Useful Careers Websites
| Website | What it’s useful for |
| www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/careers | · Contact a careers adviser.
· Career ideas for 14-19 year olds · Work experience opportunities. · Career planning advice · Job application advice. · Education & training courses. · Careers events. · Tips for parents. |
| www.careersoft.co.uk
Higher Ideas : plan your journey into higher education (login : rbdkma38) |
· Ideas generator
· Info on different career & study areas · Pathways from your A level subjects · Courses & Higher Education Institutions · Factsheets |
| www.ucas.com
Use www.cao.ie universities and colleges in ROI) |
· Search for Higher Education courses.
· Choosing what to study. · Choosing where to study. · How to apply. · Student finance & money management · Alternatives to Higher Education · Apprenticeships · Options after GCSE. · Web chats – experts answer questions · Advice for parents. |
| www.heaponline.co.uk
Degree Course Offers (Access code : OGXVPLMU invalid code – check |
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| www.unistats.direct.gov.uk | · Compare university courses using key information sets. |
| www.qub.ac.uk | · example of how to search university courses & entry requirements
· pdf ; ‘how we choose our students’ |
| www.investigatecareers.com
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· Resources directory
· Labour market information |
| www.economy-ni.gov.uk
“Skills in Demand” NI Skills Barometer |
· Employment areas which are over-and under-supplied 2015-2025.
· Qualifications required 2015-25 · Salaries 2015-2025 |
| www.prospects.ac.uk | · Pathways from degree subjects
· What do graduates do? |
| www.kent.ac.uk/careers | · Great info on all aspects of careers |
| www.highfliers.co.uk | · Graduate vacancies & salaries in UK’s leading employers |
| www.ccea.org.uk/regulation | · How to apply to universities in ROI & outside the British Isles. |
