Careers Websites

Below you will find a variety of useful links to explore career options, including post-16 options, post-18 options, and researching different careers sectors. You can also use your Unifrog account to explore everything from studying abroad to apprenticeships.

Choosing your GCSE options

• Careerpilot
• BBC Bitesizes

Post-16 options

• UCAS
• Careerpilot
• National Careers Service
• How Apprenticeships work

Post-18 Options

• UCAS
• Careerpilot
• Find your Future
• Higher & Degree Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships

• Amazing Apprenticeships
• Not going to Uni
• Get my first job
• Rate My Apprenticeship – Industry Guides

Accountancy and Finance

• Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Association of International Accountants (AIA)
• The Association of Accounting Technicians
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Specialists in finance careers

Aeronautical Careers

• The UK Specialist Aviation regulator
• Enquiries relating to aerospace industry
• Association of International Accountants (AIA)
• The National Air Traffic Services Recruitment

Architecture

• Official RIBA site

Armed Forces

• Ministry of Defence

Business

• Careers in Business

Construction

• Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
• Construction Industry Training Board
• The principal training provider to the building service industry

Civil Service

• Information and advice on local government careers
• Civil Service recruitment page

Creative/Arts/Media

• Career opportunities with the BBC
• Screenskills (the skills council for audio visual industries)
• The British Record Industry’s trade association
• Channel 4
• Creative Future
• The Advertising Association
• Information about journalism
• National Council for the training of journalists

Engineering

• Chemical engineering as a career option
• The Engineering Construction industry training board.
• The Institute of Civil Engineers
• Tomorrow’s engineers
• The Engineering Council

Environment

• Land-based careers
• The Institution of Environmental Sciences
• The Environment Agency

Forensics

• Careers in Forensic science

Law

• The Bar Council
• The Law Society
• Law Careers (including information on the apprenticeship route)

Medicine and Health Professions

• The British Medical Association
• Dental careers
• NHS Careers
• Opportunities in the National Health Service
• Information for future doctors
• The British Psychological Society
• British Association of Occupational Therapists
• The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapy
• Medicine & Dentistry in Europe
• Information about different healthcare courses

Science

• New Scientist
• The Biochemical Society (click on the ‘education’ link for careers information)
• Careers and information for Chemical Engineering

Social Work

• Becoming a social worker

Sport/Leisure/Tourism

• Jobs in the sports and leisure industry
• Jobs in the travel industry

Teaching and Education

• Education information website

Uniformed Service

• The Prison Service
• West Yorkshire Fire Service
• West Yorkshire Police

Veterinary Medicine and Science

• The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
• The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), University of London