At Arden College, we are committed to careers education, information, advice, and guidance ensuring you leave us with the right tools and values to become independent, an active citizen or employed.
We will support you to consider their future options, realise your potential and decide how your skills and experiences fit with opportunities in the local job market.
While at Arden you may have sessions on your timetable like below:
- Employability/work skills is the delivery of learning about careers and the skills and knowledge required to become employable. This is embedded as part of the curriculum
- Work experience/placement is the provision of opportunities to develop knowledge and understanding of work and to develop skills for employability through direct experiences of work
- Careers information is the provision of information and resources about courses, occupations, and career paths
- Careers advice is more in-depth explanation of information and how to access and use information
- Careers guidance or careers counselling is a deeper intervention in which an individual’s skills, attributes and interests are explored in relation to their career options
We offer professional, impartial, and confidential advice and guidance to current students to enable them to make informed decisions and to plan the next steps towards your future, including guidance with applying for employment, university applications or apprenticeships.
Our qualified and experienced Careers Advsior offers quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG).
Useful links
Apprenticeship - an apprenticeship is a way to gain the skills, knowledge and experience you need to get into many careers. They combine work, training and study, letting you ‘earn while you learn’. Apprenticeships are available across a range of areas. Please click here for further information.
Traineeship - usually a 6 month programme made up of extended work experience working towards qualifications. A traineeship will normally lead to an apprenticeship or work. Please click here for further information.
Supported internship - supported internships are a study programme for learners with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Learners will have a work placement and complete relevant qualifications alongside their placement. Click here to watch a short this video, or for further information, please click here.
Employability programme - Mencap offer employability programmes - find out more here.
Social care options - community-based day activities - this could include day centres, part-time college, social firms, community leisure or sport/fitness activities and supported living/specialist residential care for those who are eligible for services. We have listed a few useful links below for more information:
Nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
www.gov.uk/find-a-job
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/careers
www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice
www.myworldofwork.co.uk
www.springpod.com/virtual-work-experience