A
list of useful sites for Careers:
Connexions - This site include: details of the latest Connexions
Card discounts, CV Builder, Career Bank (An A-Z of 500 job descriptions), course
search, FAQs, case studies, a chat zone and website links. connexionscard.com
- up-to-date
information on Connexions and Careers Services, courses, and facts and figures
about work. Don't Quit
Now - if you are coming to the end of compulsory schooling, don't
quit now. This site gives you advice on staying in learning. ECCTIS
- the higher education database Ethical
Careers Service - information on alternative and ethical career choices
HERO - official gateway site to the UK's universities, colleges and
research organisations- covering all aspects of higher education opportunities
It's Your Choice -
this is the on-line version of the annual guide to education and training choices
at age 16.
Map of HE institutions - use this site to find out exactly where
the universities are. PUSH
- reviews of all the universities in the UK taken from the PUSH guide to Which
University plus links to university, student union and student-run websites
for alternative views.
Prospects - information on graduate careers and post-graduate study
options. Reach
for the Sky - careers information for teenagers Skill
- information sheets and an information service for students with disabilities
on applying to higher education. Student.co.uk
- information and advice on student life (health, money, first weeks at uni,
living at home, directory of students’ unions, etc.), jobs (CVs, recruitment
agencies, job hunting, etc.) and getting to university (clearing, open days,
etc.)
StudentZone - a student website with information on careers, jobs,
travel, money, sport and life. Support4learning - information, advice
and resources to support learning, careers and jobsearch
"The Site" - information and advice for students on careers,
money, health, etc.
UCAS - Universities and Colleges Admissions Service Universitiesnet
- on-site guidance for prospective and current students at UK academic
institutions plus links to further advice and topics of interest.
Which Way Now? - the on-line version of the annual guide to choosing
school subjects to study in Years 10 and 11. Woody's
Webwatch - user-friendly site for students (as well as teachers and
advisers), listing key websites for all aspects of university and job search,
gap year, the professions and lifestyle.