Students’ Careers Entitlement

The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group 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 the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

What you can expect from us What does this look like Check
  1. A comprehensive Careers programme
  2. Guidance supported by labour market information
  3. Support for your individual career goals
  4. A relevant curriculum aligned to prepare you for employment
  5. Experiences with employers and employees
  6. Experiences of the wider world of work
  7. Experiences relating to progressing to further and higher education
  8. Personal tailored advice
 Impartial information and professional advice from our Careers service within Student Central ✔

A College calendar of career focussed activities including

  • Careers events
  • Progression activity
  • CV Workshop and mock interviews
  • Mentoring
  • Employer delivered workshops
  • Business and enterprise activity and competitions
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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 ✔

The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group 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       ✔                
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 ✔                      
Careers advice at enrolment ✔ ✔ ✔     ✔ ✔ ✔        
Careers team support at Open events     ✔ ✔     ✔       ✔  
Careers team support at Parents’ consultative events   ✔     ✔       ✔      
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 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

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