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CAREERS

KEY WORDS

Quite often you will hear teachers, parents, friends- nearly everyone around you speak- Employability GCSEs Vocational
ing about careers education using words that you may not be familiar with. Below you Skills qualifications
will find the most common terms used, and more importantly, what they actually mean! GCSE stands for General
Employability skills are the Certificate of Secondary Vocational qualifications
skills that employers look for Education. These are are practical qualifications

‘A’ levels Career Curriculum when they are searching national exams taken in Year that relate to a specific
11.
‘A’ levels are a qualification A career is what you will Vitae (C.V.) for someone to do a job. job or career sector. Unlike
more academic courses like
Skills may differ depending
that is completed in 6th have once you have A CV is a document which on the career that you Higher A-levels, they combine a
form or college, following finished education and details your personal are interested in, but all Education mix of theory and practical
the completion of GCSE’s. started working. A career information, academic employers will want their learning and you’ll probably
Usually A levels are studied is the work a person achievements and work employees to have certain Higher Education is do some work experience
and taken in years 12 chooses to do through life. history. Employers often want skills which include: honesty, academic education after too.
and 13. These are level 3 to see your CV when you time management, good the age of 18. This includes
qualifications. Careers apply for a job. communication University. University
Adviser and reliability.
Apprenticeship A Careers Adviser is a Degree STEM A university is a large

An apprenticeship is when qualified person who can An academic degree is a Further STEM stands for Science education provider, where
students can both study for a
you continue your education help you make decisions qualification awarded to Education (Biology, Chemistry and degree and do research. A
training while having a job, by giving you advice and students upon successful Physics), Technology, student must finish secondary
you are working which guidance to support you with completion of a course of Further Education (FE) refers Engineering and Maths. school before attending
means you get paid to choosing your future career. study in higher education, to educational study for STEM is usually used when a university. Universities
young people who are
gain your qualification. usually at a college or over the age of 16. Everyone talking about careers in offer several levels of
Apprenticeships can be College of university. Degrees are engineering, construction degrees. This can be Higher
studied from level 2 right Further Education studied at level 6, a master’s must study FE until they are and manufacturing. National Diplomas (HNDs),
up to level 7. You can A FE college is for students degree is studied at level 18. This can be ‘A’ levels, undergraduate degrees
find out more about over the age of 16 and 7 and can be studied a vocational qualification Traineeship (BA/BSc etc.), postgraduate
or an apprenticeship.
apprenticeships here usually mainly offers following the completion A traineeship is a course with degrees, also known as
worcsapprenticeships.org.uk of a level 6 degree. work experience that gets a
vocational qualifications masters (MA/MSc etc.) and
but sometimes, A levels and young person ready for work doctorates. You need certain
professional qualifications or an apprenticeship. It can qualifications to attend
can also be studied. last up to 6 months and upon university. You can find 11 | DECEMBER 2020
completion can lead to an out more here www.ucas.
apprenticeship. com/what-are-my-options/

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