Careers Education and Guidance

Careers Education classes offer the opportunity to reflect on individual strengths and abilities, to research a range of career possibilities and to gain a greater understanding of the world of work. Our aim is to assist our pupils in making informed key career decisions, to have a clear career plan and to follow their chosen career paths with greater confidence.

Careers guidance is available to all pupils throughout the year. Individual interviews are organised at key transition points such as Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 when subject choices are being made and when further courses are being chosen. In senior school clear guidance is offered with regard to applications to universities and jobs.

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Careers/Employability Events 2010 – 2011

Month/Date

Event/Deadline

September (Friday 10th)

November (Tuesday 16th)

December (Thursday 16th)

December (Friday 17th)

January (10th – 14th)

January (Thursday 19th)

February (Wednesday 2nd)

February (Thursday 3rd)

February (Thursday 10th)

February (Monday 21st)

February (Tuesday 22nd)

March (Monday 14th)

March (Tuesday 15th)

March (Thursday 24th)

Year 8 – Young Enterprise (Your School, Your Business)

Year 13 – Interview Skills Day

Year 10 PQ (AM) and RS (PM) – Young Enterprise Project Business
Year 10 T (AM) – Young Enterprise Project Business

Year 13 – Work Experience

Year 10 – Presentation by Cogent on Science Career Pathways

Year 10 PQR – Sentinus Personal Career Planning (P1-5)

Year 10 S & T – Sentinus Personal Career Planning (P1-5)

Year 12,13,14 – STEM Careers Convention UUJ (12-9pm)

Year 9 PQ (AM) and RS (PM) – Young Enterprise Y9

Year 9T (AM) – Young Enterprise Y9

Year 11 P, Q and half R – Sentinus Employability Course

Year 11 half R, S & T – Sentinus Employability Course

Year 11 Work Visits (P1-6)

Careers Service NI will be conducting Careers Advice and Guidance interviews to Year 12 pupils on an individual basis throughout the year where the focus will be transition.
Careers Service NI will be addressing Year 10 form groups during the year where the focus will be on transition.

Work Visits

All Year 11 pupils had the opportunity to go out on work visits in the local community. The purpose of this was for our pupils to experience a work environment, to appreciate the complexity of the structure of a large organisation and to gain an awareness of career opportunities in the world of work. The following companies very kindly gave up their time to accommodate us and this was very much appreciated: -

Northern Regional College (Newtownabbey)

RTU (Newtownabbey)

Newtownabbey Borough Council (Mossley Mill)

Nortel Ltd (Newtownabbey)

NIBEC (UUJ)

F G Wilson (Monkstown Plant, Newtownabbey)

AES Kilroot Power (Carrickfergus)

Redhead International (Carrickfergus)

Not only did our pupils get a tour of different departments but came away with goodies as well!!

Year 13 Interview Skills Day

All Year 13 pupils took part in the Interview skills day. This is a fundamental part of Careers Education and was an excellent success. Our pupils got an insight into what is expected from them when applying for a particular job, from the application right through to the interview itself.

A training session run by Sentinus took place in the morning. This was full of roleplay, interaction and advice on interview techniques and lead by the very enthusiastic and professional Mrs B Hume.

In the afternoon the pupils were then interviewed in groups of five by volunteers from the local business community. A plenary session revealed that our pupils’ interviews were of an excellent standard and would be given a job anytime!! Well done Year 13!