CAREERS INFORMATION,
ADVICE AND GUIDANCE

PLEASE NOTE: If you require any licence codes for the sites below please contact:

Mrs Anne Ewing, Information, Advice and Guidance Officer

Email address: aew@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk

Tel: 01228 516051 ext. 279

Trinity School 1 Strand Road, Carlisle, CA1 1JB

Twitter Trinity School Careers @SchTrin

This is not a comprehensive list so seek advice if you have other information needs. Remember to use a variety of sources to get as full a picture as possible. Call into the careers office in school Mrs Ewing is available to help with CV’s, action planning, work experience and career exploration, there are many resources available – appointments not always necessary.

Please Choose A Category:

Student Careers Advice & Guidance

Hello Future – Cumbria Collaborative Outreach Programme

UCAS Progress – Your Next Step after GCSEs

Inspira – Build a Brighter Future

National Careers Advice – Plan your Career

Unifrog – Make it easy to find and apply for the best courses and apprenticeships

Russell Group – A useful publication that informs you of which A Levels are needed for different University courses. Also considers GCSE options

Informed Choices – A Russel Group guide to making decisions about post-16 education

Life Skills – Interview skills and more to prepare young people for the 21st century workplace

Health Careers in Cumbria – Navigate your way to a great NHS Career in Cumbria

Eclips-Online – A complete careers information solution

SACU – Unique Career Quiz used by the students at thousands of UK school & colleges

Planit – Careers, Learning and Schools in Scotland

GOV.UK Apprenticeship – Become and Apprentice

Gen2 – Shape your future

B Constructive – Think you’re cut out for construction?

ECITB – Engineer Construction

System Training – Apprenticeship & Training Providers

RWP – Local Work Based Training provider

Carlisle College – A wide range of Courses

Lakes College – Apprenticeship Academy

JTL – Advanced apprenticeships in electrical, plumbing, heating, etc.

Not Going to Uni – Alternatives to Higher Education

Training 2000 – Are you looking for training inspiration?

Learn Direct – Inspiring people to realise their potential

Go Construct – Considering a career in construction?

Rate my Apprenticeship – UK Job resource for young people seeking apprenticeships

Future Talent – Going for a Degree Apprenticeship

Kendal College

Newcastle College

How to apply for an Apprenticeship

The Student Room – The largest student community in the world!

UCAS – Connecting people to Higher Education

Which University – What to study, where to go and how to get there

Open Days – the university and college open day directory

Open University – Part-Time Higher Education

The Medial Portal – A guide to a career in medicine

UK Course Finder – Locate your ideal university courses

The Guardian University Guide – Find a course at a UK University

Higher Destination Survey – Data from Higher Education

We’re always pleased to hear what our past students are doing since leaving Trinity School and are very proud of the diverse career pathways they’ve followed.

If you attended Trinity as a Student or Staff member, please complete this form so we can keep in touch.

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If you have submitted information prior to September 2021, please complete the form again, due to data protection regulations we have not retained personal data. If you have any queries, please contact Alumni@Trinity.Cumbria.sch.uk

Here at Trinity we are committed to delivering high quality careers, information, advice and guidance (CIAG) for all of our students. Our aim is to equip our students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to make effective choices, understand their career and progression routes, and enable them to manage smooth transitions on to the next stage of learning or work. At key milestones throughout the students’ education we will provide support, advice and guidance to ensure realistic and informed decisions are made to help them to progress to Higher Education, Apprenticeships, and the world of work. Every year group follows a careers education program which aims to raise aspirations and provide students with a better understanding of the pathways needed to take in order to achieve their goals. Throughout the year speakers and local employers from different organisations will come in to provide the students with inspiration, advice and inform them of professions and careers that they might never have considered. Students take part in a wide range of careers activities such as Progression Events, Career Fairs, Work Ready, Work Experience, STEM activities and University Visits for first-hand experience of Further, Higher Education and Apprenticeship Opportunities.

Destinations 2021

Career Policy

Careers Plan

CV Writing

In today’s competitive jobs market, it’s more important than ever to make a good first impression. This can often be your CV, so it needs to be putting across the right messages, with the right presentation, and no mistakes.

When you have been in full-time education most of your life your qualifications will probably be your main achievement. If you don’t have a lot of work experience, try to make your course work relevant to the skills you’d use in the job. For example, you probably use time management, research and IT skills every day. You may also be able to say you’re a fast learner and are up to date with the latest equipment and techniques in your field.

The most important thing is to take your time over your CV – make sure it’s the best it can be. You might want to leave it for a couple of days and then come back to it with a fresh pair of eyes. Get it checked over by several people to see if they can spot anything you can’t. When you’ve been working on something for a long time it can be difficult to see ways in which it can be improved. But with CVs, it’s easy to make the mistake, but very difficult to correct the damage done…

Some of the most common CV errors are:

Typing errors, and poor spelling and grammar
Listing duties instead of achievements
Not tailoring your CV
Visually unappealing and difficult to read
Too long or too short

Advice from external sources:

Unifrog How to Guide (powerpoint presentation)

Video advice on writing a CV

10 tips from The Guardian

The importance of emphasising your employability

Covering letter examples

Gap Year

To make the most of a gap year, it’s really important to investigate and plan so that you stay safe, (be sure to have adequate insurance) but have plenty of opportunities to develop your skills and interests. You need to research attitudes to gap years at your prospective university; in some departments (mostly mathematics and sciences), gap years at 18 are frowned upon as academic staff think it takes too long for students to return to an effective learning routine. Others think the gap year experience is of benefit to a student’s maturity and commitment level. Be aware that most companies charge significant sums of money to organise this experience for you. What some companies offer amounts to little more than an expensive holiday, whilst others offer worthwhile character forming experiences.

Two useful websites are:

Aventure

Projects Abroad

CAREERS INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE