Careers
WELCOME TO THE CAREERS (CEIAG) DEPARTMENT
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: MRS FIDELMA GETHIN
MEMBERS OF DEPARTMENT: MRS BARBARA DEMPSTER
MISS CATHY McGOURTY
MRS SUSAN BAMFORD
MS NORA McQUAID
WHAT IS CEIAG?
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance are complementary activities which equip our young people with the knowledge, skills and understanding to make informed decisions about their future career or pathway.
Careers Education
This is a progressive and planned programme of resource materials using Personal Career Planning to develop and apply the knowledge and skills necessary to make realistic career decisions. Learn more
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Personal Career Planning involves reviewing skills, identifying learning styles, setting targets and making informed decisions about future pathways. Examples of materials used may be accessed below.
Do you want to find what kind of learner you are? Try the learning style questionnaire.
Careers/Employability Folder: Learning styles questionnaire
Learning style questionnaire explained
How do students review their skills?
Have a look at some of our resources:
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Year 9 Self Assessment
Self AssessmentOpportunity
My achievements
Example of creating a Careers Mind map ( Year 11 student ) scanned document
(All in the Careers/Employability Folder)
Careers Information
Students have access to up to date careers information including labour market information and they develop research skills through completing a variety of tasks at home, in the school library or using software packages such as JED. Accessing up to date information about current skills deficits in the NI economy, employability skills and career opportunities is essential if students are to make informed decisions about their future.
Insert pictures from Employability folder
Enterprisephotos 015 – 019
Students involved in researching careers information in the library and evaluating future pathways.
Example: A Year 9 student created a PowerPoint presentation about the work of a Graphic Designer ( Access Careers Folder)
Students using ICT facilities to access software packages and evaluate Labour Market Information
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Useful web sites
Insert from Employability folder: Websites and activities for Careers Research at KS4:
Information for parents re Post 18 options
Student Finance:
Log on to this site, select Parents and Students, Student Support, SFNI Presentation. For further help on how to apply for financial support at university, view the video available on www.studentfinanceni.co.uk
Other useful websites:
Studying science, engineering or maths can take you to many amazing and unexpected places. Explore the career possibilities.
The sector skills alliance provides information about most career pathways and may be accessed by clicking on Links to SSCs on the left hand side of the Home page. For example, if you are looking at a career in the Hospitality Industry click on People 1st.
This website provides a wealth of information to assist with making informed decisions about future careers, including up to date labour market information for NI.
The real world of the NHS is far more varied than young people imagine and this website allows access to a range of activities using real-life situations to make young learners think about their future lives and careers. Click on the Resources for education button on the right-hand side.
Careers Advice and Guidance
All students have access to impartial, personalised advice and guidance which assists them in making appropriate decisions and choices. Learn more.
Year 12 Guidance
We have two Careers Advisers from the Northern Ireland Careers Service who provide advice and information to all Year 12 students through an individual guidance interview. These interviews are scheduled from October through to March.
Sixth Form Guidance
Sixth Form students have an individual guidance interview with Mrs Gethin to discuss UCAS and other pathways at 18. All students may also request an additional guidance interview with our Careers Advisers.
Year 10 Guidance
Year 10 students and their parents may request a guidance interview during the afternoon of the popular Options Day in February. Mrs Gethin and a team of 6 Careers Advisers from the Northern Ireland Careers Service are available to discuss pathways and the implications of subject choices.
Additional resources for parents
Options Presentation – Year 10
Year 13 Induction Evening
Information for parents re Post 18 Options
All accessible from Careers/Employability folder
Work Related Learning & Employability skills
Within the Careers Department we promote an interactive approach to developing skills and to encouraging students to embrace life-long learning. This is a forward looking department committed to forging a very strong link between the demands of the curriculum and the reality of the world of work. Learn more
“Success for the individual lies not in employment but in employability.” (Kanter)
Employability skills are transferable and consequently all departments seek to enhance students’ skills through a range of active learning opportunities.
Some examples
Students developing employability skills such as problem solving, team work, communication, creative thinking and financial capability.
Enterprisephotos from Folder : 005, 007, 010, 012, 013
Entrepreneurship and enterprise
Link to the photos from Young Enterprise (Jewelessence) and article in magazine.
KEY programme
Photograph from folder
Year 11 students who completed the KEY programme
KEY stands for Knowledge through Enterprise for Youth
These students completed four residentials and participated in a range of enterprise activities including creating and marketing a product and competing in a local Trade Fair.
Work Experience
All Year 12 students complete a period of work experience in October and Sixth Form students organise placements for the last week in June..
Industry Links
Throughout the year, students benefit from listening to outside speakers and have the opportunity to learn more about the skills required by employers in the world of work.
Link to Interview Skills presentation by Debbie McKinney ( Careers Folder)