We hope this information will be useful to local people and
local organisations but please contact us here
if you or your organisation would like us to add anything to this part of the
site - we'd be delighted to hear from you.
Your Choices at 16 |
Your Choices at 16+
Leaving school and choosing a career is an important time for young
people. These sites provide lots of careers information to help you make
a choice about the career you might like and other options you might
have
at 16 like going to College or University.
Your
choices at 16+, Which
way now, General sites aimed at all young people
Aim
Higher - aimed at those who want to go to University or College After 16 - What's
New? - aimed at anyone with a disability |
Local Careers Advice |
Connexions
Sunderland Connexions Service are based
in the Sunderland Careers Service office in the City Library on Fawcett
Street. The Service offers
a range of careers guidance and support for 13 to 19 year olds to help
make the transition to adult life a smooth one. A Connexions Card offers
a range of discounts in high street shops.
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Connexions
Tyne and Wear
Connexions
Card.com
Connexions
National Site
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Local Careers Help
and Training |
Modern Apprenticeships
Modern Apprenticeships are available in over 80 different sectors of
industry and commerce. The Connexions Service will help you to make a
choice if this is what you want to do. |
Modern
Apprenticeships |
Key fund
Aimed at local young people, the Key Fund
provides support to a wide range of people. Projects as diverse as
buying shirts for a local football team to sailing on the James Cook
have been supported. The Key fund is well worth checking out - give
the team a call.
Contact
Wendy Podd on 5145152 |
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ETEC
ETEC in The East End offer a full range of Modern Apprenticeships in
Building, Joinery, IT Office Administration and a lot more. |
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Catholic Youth Centre
CYC offers NVQs in business administration and computers to 11-25 year
olds and also offers the Connect project for 16-18 year olds that allows
access to City of Sunderland College resources without the need to join
a full time course. |
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Commercial Road Youth and Community Project
Offer courses for anyone 16+. Courses are suggested by the local
community and have taken place in Arts and Crafts and First Aid. |
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Hendon Young Person's Project
Offer opportunities for personal development for young persons 5
to 25 years old. Offers formal and informal learning including skills
in IT,
Health, Sign Language etc. |
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Job Linkage Offer beginners computer courses
and courses leading to computer qualifications. They also offer help
and advice to anyone seeking a job
or career. |
Job
Linkage |
The Bangladeshi Centre
The centre will soon be offering a range of courses including courses
in computing in their new IT suite. |
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The Prince's Trust
The UK's leading youth charity offering 14-30 year olds opportunities
to develop confidence, learn new skills, get into work and start
businesses. The Prince's Trust do offer courses and help locally. |
The Prince's Trust |
Call Centre Training
Sunderland has developed lots of Call Centre jobs in recent years.
This leaflet explains how you can train for a job in a local Call
Centre. |
Call
Centre Training leaflet |
City of Sunderland College
The College has lots of courses for young people and
many learning centres throughout the City. The College has a computer
Learning centre in Hendon Library which also offers courses in
reading, writing and maths. They also have an Outreach Team that can
help local learners find the right course for them (see Links List)
The Tunstall Centre in Grangetown also offers Catering, Horticulture,
Brickwork and Joinery for young people. A range of courses are also
offered at Southmoor School. |
Further
Education Funding Support
Student
Support
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University of Sunderland
You might think University
is not for you but the range of flexible, part and full time courses
they offer means they can
often offer places on courses without prior
qualifications. Worth checking out. |
University
of Sunderland
Student
Support Student
Loans
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Social Enterprise Sunderland
Young people can open a business too and SES offer comprehensive business
training for those considering setting up there own business. |
SES |
Other Information and
Help |
Internet based Jobs and Career Sites
Monster, Handbag and Fish4Jobs all have careers questionnaires you
can complete to give you more advice on what careers you could follow
plus lots of information on different types of careers. Handbag
is particularly aimed at girls. |
Monster, Handbag
Fish4Jobs |
Army, Navy and Air Force Careers
These are the careers sites for the Army, Navy and Air force. |
RAF careers
Army
careers
Navy
Careers
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Community Champions
This site has been set up to help you if you want to become active in
your community or help others become active. |
Community
Champions |
National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs)
This website is designed to give you a background to NVQs- why they
exist and how they can help young people. |
National Vocational
Qualifications (NVQs) |
Qualifications Website
Information for parents, teachers, pupils, lecturers, students,
employers and anyone with an interest in qualifications. |
Qualifications
website |
Volunteering
Volunteering can be a good way to get experience that may help you
get the career you want. The Millennium Volunteers site is for you
to find out about volunteering with Millennium Volunteers. |
Millennium Volunteers |
