Post 18 Career choices - what to do?
After students complete their A-Levels, it can be daunting deciding what to do. This page details options open to all 6th formers.
The 9 Levels of qualifications
There are 9 levels of qualifications that students could study over their lifetime if they wish. It’s important that students, parents & carers are aware of these as it can help clarify and shape students career pathways. This can be found as an attachment via the link at the bottom of this page
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Higher Education : University & College
Higher Education can involve Bachelor’s degrees and higher technical qualifications (e.g. HNC/HNDs and foundation degrees) either full-time, part-time or distance learning, at a university or a college. Here are some resources to help you find options:
Apprenticeships
There are a range of Apprenticeship options available for students post 16 and 18 - information on these can be found via : Intermediate, Advanced, Higher or Degree Apprenticeships
Degree Apprenticeships
Degree Apprenticeships are becoming more and more popular and can be a wonderful way for Post 18 students to work and study for a Degree at the same time. Below you will find some more information on these:
What are they?
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships - what are they?
Higher Degree vs Traditional Degree - what is the difference?
What is a Degree Apprenticeship?
Finding and applying for a Degree Apprenticeship
When?
We recommend starting to look into these in Year 12 and again during the September of Year 13. Leaving it any later might affect your chances. Use the tracker below to start logging all the Degree Apprenticeships you find and when their application windows are open.
Where?
Unlike University Degrees – there is not yet a central pool of all Degree Apprenticeships available. Finding such opportunities involves conducting your own independent research. To help with this, we have listed some resources below that you can start to use to search for some Degree Apprenticeships. In addition to this, we recommend you also use your own online searches via channels such as Google Searches or LinkedIn searches.
List of some of the businesses offering Apprenticeships
- www.ucas.com
- Springpod
- www.careerpilot.org.uk
- https://www.getmyfirstjob.co.uk/
- www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
- www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk
- www.amazingapprenticeships.com
- https://amazingapprenticeships.com/resources/
Employment
If you are looking to go straight into full or part time employment after 6th form then here are some resources to help you:
Gap Year
If you are looking to take a Gap Year then these resources can help you research further :