Discover Your Career Programme
Location: Face to Face
Date: 2024 - 2025
Time: Time TBC
The 3-part programme takes students on a journey in which they explore their interests and personality in relation to their future career ideas.
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The 3-part programme includes the workshops Research Your Options, Know Yourself Get Career Ready & What Makes You Employable. It takes students on a journey in which they explore their interests and personality in relation to their future career ideas.
The programme is delivered via 3 x 50-minute sessions. We are flexible in our delivery, and the programme can be delivered during 1 school day, weekly, or spread over the academic term at times that are convenient to you.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUR STUDENTS?:
YEAR GROUP: Suitable for (Years 9-11)
Each workshop is delivered by trained SUN staff, and is approximately 1 hour long. We are flexible in our delivery, and the programme can be delivered during 1 school day, weekly, or spread over the academic term at times that are convenient to you.
The Programme
Know Yourself: Get Career Ready is a workshop designed to help students make informed decisions about their future education and careers. It raises self-awareness through a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® test and explores career options linked to personality type, hobbies and interests. The session also highlights the importance of transferable skills for employability and includes ideas on how to gain more experience outside of the school curriculum.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUR STUDENTS?:
YEAR GROUP: Suitable for Years 9-11
GATSBY BENCHMARKS: 2, 3, 7
The Research Your Options workshop is available in three levels: Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced. This workshop enables students to explore different options and qualifications available after GCSEs. Students will also learn some basic research skills to help them explore their own futures. This workshop helps students to explore which route may suit them, and outlines how and where they can find further information and support, as well as giving students an opportunity to practice these research skills.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUR STUDENTS?:
YEAR GROUP: Suitable for Years 9-11
GATSBY BENCHMARKS: 3, 7
Please note: this workshop requires students to access IT/internet. Please contact us if you cannot facilitate this.
The ‘What Makes You Employable’ workshop is designed to unpack the meaning of employability in a fun and interactive way. Students will begin to recognise what skills and qualities employers are looking for, alongside other factors that make them employable.
The workshop will cover the different application methods that can be required for college, university, apprenticeship and employment opportunities. Additionally, it explores why showcasing their skills and talents to prospective education providers and employers is so important. The workshop concludes with an introduction to CVs and top tips for writing one.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOUR STUDENTS?:
YEAR GROUP: Suitable for Years 9-11
GATSBY BENCHMARKS: 2, 3, 7
I have learnt how to explore what you would like to do. I also have learnt about different colleges and jobs. The most important thing you need is skills and kindness.
Anonymous – Year 9 STUDENT
If you have any questions about this programme, please email sun@soton.ac.uk