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OUR CAREERS PORTAL IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT!
Below are some useful links you can use to find resources that will help you
with many aspects of your education and future prospects.
SuffolK New College resources
SuffolK New College resources
Need help deciding what career do you want to do? Use this quiz to help you think about this.
Careers Resources
Careers Resources
> Explore careers
> Skills assessment
> Find a course
> Careers advice
> Help and support
> 400+ job blueprints detailing real day-to-day duties.
> Values-based quiz to uncover new career paths.
> Unbiased market data on actual UK salaries and hiring trends.
The government has created a new Jobs and Careers Service.
The government has created a new Jobs and Careers Service.
The Work Hub which hosts the following tools:
> an AI work assistant
> a CV builder tool
> the ‘find a job’ service
Talking Futures provides a unique parental toolkit for navigating modern employment pathways. It features:
> Conversation cards for family career discussions.
> Comparison tools for technical routes like T-levels, HTQs, and apprenticeships.
> Employer-led insights emphasizing the value of vocational experience.
Local Resources
Local Resources
> Connect employers, regional industries, and live training or job opportunities around Norfolk and Suffolk.
> Careers Wizard to match your skills and interests to careers.
> Explore career pathways through virtual work experiences and real employee case-study videos (including green sectors).
> Careers Wizard to match your skills and interests to careers.
> Built-in CV builder.
> Careerometer Tool: Compares pay, hours, and employment growth across different roles.
> Skillsometer Quiz: Matches user interests to job suggestions.
> Education-to-Work Pathways: Outlines step-by-step progressions from school to Sixth Form, Further Education colleges, or training choices at 16+.
Find out more about career opportunities here in Suffolk.
> Key Industries Locally: Including clean energy, health and social care, manufacturing, and tech.
> Core Skills: Emphasises transferable, digital, and green skills employers look for alongside qualifications.
> Career Pathways: Outlines routes after 16 and 18, including A Levels, T Levels, apprenticeships, and employment.
This practitioner guide by Suffolk County Council and New Anglia Careers Hub provides Labour Market Information (LMI) to help young people make career decisions.
Including:
> Sector Profiles: Covers 15 local employment sectors with job roles, salaries, and local employers.
> Resources: Includes posters, lesson plans, and QR/Linktree links.
Job-Searching/ CVs
Job-Searching/ CVs
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships
Practical local training launchpad, featuring:
> Course Selector
• Dedicated Portals
• Partner Network: Direct links to regional business partners and major infrastructure projects. (Talent Pool.)
• FAQ Guide: Clear answers on local wages, qualifications, and assessor-led support.
Localized, free service including:
> 1-to-1 dedicated support.
> Inclusive & adapted pathways.
> Family Business model.
> The master UK application portal: The definitive, legally backed "Find an apprenticeship" system linked directly to employer tax accounts.
> The "Your Apprenticeship" tracking app: A government-approved tool to log required 20% off-the-job training hours and skills progression.
> An Apprenticeship Arcade with 15+ gamified learning activities.
> Dedicated subject-led bundles mapping school topics to vocational paths.
> Consolidated Higher & Degree Vacancy Listings updated live for 55+ employers.
Higher Education
Higher Education
Choose your future!
> Application Masterclass: Step-by-step personal statement builders, interview checklists, and reference guides.
> Financial & Lifestyle Planning: Interactive student budget calculators, scholarship directories, accommodation finders, and peer-to-peer student messaging.
> Targeted Inclusion Support: Dedicated advice hubs for care leavers, estranged students, and individuals with disabilities.
> Real-World Testimonials: Short, authentic video stories from current students, university alumni, and active employers.
> Targeted Evidence: Video content focused on deconstructing specific anxieties—such as not "fitting in" or attending the "wrong" type of university.
> Employer Perspectives: Direct insights from hiring managers confirming that a candidate's university ranking or specific subject choice matters far less than their actual skills.
The Whatuni website is a student-first university comparison platform featuring:
> 190,000+ Student Reviews: Real, verified student feedback ranking campus life and courses.
> Smart Matching Tools: An integrated UCAS points calculator and personalized course shortlister.
> Cost of Living Calculator: Hyper-local budget estimators tailored to specific UK university towns.
> Open Day Booking: Direct logistics toolkits to order university prospectuses or arrange campus visits.
Save the Student, a student money guide, have guides on:
Maintenance Loans*, featuring detailed info on how much funding students can expect to receive
Grants, bursaries and scholarships that your students may be eligible for
Parental contributions calculator*, giving a very accurate idea of how much the government ‘expects’ students’ parents to give them at uni
* These use figures for the current academic year, as next year’s are unavailable. However, the year-on-year changes are typically very minor, so these pieces remain a strong reference point
Training & Volunteering
Training & Volunteering
Connecting local volunteers with community groups, offering:
> Role Finder for local volunteering roles.
> Recruitment Hub: Tools for organizations to list vacancies and recruit helpers.
> Youth Network: Tailored opportunities designed specifically for younger volunteers.
Leading job board for non-degree pathways, featuring:
> Alternative Vacancy Database: Over 2,000 live listings for apprenticeships, traineeships, gap years, and entry-level jobs.
> Sponsored Degrees: Search tools for corporate-funded higher education schemes.
> "Be Inspired" Hub: True student success stories, employer video testimonials, and sector overviews.
Virtual work experience platform featuring:
> Interactive Work Experiences: Free, remote placements with leading companies like Airbus, Jaguar Land Rover, and the NHS.
> University Subject Spotlights: Virtual taster courses mimicking degree subjects.
> Vetted Certification: Digital certificates to boost CVs and UCAS personal statements.
Working holiday and international exchange portal, offering:
> Direct US Visa Sponsorship: Dual role as both a camp recruitment agency and official J-1 visa sponsor.
> Global Hiring Fairs: Physical and virtual events to interview directly with overseas employer partners.
> Financial Assistance: Access to dedicated Youth Access Scholarships for lower-income applicants.
SEN
SEN
A guide from Suffolk County Council with information to support transition from age 16. Find out about education, training, work and leisure, health and social care and contact details for key services.
Suffolk SENDIASS is a confidential and impartial information, advice and support service on issues related to Special Educational Needs and Disability.
A range of useful resources designed to help people with learning disabilities and/ or autism to find interesting and rewarding employment have been launched across Suffolk.
Other LINKS
Other LINKS
This is a program aimed at 13-19 year old to consider your choices after school and college. Take your places supports young people in making informed decisions about their future, free resources and see university open days.
Open University offers the opportunity to study from home though their distance learning course, which can also be done part time.
The Prince's Trust has a variety of programs to help you to develop skills. confidence or to find a job and start your own business. They work with people ages 16-30 years old.
Realise Futures offers a variety of support programs based on learning, social business, mentoring, coaching, wellbeing, social and much more!
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