaching, our Teaching TV Channel gives them an insight into the opportunities available, showing the diversity of teaching roles within the profession from University Lecturer to teaching English as a foreign language.

Careersbox Library - Helping students understand job roles.

Skills for Care Support Worker

Scottish Power Graduate Engineers

ICAEW Forensic Accountant

Opito Managing Director

Careersbox Social Media

Did you know that Careersbox is on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr? Just click and follow our social networks to find out about the latest films, opportunities and careers news.

  National schools competition – don’t miss out!

There’s still time to get your Year 8 and 9 students to enter our National Step into the NHS schools competition, designed to raise awareness of the breadth of careers available in the NHS.

Teachers from one of last year’s winning schools said they would recommend other staff and schools get involved as the competition is a great way for pupils to learn. And a winning pupil said: "I enjoyed taking part in the competition and am now more aware of the jobs available in the NHS.”

National and regional winners could win a netbook computer or Amazon voucher, so make sure students at your local schools are in with a chance!

Click here to download all the materials

What your students need to do

As well as raising awareness of the breadth of careers available in the NHS, the competition supports the non-statutory framework for careers education, has strong links to the curricula for PSHE, Citizenship and English. Year 8 and 9 students are challenged to select one of the many NHS careers available and create an advert and job description for the role; they can work individually or in groups of up to four. There’s a category for special educational needs (SEN) students too.

Order your competition pack today

You can either download all the materials at www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/schoolscompetition, or order a pack by calling 0345 60 60 655.

The pack includes:

• Teacher guidance booklet containing full details on the requirements for entering the competition and lots of activity ideas • PowerPoint slides to help you introduce the competition and examples of last year’s winning entries • Case studies showing a mix of NHS staff and what they do • Student briefing sheets giving students all the information they need to know about the competition • Job description examples to assist students with the job description competition task • Official entry form

All competition entries must be received no later than 31st January 2014. A panel of judges will select the winning entries and be in touch with the winning schools by 28th March 2014. 

The final word(s)

Whether you work with 14-19 year olds, undergraduates or adults, NHS Careers’ e-newsletter will help you keep your information advice and guidance current and up-to-date. Don’t miss out - sign up today to receive the NHS Careers newsletter!

www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/newsletter-sign-up-form

We hope you find the information in this Careersmail useful. Please share this with anyone who might also find these opportunities and resources of interest.

  Apprenticeship Winners Announced

Five companies, three apprentices and one former apprentice took top prizes in their category at the annual National Apprenticeship Awards. Beating off competition from over 1,600 entrants, the winners were presented with their awards by Skills and Enterprise Minister, Matthew Hancock at The Skills Show at the NEC in Birmingham on the 14 November 2013.

The Awards, now in their tenth year, are run by the National Apprenticeship Service and recognise excellence in two areas: businesses that grow their own talent with apprentices and apprentices who have made a significant contribution to their workplaces.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was guest of honour at the Awards and said: “To lock in our economic recovery we need a new generation of talent entering the world of work and I am committed to making sure young people today get the opportunities they need to realise their full potential.

Since 2010, we have created a million and a half new Apprenticeships but none of that would have been possible without events like this and the support of businesses who go that extra mile to help our apprentices progress.

I was delighted to be able to meet so many of our young apprentices and businesses from across England at the Apprenticeship Awards tonight - it is the drive and ambition that we celebrated here that will, in the years ahead, help our country and its people thrive.”

Read the full release here.

Traineeships

A Traineeship is an education and training programme with work experience that is focused on giving young people the skills and experience that employers are looking for. At its core are work preparation training, English and maths for those who need it and a high quality work experience placement.

Traineeships are an ideal opportunity for young people who are motivated to get a job, or apply for an Apprenticeship, but lack the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

Find out more about Traineeships in the Adviser Fact Sheet, read the case studies and use the material that’s available here. Young people can read about the benefits and opportunities at apprenticeships.org.uk. They can also register to apply and receive notifications of Traineeships opportunities in their area on the free Apprenticeships vacancies site.

APPRENTICESHIP VACANCIES

The following are just a selection of the Apprenticeship vacancies currently on the site. Please go to apprenticeships.org.uk and click on 'Search vacancies' to see up to 20,000 vacancies available now. To search for Apprenticeship vacancies while on the go download our app called AV Search available for android and iPhone.

Be Wiser Insurance Services has 25 vacancies for Apprentice Insurance Consultants in its Andover office. You will undertake an Advanced Apprenticeship in Providing Financial Services and pursue professional qualifications to certificate level (Certificate CII in Insurance) fulfilling a role within one of their departments. The weekly wage is £278.80. The closing date for applications is 11 December 2013.

Click here for more information using vacancy reference number VAC000337898

    Webhelp UK Holdings Ltd has 24 vacancies for apprentices Customer Advisors at its Contact Centre in Warrington, working on their mobile services campaign. You will undertake an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Customer Service. The weekly wage is £288.46. The closing date for applications is 15 December 2013.

Click here for more information using vacancy reference number VAC000336804

  Rolls-Royce Plc has 10 vacancies at its office in Derby for Higher Apprenticeships in Planning and Control. You will be part of a team responsible for making sure supplies, components, parts and products are wherever they need to be, right around the world. The weekly wage is £200.00. The closing date for applications is 3 January 2014.

Click here for more information using vacancy reference number VAC000327761

  Digit has a vacancy for a Video technical operations apprentice in its London office. You will undertake an Advanced Apprenticeship Creative and Digital Media. This is an excellent opportunity to join a young, dynamic, friendly and fast growing company that is going places in the future media world. The weekly wage is £170.00. The closing date for applications is 10 December 2013.

Click here for more information using vacancy reference number VAC000351836

  Computacenter UK has 12 vacancies for First Line Analyst Apprentices, at its Milton Keynes office. You will undertake an Advanced Apprenticeship IT, Software & Telecoms and perform a range of technical work activities either remotely or at customer site to meet business and customer requirements. The weekly wage is £100.50. The closing date for applications is 7 December 2013.

Click here for more information using vacancy reference number VAC000350339

  JCB Excavators Ltd has 20 vacancies for engineering apprentices in Staffordshire. You will undertake an Advanced Apprenticeship Engineering Manufacture (Craft and Technician). This is a 3-4 year apprenticeship scheme commencing in the summer of 2014. You will begin with a company induction and will also be given a home business unit to enable you to become an integral part of the team. This will be in one of the following areas Development Workshop, Maintenance (Mechanical or Electrical) or Tool making. The wages are competitive. The closing date for applications is 13 December 2013.

Click here for more information using vacancy reference number VAC000343263

  Carillion Construction Ltd has 1000 vacancies for Construction apprentices.  You will undertake an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Construction, with the opportunity to move onto an Advanced Apprenticeship.  Carillion offers apprenticeships in the main building trades of carpentry, bricklaying, painting & decorating, plastering, general construction operations and dry lining. The weekly wage is £100.00. The closing date for applications is 13 December 2013.

Click here for more information using vacancy reference number VAC000247273

  Online Safety and Cyber Security Careers - Free resources from e-skills UK

A whistleblower holed up in a Russian airport. A teenage victim of bullying online. A covert war in the Middle East. The arrest of a criminal mastermind.

Today, cyber security is headline news and touches every corner of society.

You can now lift the lid on this exciting topic with Secure Futures - a brand new teaching resource from e-skills UK careers advice website, BigAmbition.

What’s available?

Our free, dynamic resources not only teach your students how to stay secure online. They also make the link between the techniques they can use to ensure their own safety, and those used by government and business to protect the nation from cyber threats.

Initial Sessions: A series of 20-30 minute modules that can be delivered separately in form time, during assembly or concurrently during a lesson, to provide an introduction to cyber security.

Games and Lesson Plans: Our two online games test students knowledge of cyber threats and their ability to manage disasters against the clock. You can give additional context with case studies relating to the real world.

Cross Curricular Resources: Explore cyber bullying and security in creative and innovative ways using our resources for Art, Classics/History, English and Technology.

Exciting Careers Advice: Challenging, well-paid and always in demand, working in cyber security is the career of the 21st century. Enable your students to meet the diverse range of professionals working in the field through our advice and videos.

Get started

Or to find out more about cyber security, watch our introductory video on Careersbox.

Information about accountancy careers and ACCA all in one pack.

Our schools resource pack is here to help you with everything you need to know about careers in accountancy and the job options they offer to young people. There is no need for further research for tomorrow’s session at school! ACCA brings you all information you need in one simple pack.

Try the Big Handz business game included in the pack to give an idea to students of what it really means to be a finance professional; highlight how the ACCA qualification opens up opportunities for students to work in any sector anywhere in the world!

Download the schools resource pack today.