Careers Education Calendar 2017/18 - sunderlandcollege.ac.uk

1 Careers Education Calendar 2017 /18 AUGSEPTOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULCAR EERS GUIDANCE1:1 Careers Guidance appointments and drop-ins Careers advice at enrolment Swap not drop interviews College Open events - 1:1 Careers advice Next steps Groupwork Stepping up / across interviews WORK READINESSE mployability skills (individual student progress) Work placements (booklet paperbased and/or ILP online) Student mentoring scheme Barclays Life Skills Workshops (Employability) Volunteering Presentations REED NCFE CV Support Mock Interviews Work experience placements / activities Skills competitions - intercollege, regional and Worldskills PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTN ational Citizenship ServiceooooYoung EnterpriseoooEnterprise weekoBarclays Life Skills Workshops (personal money management, budgeting, skill development)

2 OoStudent Voice oooFaculty career eventsoooCooking on a budgetoFormer students Q&AoFE PROGRESSIONA pprenticeship information eventsooStepping up and across interviews Progression Fair HE PROGRESSIONUCAS Clearing advice and support: drop-ins and appointments UCAS Applications Effective Personal statements UCAS application checks University Mock Interviews Introduction to UCAS Track Student Finance England Roadshow Student Finance Presentations Student Finance Support: 1:1 Budgeting Skills Uni Bitesize Visit to UCAS Conventions (Newcastle and Teeside) Degree Course Progression Advice Sunderland University Foundation Degee student Careers support HE and Progression Event and workshops Northumbria University Evolve Sessions (You re Hired, Interview Skills, Choosing a Course, Choosing a University, Everything you need to know, Ask me anything) Teesside University Passport Scheme sessions Contact Information:Guidance Team You can make an appointment with a College Guidance Officer by calling (0191) 511 6000 and speaking with one of our Customer Service Officers and their email addresses are.

3 Graham McClelland - McDonald - McHale - Ratcliff - Wildish - DATESFE Induction and Freshers Fairs: w/c 4 September 2017 UCAS Deadline: 15 January 2018 National Careers Week: 05 - 10 March 2018 National Apprenticeship Week: 05 - 10 March 2018 British Science Week: 09 - 18 March 2018 Volunteers Week: 01 - 07 June 2018 Sunderland College is one of only three college's in the north east of England who were chosen to particpate in the pilot of the Gatsby Foundation's Good career Guidance benchmarks. There are eight clearly defined benchmarks for high quality Careers Education that improve students transition from school to work by identifying routes to a successful working life. Our Careers Education Programme has been based upon these benchmarks and best practice identified throughout the pilot.

4 For further information on these benchmarks is available at Magnus - Warburton - Robertson - Development Team