CAREERS, HE & EMPLOYABILITY

West Yorkshire Police recruit for their Degree Apprenticeship programme West Yorkshire Police Force are currently planning to begin recruitment for their Degree Apprenticeship programme this July. Our contact at the force has been in touch to invite year 13 students who are interested in joining the Police to attend an online skype workshop.  You will be given information on the recruitment process.  Any year 12 students who would like to consider joining the police on completing your level 3 qualifications, it may also be of interest for you to attend this event.   The following video Skype meeting dates are: ·           Wednesday 3 rd  June       1400 x 1500  Join Skype Meeting           ·           Tuesday 9 th  June            ...

Reposted:  04/05/2020  |  Blogs  |  Chris Jones, Think Specialist Recruitment https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/news/time-shine-how-do-young-job-seekers-maximise-their-chance-success Time to Shine – How do young job seekers maximise their chance of success? Uncertainty caused by COVID19 will undoubtedly cause anxiety amongst many young people in the job market. Chris Jones, Managing Director of Think Specialist Recruitment discusses what young people might expect and how graduates and school leavers can make their mark with employers. In so-called normal times, I engage young people, excited and daunted in equal measure about the prospect of getting a job. Right now, it must feel just plain daunting. Our new norm has meant that recruitment in many sectors has come to a grinding halt. A sobering perspective is offered by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest report on Jobs March 2020, “Demand for both permanent an...

Mazars Looking to Recruit a Tax Apprentice (Corporate Tax) in Leeds Mazars LLP, with a base in Leeds, are looking to recruit a Tax Apprentice to start in September 2020. Recruitment process is being conducted virtually.  Candidates will be required to have a m inimum of 112 UCAS points.   This is based on the new 2017 UCAS Tariff. You can calculate your UCAS points  here . Candidates also need a g rade B or above in GCSE English Language and Maths. For more details and to apply, click the link below: https://mazarstrainingopportunities.engageats.co.uk/LoginV2.aspx

Student Finance - Deadline of 22nd May If you are applying to university for September 2020, hopefully you will have started to complete your student finance application. This is just a reminder that if you haven't already done so, you will need to ensure this is completed, preferably  before 22nd May  in order to ensure that your application is processed in time for you starting at university in the Autumn Term. Student Finance England have set up an area on their website to assist students and parents/carers who are supporting a students' finance application. Please follow the link below for more help.  This may be quite a useful resource, in light of the current situation where it can be more difficult to provide evidence required for your application. https://studentfinance.campaign.gov.uk/

Year 12 Allied Health Professionals Webinar Webinars are now available for Year 12 students interested in Allied Health Professional Careers. In the link, it is Webinar number 2.  The session is being run from next Tuesday but there a number of sessions across May and June if you are unable to make the first one. Please see link below: https://iseethedifference.co.uk/join-us-for-our-free-webinar-series-careers-in-allied-health/

University of York Online Summer School The University of York are launching an online summer school for any interested students to take part in. Like many universities, York runs an annual summer school for students to experience living and studying at York.  Students normally have to meet certain eligibility criteria to be accepted onto such a residential. However, due to the current situation, York have decided to run their summer school online and as a result, it is now open to all Year 12 students. The programme is likely to offer a variety of activities around: Finding out about the city of York and the university Student life Life after university Application support Live events Students can choose which activities they wish to participate in and will have access to the York Experience Hub which will be launched from Thursday 14th May. If you are interested in this and would like to be considered, please follow the link to register....

Apprenticeship Vacancies These are challenging times to look for vacancies at the moment, and some of you may be reconsidering your options, and/or taking temporary work until the apprenticeship opportunities start to come through again.  As always, if you need support with any applications, please contact your Progress Tutor. Please see below for vacancies with employers who are currently advertising which you may be interested in applying for: IT Support Degree Apprenticeship with Amazon: https://www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/jobs/2507/amazon/it-support-degree-apprenticeship Digital Project Delivery Apprentice with Balfour Beatty, based in Hull: https://www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/jobs/2438/balfour-beatty/digital-project-delivery-advanced-apprenticeship-east-yorkshire Network Engineer (field based) in Huddersfield with Virgin Media: https://www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/jobs/2455/virgin-media/network-engineer-field-based-level-3-apprenti...

University Webinars CHANNEL TALENT ChannelTalent are hosting a number of faculty webinars in the coming weeks. See below for details and to register: May 13 @ 13:00 - 15:00  HE Faculty Fair: Arts & Humanities With Goldsmiths, UEA & Warwick   Find out more » May 20 @ 13:00 - 15:00  HE Faculty Fair: Medicine & Health With UEA  Find out more » May 27 @ 13:00 - 15:00  HE Faculty Fair: Social Sciences With UEA & Goldsmiths  Find out more » June 3 @ 13:00 - 15:00  HE Faculty Fair: Science & Engineering With Glasgow, UEA & Warwick  June 3 @ 13:00 - 15:00  HE Faculty Fair: Science & Engineering With Glasgow, UEA & Warwick  Find out more » June 10 @ 13:00 - 15:00  HE Faculty Fair: Business & Management With UEA & Goldsmiths  Find out more » UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD The University of Bradford have a number of useful webin...

Opportunity to apply for a university scholarship which awards students £1,250 in their first year of university   The Holbeck Scholarship and is run through York University but you don't have to have applied to York University to be awarded the scholarship. Students have to meet certain eligibility criteria,- the first in your family to go to university (doesn't include siblings), parental income, and be predicted to achieve ABB or better (equivalent qualifications also considered). Please click on the link below to find out more about the programme, how to apply and check your eligibility: https://www.york.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-funding/uk-eu/scholarships/holbeck/ The scheme is open now and the deadline to receive applications is: Friday 15th May You will need to provide an email address for a parent/guardian and you will need to pass on your Progress Tutor's contact details so we can provide a reference. It will be worth contacting your Progress Tu...