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KEEP IN TOUCH:
         Finding



         Opportunities














           For any young person                  Finding full and part-time education:
           finding an opportunity                >   Look at school and college prospectuses and websites
           can seem like a difficult             >  Attend open days / evenings
           process, but it doesn’t               >   Ask your son/daughter to speak to their careers adviser
           have to be!
                                                 >  Use personal networks, family, friends, teachers
           Discuss these hints and               >   Contact Careers Worcs for free 0300 666 3 666
           tips with your son /
           daughter to help them                 Finding apprenticeships and traineeships:
           get started.                          >   Speak to Worcestershire Apprenticeships
           Hopefully they will                     https://worcsapprenticeships.org.uk
           have an idea now of                     info@worcsapprenticeships.org.uk
           what they want to study,              >   View all of the vacancies in Worcestershire
           what type of job they                   worcsapprenticeships.org.uk/wtpa_vacancy/ or the
           can see themselves doing                national vacancies www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
           and the qualifications                >   Ask your son/daughter to speak to their careers adviser
           they may need. The                    >  Use personal networks, family, friends, teachers
           next step is finding the
           educational provider                  Finding full and part-time jobs:
           who offers what they                  >   Look for job vacancies online and in newspapers
           are looking for.
                                                 >   Visit local recruitment agencies
           When they are looking                 >   Contact local businesses in person and ask them
           for opportunities, bear                 if they have any opportunities
           in mind whether they                  >   Ask your son/daughter to speak to their careers adviser
           would like to stay local
           to where you currently                >   Use personal networks, family, friends, teachers and
           live or whether they                    ask if they know of any businesses in the industry in
           would prefer to move                    which you are interested
           and/or travel, this will
           help them slim down the
           options of where they
           would like to study.

















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