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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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