How can Connexions help me when I get my GCSE or A Level results?
Still unsure or want to talk through your Options? Connexions careers advisers in schools and colleges and Connexions advisers in the IYS hubs are there to help and support you with:
- Option and career path choices including university
- College course details
- Apprenticeship applications
- Foundation learning (E2E)
- Writing you personal statement
- Writing CVs
- Job vacancies
- Interview Techniques.
This document gives you the details of the support being offered in your area - places, times, Connexions careers advisers, events and contact details:
What can I do if my GCSE results are not what I had hoped for?
Don't despair. there is always a solution.
- Here is a results' day rescue package from careersbox. Inside you'll find details of the options available after exam results day including apprenticeships, distance learning, gap years and finding a job.
- You may find the information in these documents useful:
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How can Connexions help me when I have my A Level exam results?
- If things do not go quite according to plan or you have changed your mind about what to do now, can you get information, advice and guidance to help you?
- Yes, of course, you can, get in touch with a Connexions adviser who will be able to support you. Visit the contacts page to get the contact details.
- Here is a results' day rescue package from careersbox. Inside you'll find details of the options available after exam results day including the clearing process for university, employer-funded study, apprenticeships, distance learning, gap years and finding a job.
- Here is a series of short videos from UCAS about exam results and people's options which you could find useful.
- You may find the the 21 Day Job Challenge useful.
- The GetSmaart Guide to Clearing 2010 - Smaart Clearing emag includes course vacancies plus tips guiding you through the whole Clearing Process plus information on accommodation, student loans plus a comprehensive guide to Festivals in the UK this summer and more.....................
- With ‘A' level results and a squeeze on university places dominating the headlines this week, pupils about to make their university applications would be well advised to think more carefully about their chosen careers and how to get that important first step on the ladder to success. A new independent and free-to-use website called bestCourse4me.com has recently been launched which offers excellent advice on choosing the right course at the right university. Using data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency and the Labour Force Survey, data on employment, careers and salaries have been brought together in one place for the first time in an easy-to-use website that will help students make the right choice of institution and subject
- Before you do contact Connexions you may find it useful to read this:
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How do I contact Connexions?
You can:
- Click here to go to the Contact us page where you will find the contact details for the Connexions Hub near you and the Connexions Careers Advisers in schools and colleges
- Fill in a Get in touch with us form and we will contact you
- Call 0845 0349577
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Welcome
Thanks for visiting Get Connected Now which is the website for Connexions and other partners who deliver Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) in North Yorkshire. Connexions is the service that provides information, advice and guidance about education, training and employment/careers for children and young people aged 11 - 19. (if you have learning disabilities or are differently abled, we can help you until you're 25). Connexions' staff are also able to support you with information and advice on all the other aspects of your life, such as health, housing and money, and if they cannot give the answers they will signpost to someone who can.
Connexions Get Connected Now is designed for:
- Young people - On the young people pages you will find links to all the information that you may need to help you to make informed choices about your future through education, training and careers as well as vacancies, including apprenticeships, for which you can apply. On the Labour Market Information page you will find information about what is happening in the labour market not only locally within North Yorkshire but nationally and internationally. You can also link to the gimi website for information about all the other things in your life
- Parents and carers - On the parents and carers page you can find links to specific information about subject and careers choices in order to help you to provide informed careers advice and support
- Employers - On the employer pages you can find links to all the information that you may need to know when you are thinking of employing a young person. Also, you can find out about the FREE consultancy service that the Connexions' team operate, where job vacancies are advertised and matched against the aspirations of young people, giving you a fast and efficient way of recruiting
- Professionals - On the professional page you will find links to useful resources which could support you when you need to give career information or advice, whether you are, for example, a careers adviser, a career coordinator, or a subject teacher.
Please note: Get Connected Now links to many other websites that are relevant to careers, education, training and work. These links are checked regularly. However, please remember that the quality of information varies between sites and can change rapidly. Connexions is not responsible for the content of any site linked to or from Get Connected Now.
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