Selby College is committed to ensuring each student is able to make informed career decisions through understanding the full range of opportunities available to them upon completion of their studies; learning from employers about work and the skills that are valued in the workplace; and to have first-hand experience of the workplace.
To help meet this commitment we have developed the following Student Careers Entitlement:-
Your Careers Entitlement at Selby College
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Impartial information and professional advice from our Careers service within Student Central | ✔ |
A College calendar of career focussed activities including
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Curriculum planned to progression opportunities | ✔ | |
Course delivery aligned to employment skills, knowledge and behaviours | ✔ | |
Fully supported UCAS process | ✔ | |
Individual tutorials mapped to your learning and career journey | ✔ | |
Online resources accessible through Moodle | ✔ | |
Transition programme for all Level 3 students | ✔ | |
Tailored tutorials to labour market information | ✔ | |
Employment skills and behaviours assessed for starting points | ✔ | |
Target setting relating to your career goals | ✔ | |
Frequent ILPs with focus on your career aspirations | ✔ | |
Visits to workplace | ✔ | |
Guest speakers from industry | ✔ | |
Live curriculum projects | ✔ | |
Work placement opportunities with highly regarded employers | ✔ | |
Support with job applications, interview practice and CV development | ✔ | |
Realistic Working Environments | ✔ |
Selby College Careers Entitlement Calendar
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Higher Education | ||||||||||||
A Level results day support | ✔ | |||||||||||
UCAS clearing advice and support – drop-ins and appointments | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
UCAS Application sessions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Effective Personal Statement sessions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Personal Statement Checking | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
UCAS drop-in sessions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Internal Higher Education Information fayre – ASIC | ✔ | |||||||||||
UCAS Tutorials - What happens next? | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
UCAS Tutorials - Finance | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
UCAS application checking | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Mock Interviews - University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Introduction to UCAS track | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
Student Finance England roadshow – City/Castleford | ✔ | |||||||||||
Student Finance presentations | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
Tutorials: Budgeting skills | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
Visit to UCAS conventions (Leeds) | ✔ | |||||||||||
Degree Course Options advice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Degree Course Progression advice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Regional Universities Progression schemes | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
Transition Activities – A Level/Vocational (inc. Open Day visits) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
Tutor Training/Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Mentoring for Excellence support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
NCOP – Activities, Trips, Visits, guest speakers, etc. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Moodle resources | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
FE Progression | ||||||||||||
Pre-Entry interviews | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Transfer interviews | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
Progression interviews | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
Progress review weeks | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
Events | ||||||||||||
Careers advice on A-Level results day (20/08/19) | ✔ | |||||||||||
Careers advice at enrolment – all campuses | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
Careers team support at Open events – all campuses | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
Careers team support at Parents’ consultative events – all campuses | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
The Next Steps Fair - Lightwaves | ✔ | |||||||||||
HE Conference | ✔ | |||||||||||
Careers advice drop-ins – all levels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Tutorial careers inductions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
Parents’/Carer and school event | ✔ | |||||||||||
Employability | ||||||||||||
Moodle Job Shop (including PT employment, volunteering, apprenticeship opportunities) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Freshers Week - Part-time job search support | ✔ | |||||||||||
Work Placement Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Employability Pop-ups | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Employability skills | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
Enterprise and Employability Week | ✔ | |||||||||||
CV/Application form drop-ins – all levels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Mock Interviews – all levels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
Moodle resources | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Employability | ||||||||||||
Careers guidance interviews available by appointment | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Tutor group careers support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Moodle resources | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |