All publications can be accessed by clicking on the links below and are available on our website www.centrallondonconnexions.org.uk

FUTURE JOB TRENDS AND LONDON LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION RESOURCES (LMI) 

The Job information sheets give young people and parents and carers knowledge of curent and future job trends which are important when making career choices, as well as listing a monthly update of live vacancies. The job information sheets would be useful to teachers to use in class rooms and also for parents & carers at home.

Art & Design
Business & Finance
Computing/ICT
Construction
Early Years
Hairdressing/Beauty

You can also click News & Information to see a list of monthly produced LMI articles, which highlight topical areas in the labour market at the moment.

BITESIZE FACT SHEETS

These are guides for year 11 students, giving information, tips, links and numbers to help them on the following areas:

• Education after year 11 - choosing and applying
• Apprenticeships & other training opportunities
• Further education qualifications
• Students finanace in FE (schools & colleges)
• Volunteering & other spare time activities
• Examples of CVs and covering letters
• Looking for work as a new school leaver
• Job interviews for young  jobseekers
• Application forms & CVs for young jobseekers
• Connexions

You should have now received a copy for each year 12 student of A guide for students in year 12, which includes information on diplomas & learning routes: hospitality; engineering; construction and the built environment; creative media; business and information technology and information technology.

USEFUL WEBSITES

Career websites can provide really useful video clips for use in lessons, research information for students & help for parents. A selection of the best websites are:

Career box - media clips from industry sectors and supported by the Institute for Careers Guidance.  Recently added clips include – stage by stage video clips of interview techniques.

iCould - media clips from people choosing different career options, including gap years and industry sectors - supported by CRAC.

The above sites are directly usable in a classroom giving you clips of people who have recently chossen a careers path telling you what it is like to be in a particular job.

Alliance Sector skills council – Useful to find out about career opportunities in different industries.

Choice - The London area-wide prospectus. It provides comphrehensive information on all London post 16 courses, training options, apprenticeships and jobs, all searchable through career, provider, subject, key word or location. This website can be useful to use during parents evenings.

Use the virtual careers library to find out what jobs involve, including wages.

Find out about apprenticeships and job opportunities across London.

MAILING TO THE PARENTS AND CARERS OF STUDENTS IN YEAR 9

A mailout will be distributed on 31st March 2010 to parents and carers of year 9 students, which will include a leaflet containing information on the key 14-19 learning options, decision times and a range of useful and helpful tips on their future course planning.

GUIDING STUDENTS ON DIPLOMAS? NEW - QCDA DIPLOMA VALIDATOR TOOL

The Diploma Validator tool is designed for people to check that learners are choosing eligible programmes of study to enable them to claim a Diploma at the end of their course. 

RESOURCE PACK TO HELP SCHOOL/PUPIL REFERRAL UNITS IMPLEMENT THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE IMPARTIAL CAREERS EDUCATION

In this resource pack you will find:

• Materials to help audit the quality of your careers education provision
• A briefing note for your careers co-ordinators
• A briefing note for your governors
• Fact Cards for students and parents on the 4 learning routes
• A DVD for use in careers education lessons and parents/carers' events on the 4 learning routes
• A framework of learning outcomes
• Ways & Choices classroom lessons - software and materials
• A briefing note for other staff on the importance of careers education
• A model Partnership Agreement between your school and your connexions service

Copies of the pack can be downloaded from www.cegnet.co.uk and ordered from DCSF Publications at http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk or 0845 602 2260, quoting ref: 00066-2010PCK-EN.