North Nottinghamshire Virtual Careers Library

Welcome to North Nottinghamshire Virtual Careers Library. It is really easy to use and in an electronic version of the traditional Connexions resource library. If you prefer to use hard copies then please visit our resource area in Student Services.

Making a career choice is one of the most important decisions you will ever make, and you may need to make many more in future. Contained on this small but perfectly formed web page are all the links you need to gather information to make your choices in future.

This page is set out in the logical order you will need to follow to make a decision or find out what your next steps are. Remember if at any time you feel you need to help we have a team of dedicated advisers all fully qualified in career guidance to help you on your way.

STEP ONE

Who are you and what are you looking for?

This is one of the most difficult questions to answer, and yet the most important. Before you can pick a course or choose a job, you need to know where you are heading. There is no point in picking a course if:

• There are no employment opportunities
• The course is not recognised by employers

Tip: Pick the career first, and then find the qualification they ask for. Step two looks are how to determine what qualifications you need, but first let’s look at what you need to do to choose the Career.

Try this web site, it is a career matching programme that matches your skills, and interests to a database of possible job ideas. You can also use this site to investigate your exiting ideas.

Note: are you 19 yrs and over? If so click here for a skills account (https://skillsaccounts.direct.gov.uk/). A Skills account can calculate how much you can save on course fees and has a career matching programme.

1. www.kudos-online.co.uk

2. Enter the following North Nottinghamshire License number Login

Username – c11827
Login password – plantips91 (Case sensitive)

3. Click Log in

4. Enter you own login for next time – remember to make a memorable password. Follow on screen instructions

STEP TWO

What is out there?

By now you should have some ideas about what you may wish to do. If not please book to see an adviser at College. Call 01909 504500.

Here are some really helpful websites that have information based on different careers. Perhaps you are keen to know what sort of jobs there is in Media or Construction. Possibly you are interested in a specific job and want to know, the salary, hours, competition for work.

Try these links below:

Jobs4U (www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/)– A database full of careers you can search through, with links to other sites with more specific information.

Fetch (www.cnxnotts.co.uk/fetch/) Connexions one stop Career portal for all your needs, not only Careers but personal help also.

Sort-it Online (www.sortitonline.com/work-and-training/jobs-and-careers) – Career help for 13-19 Nottinghamshire Connexions .

STEP THREE

A great place to find out more about your area of interest is to check out the Sector Skills Council. These are the agencies that monitor the work climate and have information on the labour market. There is one for every sector; you can find your sector through the portal at www.sscalliance.org

Research local job opportunities with Connexions vacancies finder http://sortitonline2.cnxnotts.co.uk

STEP FIVE

University and HE If you are considering higher education, either at a university or college, and would like more information or support with your research or application please contact us on 01909 504763. You could also take a look at these websites as well as the ones for specific institutions that you may be interested in.

www.ucas.ac.uk
www.higherfutures.org
www.aimhigher.co.uk
www.leapahead.ac.uk
www.chea-nmidlands.ac.uk
www.uni4me.co.uk
www.unistats.ac.uk