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/