Whatever you decide to study at College you will be thinking about your future and
planning the next step.
The team from Advice & Guidance are there to help you research
all your options and plan your career. You don’t have to book an appointment with
a careers adviser as we offer a daily drop-in service.
We can help you with university applications, part time and full time jobs, gap
year ideas and options for further study. In addition to the drop-in service we
offer interviews and group work as part of the tutorial process.
Our team of fully qualified careers advisers work with staff from Connexions to
offer you the best possible information, advice and guidance.
This service is open to you before you even start College and if you would like
any help in thinking about your course choices you can talk to Advice & Guidance
Staff at Open Evenings or come in for an appointment with one of the team.
Volunteering
Have you ever wanted to do something interesting, meet new people and try out new
experiences and have fun at the same time? Do you have any spare time that you can
give? Do you want to further your chances of employment or that brilliant university
place? Do you want to make an impact?
What about trying some voluntary work?
Through the College Advice & Guidance department we can help you organise that volunteering
opportunity and there is also a chance to get that volunteering accredited. You
might want to do something on your own or with friends, a one-off event or something
that you do for a couple of hours a week.
Students at the College have recently been involved in hospital volunteering, conservation,
sport, youth work, helping people with disabilities and one-off events such as the
Race for Life, helping out at the Young Carers Festival and stewarding at a music
festival.
Emily, a student who has been involved with hospital volunteering this year says
“I have become a lot more confident thanks to volunteering, and I feel that I can
interact with people from any background more effectively now. It increases your
sense of self-worth and really makes you feel as if you are making a difference”
and “I honestly believe that without volunteering, I would not have received my
three interviews and two offers for medicine on my chosen university course.”