Careers and Preparing 4 Adulthood
At The Kairos Academy, careers education forms an integral part of our Personal Development programme.
Our careers curriculum is informed and guided by the Black Country Hub partners; CDI Framework Career Development skills and Careers Statutory Guidance.
We believe that good career guidance is critical if young people are to raise their aspirations and capitalise on the opportunities available to them; every young person needs high-quality career guidance to make informed decisions about their future.
We follow the Gatsby benchmarks which identifies a set of eight benchmarks that we use as a framework for improving our careers provision.
There are many different routes a young person can take in their next steps into KS4.
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Baker clause
Website : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-guidance-provision-for-young-people-in-schools
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Application for Provider Access Form (PAF)
– Any new Careers/employment/complementary pathway provider who wishes to join our careers program will need to complete and submit the PAF.
Preparing for Employment
Young people face lots of choice about their future careers. Many will become employed in jobs which do not yet exist and others will adjust to portfolio careers, changing jobs and career direction throughout their working lives.
Making the decision on what to do when they leave education is a daunting one and for which they will require a great deal of support.
Such support comes through the careers programme in their school/college at the core of which is personal career guidance.
Equipping the young people of today for the career choices of the future personal career guidance – an explanation of personal career guidance published by the CDI (May 2018)
Careers Framework (2020)
The publication of the careers strategy for England (December 2017) and the new statutory guidance for schools and colleges on careers guidance and access for education and training providers (January 2018) is the right time to update the CDI framework for careers, employability and enterprise education. The below resources are provided to help support and strengthen the CDI framework across the sector.
CDI Framework Career Development skills and Careers Statutory Guidance.
Gatsby Benchmark Toolkit
The SEND Gatsby Benchmark Toolkit
Info coming soon
Preparing for Employment
Young people face lots of choice about their future careers. Many will become employed in jobs which do not yet exist and others will adjust to portfolio careers, changing jobs and career direction throughout their working lives.
Making the decision on what to do when they leave education is a daunting one and for which they will require a great deal of support.
Such support comes through the careers programme in their school/college at the core of which is personal career guidance.
Equipping the young people of today for the career choices of the future personal career guidance – an explanation of personal career guidance published by the CDI (May 2018)
Transition Support
Transition mentors offer (1 to1) support with individual students to enable them to access employment pathways through the summer period.
Careers Information, Advice and Guidance
Connexions
Ian Cooper (Connexions Personal Advisor) is available in school across both centres.
Alternatively, you can contact Joanna Jones.
Connexions Wolverhampton
118 Salop Street
Wolverhampton
WV3 0RX
Website: https://www.wolvesworkbox.com/directory/organisations/connexions.html
Email: connexions@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Phone: 01902 554499
Contact: Joanna Jones
Email: Joanna.jones@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Mobile: 0797 719 9329
Connexions can help you and give you friendly, practical support to:
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Improve qualifications
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Learn new skills
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Find job vacancies
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Apply for College, Apprenticeships and Traineeships
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Write a CV
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Help with job interviews
Find out more at https://www.wolvesworkbox.com/directory/organisations/connexions.html
Further Information
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Colleges and Training Providers
Download Prospectus and Application Forms Here:
Walsall College Application Form
Wolverhampton College Application Form
Skills Training UK Walsall Learner Brochure
Skills Training UK Wolverhampton Flyer
College Links
Access to Music
http://www.accesstomusic.co.uk/
Birmingham Met College
http://www.bmet.ac.uk/
Bournville College
www.bournville.ac.uk
Dudley College
http://www.dudleycol.ac.uk/
Halesowen College
https://www.halesowen.ac.uk/
New College, Telford
www.nct.ac.uk
Sandwell College
http://www.sandwell.ac.uk/
South & the City College
http://www.sccb.ac.uk/
South Staffs College
http://www.southstaffs.ac.uk/
Walsall College
https://www.walsallcollege.ac.uk/
WMPTC (Military College)
http://www.mpct.co.uk/
City of Wolverhampton College
http://www.wolvcoll.ac.uk/
Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
www.wvtc.org.uk
Apprenticeships links
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
The Apprenticeship Centre (Construction)
http://www.apprenticeship-centre.co.uk/
3AAA
www.3aaa.co.uk
Babcock Training
https://www.babcockinternational.com/What-We-Do/Training/Vocational-and-Apprenticeship-Training
CITB (Construction)
http://www.citb.co.uk/citb-apprenticeships/
EEF (Engineering)
https://www.eef.org.uk/apprentices
GTG (Motor Vehicle)
www.gtg.co.uk
HIT (Catering & Hospitality)
www.hittraining.co.uk
Jaguar/Land Rover (Motor Vehicle)
www.jaguarlandrovercareers.com
http://www.jaguardealerapprenticeships.com/
JTL (Construction & Engineering)
www.jtltraining.com
Juniper Training
www.junipertraining.co.uk
Kaplan (Accountancy & Finance)
https://kaplan.co.uk/apprenticeships-and-internships/
Ladder for the Black Country
http://www.ladderfortheblackcountry.co.uk/
LEMA (Engineering)
http://www.lemacademy.co.uk/
Mercia Management (Business & Engineering)
www.merciamanagement.co.uk
NHS
http://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/work-with-us/apprenticeships/
NOVA Training
http://www.novatraining.co.uk/
Performance Through People
http://www.ptp-training.co.uk/
Peter Pyne Training (Hair & Beauty)
http://www.peterpynetraining.co.uk/
Princes Trust
https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/
Reflections Training Academy (Hair & Beauty)
www.reflectionstraining.co.uk
Skills Training UK
http://www.skillstraininguk.com/
Succeed
www.succeed.ac
Walsall Training Centre (Construction)
http://www.walsalltraining.com/
Wolverhampton Homes (Construction)
https://www.wolverhamptonhomes.org.uk/aboutus/working-for-us/get-into-work/leap
A few useful links
About Youth (What’s on in Wolverhampton)
http://aboutyouth.org.uk/
Aim Higher
www.aimhigher.ac.uk
Base 25
http://www.base25.org/
Kic FM (Youth & Community Radio)
www.kicfm.com
The Way (Youth Zone)
http://www.thewayyouthzone.org/
World of Work (Labour Market Information)
http://www.wowbc.co.uk/
WWFC Community Trust
http://wolvescommunitytrust.org.uk/
Info coming soon