Re-entering Education or Training at 18+

Re-entering the world of training at 18+ can be challenging as you may have to juggle work and education.  The Citizens' Advice Bureau has published a leaflet offering guidance to young people aged between 18 and 14 called Help Yourself.  Useful information about Student Finances from GOV.UK can be found here.

Advanced Apprenticeships in Aeronautics

Marshall Aerospace, in Cambridge, is currently offering a range of Advanced Level Apprenticeships in aeronautical engineering to applicants with 5 GCSEs at grade C and above, including English, Maths and Science. 

For more information, click here.

Apprenticeships in the East of England

Careers World lists a wide range of Apprenticeship opportunities available in the East of England in employment areas such as computing, engineering, retail and personal training.  Even if you aren't thinking of entering work and training in the immediate future, why not take a look at what's out there as an indication of what you could be doing when the time comes ? ...  If you're not sure what Apprenticeships are all about, click here for more information.

More from MED-link

Workshop Conferences  -  the organisation behind MED-link and other courses for aspiring professionals  -  has announced a new course called Medisix which is aimed at 'young people who wish to enter the medical profession and become the doctors, dentists, nurses, radiographers, &c of the 21st century'.  The residential programme, scheduled for March 2013, consists of a range of modules and expert speakers aiming to provide 'the broadest possible understanding of the career possibilities in modern medicine'.  For more information, click on the links in this blog post or see the leaflets in the school Library and Sixth Form Common Room.

Free lectures from the Royal Society of Medicine

The Royal Society of Medicine is offering a range of free lectures and careers day for students interested in pursuing Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.  These include:

• The RSM Christmas Lecture  -  'How cigarettes and Maltesers got me into medical school (and other stories)  Monday 10th December 2012
• Medical Careers Day:  "So you want to be a doctor?"  Monday 4th March 2013 ( £15 including lunch)
• The RSM Easter lecture for schools (details to be confirmed)  Tuesday 26 March 2013

For further details, click the links above or see the leaflets in the school Library.

Entry routes into Accountancy, Finance and Business

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is offering entry into its Accountancy courses for post-GCSE and post-'A' level students as well as graduates.  These Apprenticeship-type courses include the ACA  ( Association of Chartered Accountants ) Qualification.  For more details, click here.

What if Money didn't Matter...?

If you are not sure of your way ahead or how to fit together want you want to do and what you think you should do, have a look at this video clip or view it at YouTube.  It just might help ...