Careers
The college endeavours to follow statutory guidance and the programme has been developed in line with the eight Gatsby benchmarks for ensuring best practice and to meet the requirements of the Department for Education’s statutory guidance 2018.
Measuring the impact of our Careers Programme
An important part of the CEIAG programme is evaluation. It is mainly through evaluation that this policy will develop whilst keeping abreast of national changes to CEIAG. Evaluations take place after career-related events so we can assess whether or not career outcomes have been met. Students’ access to careers related activities are tracked electronically and are regularly monitored.
Assessment takes place through verbal feedback/assessment observation, written evaluations, student and employer feedback and also by analysing destination data. The process of regularly completing and monitoring the Gatsby Benchmark Compass Tool has given us the opportunity to review and evaluate the whole CEIAG programme
Further Careers Information
We need your help
Our students are the employees of the future and so we need your help to raise their career aspirations, develop their employability skills and learn more about the exciting industries on the Isle of Wight.
Having employers like you helping to inspire young minds is the foundation of an excellent careers programme. The Isle of Wight Education Federation are lucky to benefit from having two key business volunteers who works with us on a strategic level, encouraging the development of our careers programme and connecting us to the local business community. This role is recognised nationally as an Enterprise Adviser (EA). Our current EAs are Tim Blake and Steve Quarmby, they would be happy to have a chat with you about getting involved in our programme of activity.
Get Involved
The Isle of Wight Education Federation work with a number of businesses and individuals who support our careers programme. If you or your business would like to support our activities in the future please email our Careers Lead louise.southwell@iwef.org.uk
Useful Links
Kickstart Scheme – www.gov.uk/government/collections/kickstart-scheme
Careers and Enterprise Employer Toolkit – www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk/national_grid_-_employer_engagement_toolkit.pdf
Education Options
There are a variety of educational routes available to students when they leave school. The Isle of Wight Education Federation’s careers programme provides students with opportunities to attend an array of careers fairs and visits so that they can see what their options are after leaving school.
Here are some of the options available:
Apprenticeships:
- Apprenticeship Vacancies – www.gov.uk/findapprenticeship
- Isle of Wight Council – www.iwight.com/jobs
- Local Recruitment – www.isleofwightjobs.com
- NHS Vacancies – www.nhsjobs.com
- National Apprenticeship Service – www.apprenticeships.gov.uk
- Island Futures – www.iow.gov.uk/Residents/Schools-and-Learning/Isle-of-Wight-YouthTube/Island-Futures
Further Education such as:
Local 6th Forms
- Isle of Wight Council – www.iow.gov.uk/Residents/Schools-and-Learning/Schools/School-Contacts
- Your Future, Your Options Booklet – www.iow.gov.uk/azservices/documents/1696-Your-Future-Your-Options-4854CS-September-2021.pdf
University
- UCAS – www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/ucas-undergraduate-advice-parents-and-guardians
- University Comparison – www.theuniguide.co.uk
- University League Tables – www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk
- Student Finance – www.studentfinance.co.uk
SEND Support and Providers:
- Traineeships – www.gov.uk/find-traineeship
- Care in the Garden – www.careinthegarden.com
Alternative Providers:
- HTP – www.htp.ac.uk
- Isle of Wight College – www.iwcollege.ac.uk
- MPCT Military Academies – www.mpct.co.uk
Useful Links
Isle of Wight Council – www.iow.gov.uk/Council/OtherServices/Local-Offer-Growing-Up-16-25/Starting-post-16-Education
Career Pilot – www.careerpilot.org.uk/parent-zone
National Careers Service – www.nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/about-us
Isle of Wight labour market information – www.hants.emsicc.com
Barclays Lifeskills – www.barclayslifeskills.com/young-people
Flying Start – www.sunoutreach.org/flying-start/useful-resources-for-parents–carers
Get Involved
The Isle of Wight Education Federation work with a number of businesses and individuals who support our careers programme. If you or your business would like to support our activities in the future please email our Careers Lead louise.southwell@iwef.org.uk
The Isle of Wight Education Federation want you to have a successful future! In order to achieve this you will take part in a variety of activities during your time with us.
Building Skills
Personality quiz – www.icould.com/buzz-quiz
Skills employers want – www.ucas.com/careers/getting-job/what-are-employers-looking
Helpful Guides
CV Builder – www.barclayslifeskills.com/i-want-to-use-my-online-presence-to-get-ahead/school/cv-builder
CV Writing Guide – www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/cvs-and-cover-letters/how-to-write-a-cv
Personal Statement Writing Guide – www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-university/writing-personal-statement/how-write-personal-statement
Useful Links
Island Futures – www.iow.gov.uk/Residents/schools-and-learning/Isle-of-Wight-YouthTube/Island-futures/Info-and-Resources
Flying Start (Southern Universities Network) – www.sunoutreach.org/flying-start/?flying-start-categories=flying-start-isle-of-wight
Apprenticeship Vacancies – www.gov.uk/findapprenticeship
Isle of Wight Council – www.iwight.com/jobs
Isle of Wight Jobs – www.isleofwightjobs.com
The Apprenticeship Guide – https://apprenticeshipguide.co.uk/
Flying Start – www.sunoutreach.org/students/resources
Medina, Carisbrooke and the Island VI Form Colleges believe that Careers education, information advice and guidance (CEIAG) gives students the skills, knowledge and understanding to manage their own lifelong learning and career development.
Useful Links
Careers and Enterprise Resource Hub – www.resources.careersandenterprise.co.uk
Careers Pilot – www.careerpilot.org.uk
National Careers Service – www.nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
Skillsbuilder
We work with the Skills Builder Partnership, who supports our careers strategy and provides engaging resources for building essential employability skills.
Skills Builder explain that ‘it has never been more important to build a set of essential skills to succeed in life for our children
and young people: the ability to creatively solve problems, to self-manage, to communicate effectively, and to work well with others.
These are skills that are needed to do almost anything well. The need for these skills is clear, but there is still a gap – too many children and young people do not build these skills to the level they need, and so miss out on opportunities to thrive in other parts of their lives.
Too often this is an area where terminology is confused and confusing. The work of all the schools, colleges and organisations in the Skills Builder Partnership is to cut through this: to refine a consistent, universal approach to these essential skills.’
Skills Builder define the essential skills as: Listening, Speaking, Problem Solving, Creativity, Staying Positive, Aiming High, Leadership and Teamwork.
News articles on our website indicate which skills the students have demonstrated during their activities. We are embedding the concept throughout all aspects of our curriculum offer.
Further information about Skills Builder can be found here.
For further information on our Careers Programme please contact our Careers Lead Mrs Louise Southwell (Assistant Headteacher-Personal Development).
Carisbrooke College | Medina College | The Island VI Form
Fairlee Road
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 2DX
Tel: 01983 526523
Email: louise.southwell@iwef.org.uk
The Isle of Wight Education Federation reviews all careers information annually. The date for the next review will be September 2023.