Cornwall Opportunities
Parent Power in Careers Being a parent is a juggling act and knowing everything about careers on top of everything else? Don’t panic, there are some great ways in which you can help. Read on if you want to support your child to find their best next step in education, employment or training.
Where do I start?
Pick your time carefully and start with some general questions; taking time to listen rather than jumping in with your own views and suggestions. Be interested and positive about their ideas, finding out what would help them further like speaking to someone who does the job they’re interested in or doing some more research together.
90% of young people said they accessed careers through their friends or parents
In addition to the Cornwall Opportunities website, Talking Futures has some great ideas for starting conversations whilst Career Pilot is also great for some initial inspiration: www.talkingfutures.org.uk Careerpilot : Get information : Other support Quizzes that match your skills and interests to jobs
What are the options?
Qualifications fall in to three categories (academic, vocational and work-based) and 8 levels (levels 1 and 2 being GCSE and 8 being a PHD or Doctorate). GCSE and A Levels are academic subjects whilst T Levels or B Tecs are vocational and an apprenticeship is work-based. It’s possible to move between the different categories; for example, doing an apprenticeship could lead to a degree pathway. Sometimes it might be necessary to move across rather than up the qualification levels, for example someone who has GCSE grades 4-9 (C-A for those of us who are older) will need to start an apprenticeship at level 2 because you need to learn the foundations first before moving beyond this. Next Steps South-West have an Interactive Qualification Chart to help you make sense of the various qualification routeways:
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