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Which career for me?

Bedford Colle Childcare students

Parents

Free downloadable preview of our careers eBook for parents, along with details of how you can share with parents and colleagues by Success at School Team. Please click the following link for lots of recourses to support your young person.

https://www.careerpilot.org.uk/parent-zone

Careers software

You may also like to have a look at careers software package; Unifrog, which contains up to date and impartial occupational information all in one place. Unifrog is a user friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices. It can support students with writing CV’s, personal statements, searching for Universities and apprenticeships, as well providing up to date Labour Market information.

Student will receive a login once they begin with us, and will be able to access Unifrog at home and at College.

1:1 advice

Our Student Services team are all qualified to level 6 in Careers Guidance, so if you would like to arrange a 1:1 via phone, virtually or face to face then please contact the team via our contact page.

Apprenticeships

To look for current apprenticeship vacancies please use the links below:

The Bedford College Group | Apprenticeships | Vacancies

https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

Feedback on the Careers Programme
Feedback on the Careers Programme

We always appreciate feedback on our careers programme whether that be praise, complaint or a suggestion. Please scan the QR code or follow the link to submit your feedback.

https://forms.office.com/e/ZVssEBLh7K

TAKE THE SKILLSOMETER CAREERS QUIZ

Thinking about skills, interests and the ways these can link to jobs can be a helpful first step in identifying possible future careers.

Please note, if using a phone, you can scroll across to see the full quiz.

Try the Careerometer

The Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you learn about different occupations and identify potential careers. Type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another occupation and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information.

Please note, if using a phone, you can scroll across to see both options.