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To view the career information of the previous months please click on the links below
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CAREERS ADVICE
THE CAREERS SERVICE – SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND PARENTS AT RESULTS TIME
AS / A Levels results - Thursday 16 August 2018
GCSE results on Thursday 23 August 2018
Once you receive your results you may have important decisions to make, and the Careers Service is here to guide and advise you.
Contacting a Careers Adviser
The Careers Service has a team of professionally qualified careers advisers who offer impartial careers information, advice and guidance to people of all ages. You can:
- chat to an adviser via webchat: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/chat-with-a-careers-adviser
- or telephone an adviser on 0300 200 7820
PLEASE NOTE: Our advisors will be available from 9am - 7pm to provide support to students and their parents on Thursday and Friday the 16 and 17 August for A-Level students, and Thursday and Friday the 23 and 24 August for GCSE students
Social Media
You can follow us on:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/skillstosucceedni
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Economy_NI
Online Help
To help you explore your options, the Careers Service also has lots of useful information available on the NI Direct website. To find out more, please go to:
- Results: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/results
- Options after year 12: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/options-after-year-12
- Options after year 14: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/options-after-year-14
More useful links
- Careers Service: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/what-do-after-your-level-results
- Education Maintenance Allowance helpline:https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/contacts-az/education-maintenance-allowance-helpline
- Jobs and Benefits Offices: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/jobs-benefits-offices-jobcentres-and-social-security-offices
- CCEA helpline 028 9026 1260 / website http://ccea.org.uk/
- Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS): http://search.ucas.com/
- University of Ulster website: https://www.ulster.ac.uk/
- Queen's University Belfast website: http://www.qub.ac.uk/
- Stranmillis University College website: http://www.stran.ac.uk/
- St Mary's University College Belfast website: http://www.smucb.ac.uk/
Career Profiles
Career Profiles
Careers Open Days
Transport Training Services - Open Day
Transport Training Services will have their Open Day on Thursday 6 February 2020 from 2pm - 8pm at their premises at 15 Dundrod Road Crumlin, BT29 4SS. To find out more about Apprenticeship Opportunities in Motor and Transport Industries in Northern Ireland please contact Mr Robert Deignan email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., telephone 028 9082 5653 or 07736 958 355. For futher information please click here.
Queen's University are hosting a Parents'/Guardians' Evening for Year 10-12 students on Thursday 20 February 2020 from 7pm to 9.30pm in the Whitla Hall for degrees in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. This is similar to the event that was held in November 2019 which was aimed at students in Year 13, but this event will be aimed at younger pupils in Years 10, 11 and 12.
At this event parents'/guardians' will have the opportunity to get a flavour of the degrees in the faculty. They will also find out more about the subjects and grades required for entry to the degrees, and the various career paths that the degrees may lead in to. They will also have the opportunity to speak informally to lecturers and current undergraduate students.
To access further details please click here.
Get into Teaching...
Liverpool Hope University on Saturday 8 February 2020 are holding a Get into Teaching event in the Europa Hotel, Belfast from 9am-9.45am. A workshop for BA (Hons) Early Years (3-7 years) with Qualified Teaching Status (QST) - are you interested in teaching young children at primary school? Come along to learn more about what the course has to offer and have fun in the practical workshop.
From 10am - 12noon if your interested in a career in early years, primary or secondary teaching, come along and lear more about the different routes into teaching offered by Liverpool Hope University.
To access information on Primary Education (5-11 years) with QTS BA (Hons) click here
To access information on Early Years Education (3-7 years) with QTS BA (Hons)* click here
Ulster University - Higher Level Degree Apprenticeships
If you are interested in finding out about a Degree Apprenticeship (HLA) come along to their Apprenticeship Showcase Event at the Jordanstown Campus on Thursday, 6 February 2020 at 6pm.
click on here to access further details of this event.