How we support your future

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 your future options, realise your potential and decide how your skills and experiences fit with opportunities in the local job market.

While at Arden College you may have sessions on your timetable including:

  • Employability/work skills teaches you about careers and the skills and knowledge you’ll need to become employable. This is built into the curriculum
  • Work experience/placement gives you opportunities to develop knowledge and understanding of work and to develop employability skills
  • Careers information will provide you with information and resources about courses, occupations and career paths
  • Careers advice is a more in-depth explanation of information and how to access and use information
  • Careers guidance or careers counselling is a deeper intervention where your skills, attributes and interests are explored in relation to your career options

We offer professional, impartial, and confidential advice and guidance to enable you 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 is here to offer you quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG).

Useful links for further information

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, 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. For further information, please click here.

Employability programme – Mencap offer employability programmes which you can find out more about here.

Social care options – community-based day activities including 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:

National Careers Service

Find a job – Gov.uk

BBC Bitesize Careers

Prospects Careers Advice

My World of Work

Springpod Virtual Work Experience

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