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Students’ Careers Entitlement

Wakefield College is committed to ensuring each student is able to make informed career decisions through understanding the full range of opportunities available to them upon completion of their studies; learning from employers about work and the skills that are valued in the workplace; and to have first-hand experience of the workplace.

To help meet this commitment we have developed the following Student Careers Entitlement:-

Your Careers Entitlement at Wakefield College
What you can expect from usWhat does this look likeCheck
  1. A comprehensive Careers programme
  2. Guidance supported by labour market information
  3. Support for your individual career goals
  4. A relevant curriculum aligned to prepare you for employment
  5. Experiences with employers and employees
  6. Experiences of the wider world of work
  7. Experiences relating to progressing to further and higher education
  8. Personal tailored advice
 Impartial information and professional advice from our Careers service within Student Central ✔
A College calendar of career focussed activities including
  • Careers events
  • Progression activity
  • CV Workshop and mock interviews
  • Mentoring
  • Employer delivered workshops
  • Business and enterprise activity and competitions
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Curriculum planned to progression opportunities ✔
Course delivery aligned to employment skills, knowledge and behaviours ✔
Fully supported UCAS process ✔
Individual tutorials mapped to your learning and career journey ✔
Online resources accessible through Moodle ✔
Transition programme for all Level 3 students ✔
Tailored tutorials to labour market information ✔
Employment skills and behaviours assessed for starting points ✔
Target setting relating to your career goals ✔
Frequent ILPs with focus on your career aspirations ✔
Visits to workplace ✔
Guest speakers from industry ✔
Live curriculum projects ✔
Work placement opportunities with highly regarded employers ✔
Support with job applications, interview practice and CV development ✔
Realistic Working Environments ✔
Wakefield College Careers Entitlement Calendar
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Higher Education
A Level results day support ✔                      
UCAS clearing advice and support – drop-ins and appointments ✔ ✔ ✔                 ✔
UCAS Application sessions   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔           ✔  
Effective Personal Statement sessions   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔           ✔  
Personal Statement Checking ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔         ✔  
UCAS drop-in sessions   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔          
Internal Higher Education Information fayre – ASIC     ✔                  
UCAS Tutorials - What happens next?             ✔ ✔        
UCAS Tutorials - Finance     ✔ ✔     ✔ ✔        
UCAS application checking   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔  
Mock Interviews - University       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔        
Introduction to UCAS track     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔          
Student Finance England roadshow – City/Castleford       ✔                
Student Finance presentations   ✔ ✔       ✔          
Tutorials: Budgeting skills                 ✔ ✔    
Visit to UCAS conventions (Leeds)                     ✔  
Degree Course Options advice ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Degree Course Progression advice ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Regional Universities Progression schemes           ✔ ✔          
Transition Activities – A Level/Vocational (inc. Open Day visits)                   ✔ ✔ ✔
Tutor Training/Support ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔             ✔
Mentoring for Excellence support ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔     ✔     ✔  
NCOP – Activities, Trips, Visits, guest speakers, etc. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Moodle resources ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
FE Progression
Pre-Entry interviews ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Transfer interviews ✔ ✔                    
Progression interviews           ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Progress review weeks       ✔       ✔        
Events
Careers advice on A-Level results day (20/08/19) ✔                      
Careers advice at enrolment – all campuses ✔ ✔ ✔     ✔ ✔ ✔        
Careers team support at Open events – all campuses     ✔ ✔     ✔       ✔  
Careers team support at Parents’ consultative events – all campuses   ✔     ✔       ✔      
The Next Steps Fair - Lightwaves               ✔        
HE Conference                     ✔  
Careers advice drop-ins – all levels ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Tutorial careers inductions   ✔ ✔ ✔                
Parents’/Carer and school event       ✔                
Employability
Moodle Job Shop (including PT employment, volunteering, apprenticeship opportunities) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Freshers Week - Part-time job search support   ✔                    
Work Placement Support   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔  
Employability Pop-ups   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔  
Employability skills       ✔       ✔        
Enterprise and Employability Week               ✔        
CV/Application form drop-ins – all levels   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Mock Interviews – all levels               ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔  
Moodle resources ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Employability
Careers guidance interviews available by appointment ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Tutor group careers support ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Moodle resources ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Important Dates
Sep
13
Freshers’ Week

Monday, 13 September to Friday, 17 September, 2021

Jan
26
UCAS Deadline

Wednesday, 26 January, 2022

Feb
7
National Apprenticeship Week

Monday, 7 February to Sunday, 13 February, 2022

Feb
8
Safe Internet Day

Tuesday, 8 February, 2022

Mar
7
National Careers Week

Monday, 7 March to Saturday, 12 March, 2022

Mar
7
Wakefield College Your Future Week

Monday, 7 March to Friday, 11 March, 2022

Mar
5
British Science Week

Saturday, 5 March to Monday, 14 March, 2022

June
1
Volunteering Week

Wednesday, 1 June to Wednesday, 8 June, 2022

Contact Us

The Careers Team
Wakefield City Campus: 01924 789113
Castleford Campus: 01924 789482
Email: careers@wakefield.ac.uk

Drop into Student Central at either campus

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