Further Education
We work closely with sector colleagues and sector bodies to ensure these resources are tailored and differentiated to meet your college’s needs.
The Careers & Enterprise Company partnered with CooperGibson Research to carry out this research into careers leadership in colleges. Read the report here.
Careers Impact internal leadership review
The Careers Impact internal leadership review supports a quality assured, sustainable and strategic approach to careers leadership.
The review forms part of the Careers Impact System, which is a process that drives continuous improvement in careers education. It sets clearly defined standards as to what good looks like in careers leadership and is directly linked to wider school and college improvement.
Spotlight
Careerscope - Hospitality Industry Hub
CareerScope is your one-stop-shop for all things careers in the Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Industry.
Our mission is to support people from all backgrounds and ages, attract talent towards the industry, and ultimately, promote hospitality as a great place to work.
Whether you’re a teacher or careers advisor, a student, or a job seeker, we have resources, programmes and support available to help you reach your full potential.
Making encounters meaningful: support for providers
This resource is for providers who deliver encounters in schools, special schools and colleges to support students with learning about all pathways.
In the context of the provider access legislation, a provider is an organisation that offers approved technical education qualifications or their representative, for example an FE college or training provider. The purpose of the resource is to enable providers to effectively engage with schools, special schools and colleges to deliver encounters that have an impact on students and are aligned with the institution’s wider careers education programme.
School roadmap/college roadmap
Understand the role of Careers Leader, and the support offered through our Enterprise Adviser Network, by following our roadmaps for success.
Careers Provision in Colleges: What Works? (2018)
This paper provides evidence for effective career guidance within the Further Education (FE) sector. The evidence can be used by colleges of all types and providers of career and enterprise programmes when considering supporting young people with careers activities.
Understanding the role of the Careers Leader: A guide for colleges
The government's Careers Strategy means that all schools and colleges should have a named Careers Leader in place by September 2018. This guide for colleges explains what careers leadership in colleges looks like and how it could be led and managed within your college.
Careers Leader training
Transform your careers programme and develop your skills as a Careers Leader to strategically embed careers in the curriculum.
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Understanding Apprenticeships
Download 4 free apprenticeship presentations to use in your careers lessons, from Ben Rowland, author of Amazon bestseller 'Understanding Apprenticeships'. These practical presentations to introduce your students to this potential pathway after school to help them receive a balanced careers education.
Plus, find out how 'Understanding Apprenticeships' will help you meet the Gatsby Benchmarks in your careers curriculum with our handy Gatsby Benchmark mapping guide.
You're Hired! Standout CVs
Download 10 free activities from the practical guide, 'You're Hired! Standout CVs' by Corinne Mills, to help your students write their first CV.
Plus, find out how this book from Trotman Indigo Publishing will help you achieve an outstanding Ofsted rating for your careers curriculum with our handy Gatsby Benchmark mapping guide.
Morrisby
Whole-School Careers Guidance Platform with research tools to help students age 11 upwards discover the world of work and pathways forward. Morrisby contains the most advanced psychometric assessments and comprehensive tools to make Compass+ and Gatsby tracking easier.
Engineering Skills Development - Teacher CPD
This is a CPD tool designed for teachers. It explores a basic understanding of what engineering thinking is and how it links to design thinking. The resource is broken down into:
- Engineering skills
- Disruptive innovation
- Engineering skills development (linking to key engineering developments in history)
- Simple design exercises.
What do recruiters really think of your CV?
Curious as to what recruiters really think about your CV? Learn how they look at things so that you can approach your job search in the right way.
What’s Next? - Free online course
The University of London Careers Service have developed a new free, impartial and accurate online careers course resource for school and college students (aged 16-18), to help them learn more and make good, well-informed career decisions about their post-18 careers options.
Working with Autism
This resource has been created by Doncaster College and University Centre.
It takes key information from the SPELL Framework developed by The National Autistic Society as a starting point.
Enneagram Career Quiz: What Career is Right for Me?
Wondering which career you'd be best suited for? This quiz helps users to map their workplace personality in order to identify the types of jobs that they might be a good fit for.
Support for Care Experienced Apprentices
Information and support to help you complete your apprenticeship if you are care experienced.
Understanding ADHD
The ADHD Foundation is the UK’s leading neurodiversity charity, offering a strength-based, lifespan service for the 1 in 5 of us who live with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Tourette’s syndrome.
WHY MATHS - video collection
A set of short videos, designed to showcase the relevance and practical applications of maths. Perfect to play in class or assembly.
Titles include: When will I ever need this? I can't do it! Why an Apprenticeship? Where can maths take you? and more!
Promoting Apprenticeships and Technical Education Pathways, IfATE Webinar - Monday 8 November 2021
With the ongoing changes taking place within Apprenticeships and Technical Education, this recording of the session from the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) in November 2021 will give more information.
Careers Guidance
Resources for College Careers Leaders - AoC
The Careers & Enterprise Company are working with the Association of Colleges to provide resources, webinars and information for the leaders, governors and careers guidance professionals in the FE sector to help support colleges with their careers guidance offer.