Careers Department

Careers at TRC

Thomas Rotherham College

Cerise Walters + Justin GollanManagers for Careers (Job share)

Careers Department

MEETING AGENDA

• Introduction/setting the scene - Justin• Sharing Good Practice Activity- Cerise• CEIAG Strategy at TRC – Justin• Careers Week – Cerise• Careers Champions – Cerise• Ready to Work programme – Cerise• Panel Event – Justin• HE Convention/UCAS – Justin• Evaluation/Surveys - Justin

Careers Department

ACTIVITY – SHARING GOOD PRACTICE

Write on a post-it the different Careers events and activities that take place in your school/College as part of your CEIAG Strategy

Careers Department

CEIAG STRATEGY AT TRC

• Replace the old CEG Policy• Reflect the change in terminology• Based on the National Standards• Addresses the whole college IAG• Powerful tool to help people to focus on CEIAG• Audit current practice • Helps identify gaps-across college, not just in Careers• Senior Manager needs to be on board• Still a long way to go!

Careers Department

Careers Week • An opportunity to find out about different careers and options after college• 35 different presentations put on • Over 600 students attended event• Primarily aimed at lower 6th (year 12)• Students allowed out of lessons• Can attend all relevant talks• Departments encouraged to arrange guest speakers in their lessons• Careers Champions influence on teaching staff• Marketing/promotion• Excellent feedback from students

EVENTS

Careers Department

CAREERS CHAMPIONS (1)

– Promote progression routes and different pathways within departments

– Develop a specific ‘careers/jobs’ area within departments- a place where university, apprenticeship and job information can be placed by the champion or member of the careers staff

– Attend information updates on progression routes etc. Meetings to be organised by careers staff

– Promote various progression events to students e.g. Careers Week, HE Convention, Options After TRC Event and get involved in attending events.

Careers Department

CAREERS CHAMPIONS (2)

• Invite speakers into the college to talk to the students (with support from careers staff)

• Explore with department how to ‘market’ the subjects to potential students. Look at prospectus, website and Moodle information

• Attend any appropriate careers related training

• Share knowledge and information of progression pathways with other members of departments

Careers Department

READY TO WORK PROGRAMME

•Replaced the non UCAS programme

•Aimed at upper 6th Students (Year 13)

•Primarily to support students who are not applying through UCAS

•1:1 interviews and group support on:-

- Generating Career ideas

- LMI

- CV’s

- Interview techniques

•Marketing/Promotion

•INSET

Image created by woodleywonderworks

Careers Department

EVENTS

Panel Event

•A ‘Question Time’ event consisting of employers, universities and Connexions Staff to discuss the options open to students once they have left TRC•Aimed specifically at parents and carers- not the student•An opportunity to ask questions that directly relate to their concerns•Informal approach•Good feedback from parents

Careers Department

UCAS

• 65-70% of students apply to University from TRC

• % has steadily declined since 2008

• Careers involved in ‘overseeing’ students/tutors

• Open Day visits• HE Convention• Personal Statement advice• Reference writing• Careers Fair• INSET• HE Finance• What about the future?

Careers Department

EVALUATION/SURVEYS• Careers has been consistently highlighted in ‘student voice’

• ECM Themed Weeks- Careers Week 2010 was the best supported, considered the most important by students

• Careers Week 2010- 81% thought a Careers Week helped students think about their options• Careers Week 2010- 98% thought it was important to have a clear understanding of what can

be done after college

• Careers Week 2011- 97% thought a Careers Week helped students think about their options• Careers Week 2011- Feedback included ‘more careers advice, more careers weeks!,

compulsory careers appointments

Careers Department

QUESTIONS?