Links

• Futures4Me - the area-wide prospectus for North Yorkshire
• Futures4Me - the area-wide prospectus for York
• National Apprenticeships
• Real Start, the NYCC Apprenticeships scheme
• Connexions-Direct - For Post 16 Choices
• Education UK - For International Students
• North East Chamber of Commerce learner website
• EduBase Public portal - the up to date database of educational establishments across England and Wales.

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• The YouGo University Guide
• Information on Higher Education
• Education and learning options, HE, qualifications explained
• The Guardians University Guide
• hotcourses ‘UK’s largest course finder’
• University of Hull Business School, different courses offered can develop business skills and knowledge
• notgoingtouni, alternative options from university
• To find out university open days
• Propects is the official graduate website
• PUSH is the leading guide for universities
• The Student Room is a university guide
• UCAS is the website to use to find out about and apply to university
• Use Unistats to Search, Review and Compare Subjects at Universities
• unofficial-guides is a university guide written by students
• You Go Further is a Univeristy Guide

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• TUC career advice
• Alec for CV writing tips etc
• A library of career stories on film
• Careers and Higher Education Magazine
• See ‘Career Links’
• cegnet for Lesson Plans etc
• For help to find the right career path for you
• ‘Interactive Careers Guidance and Education for Teenagers’
• Resource for courses and careers
• icould, the place where you can get ideas about where you could go, how you could get there, what you could do, why it would be worth it and who you could be
• Learndirect - Comprehensive on-line careers guidance tool
• Sector Skills Councils, find out what skills you need; for employers and prospective employees
• ‘Year in Industry’

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• Accounting
• Active Leisure and Learning Sector
• Animal Care
• Army
• Army
• Art Therapy
• Automotive Industry
• Building Services Engineering
• Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Petroleum
• Chiropractics
• Civil Service
• Complimentary and Natural Medicine
• Construction
• Construction
• Creative Media
• Dance Movement Therapy
• Dentistry
• Design, Fashion, Music and Performing Arts
• Energy and Utilities
• Engineering
• Engineering
• Environmental Sector
• Environmental Sector and Land Management
• Fashion
• Fashion and Textiles
• Financial Services
• Fire and Rescue
• Food and Drink
• Health Sector
• Housing, Property and Facilities Management
• IT and Telecoms
• Justice Sector
• Law
• Law
• Logistics
• Maths
• Media
• Medicine
• Modelling
• Nature Conservation
• Nature Conservation
• Nutritional Therapy
• Passenger Transport
• Photography (freelance)
• Photography
• Plumbing
• Police
• Policing
• Reflexology
• Retail
• Retail Motor Industry
• Royal Airforce
• Royal Navy
• Social Care
• Social Care
• Sport
• Surgery
• Teaching
• Teaching
• Vetinary Nursing
• Working with Animals
• Working with Guide Dogs
• Zoo Keeping

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• Public sector vacancies - www.sector1.net
• Database of jobs advertised in Yorkshire's regional newspapers - www.yorkshirejobstoday.co.uk
• For Graduates - http://targetjobs.co.uk/career-sectors/law
• Jobs direct from employers - http://www.workthing.com/
• Local Job search based in County Durham - www.baxterpersonnel.co.uk
• The BigChoice for student and graduate jobs - www.thebigchoice.com
• A job search engine drawing jobs from various internet sources - www.careerjet.co.uk
• Jobs4You at Connexions Direct - www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/
• Job search tool - www.fish4.co.uk/jobs
• Local vacancies & associated information - www.getconnectednow.co.uk
• GISAJOB jobs website - www.gisajob.com
• Job search - http://www.hotrecruit.com/
• Vacancies and benefits information - www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
• A job search engine drawing jobs from various internet sources - www.jobijoba.co.uk
• Opportunities within higher ed - www.jobs.ac.uk
• NHS vacancies - www.jobs.nhs.uk
• An extensive range of work enironments - www.jobsgopublic.com
• Job search tool - www.jobsoracle.com
• Job search and Career advice - www.monster.co.uk
• National Youth Agency - www.nya.org.uk
• North Yorkshire County Council - www.nyccjobs.co.uk
• Post H.E. - www.prospects.ac.uk
• Public sector jobs - www.publicsectorjobs1.co.uk
• The UK’s biggest job site - www.reed.co.uk
• Sector1, includes NYCC/CYC and all the North Yorkshire district Councils jobs - www.sector1.net
• Job search for graduates - http://www.thegraduate.co.uk/
• Vacancies in Yorkshire - www.thisisyork.co.uk/jobs
• Find jobs in Industry Sectors - www.totaljobs.com
• UK Job search - www.workthing.com
• York Council vacancies - www.york.gov.uk
• Vacancies in Yorkshire - www.ypn.co.uk 
• Job Search in North Yorkshire - www.jobsearchdirectory.co.uk/jobs-in-north-yorkshire

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• National Bureau for Students with Disabilities, charity promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of impairment in post-16 education, training and employment
• Post 16 choices from Connexions Direct
• English Federation for Disability Sport
• independant living fund - delivering financial support for disabled people and advancing standards of independent living
• National Specialist Colleges
• DirectGov for information about all aspects of support
• british association for supported employment

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• Help for deciding what to do on a gap year
• Gap Year volunteer work and work experience
• Planning a gap year 
• Pure Australia provides gap year travel advice for students visiting Australia. Information includes how to organise Visas, Flights, Travel Insurance, Backpacker Jobs and top Hostel Accommodation.
• Visa 4 Australia provides online working holiday visa applications and advice for students visiting Australia 

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• Volunteer and jobs abroad teaching conservation wildlife
• Voluntary Jobs
• The North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations, the Voluntary sector site for North Yorkshire
• Voluntary Jobs
• For Young Workers and those involved in work experience

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• Financial help for young parents in learning
• Education Maintenance Allowance
• Managing money, financial assistance
• National Minimunm Wage
• For Finance help
• Your up-to-date guide to student finance from Directgov
• Student Finance Benefits calculator
• For finance help
• Grants and loans
• Student Tax Services offers impartial advice to students on ways to save tax

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• acas for help and advice for businesses and employees
• Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS)
• The site that offers practical advice for businesses
• The Learning and Skills Council whose goal is to improve the skills of England's young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard
• Smarta is the 'ultimate' advice and networking resource for anyone starting and running a small business
• Train to Gain offers support and funding to train employees
• Yorkshire Forward is the regional development agency
• Yorkshire Futures is the regional intelligence agency

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• 4Children is the national children's charity all about children and families
• For general advice, A-Z Index
• ‘Life Issues’ - www.bbc.co.uk/switch/surgery/advice
• For help coping with exam stress
• Connexions Direct - Offers advice on education, careers, housing, money, health and relationships. Includes web chat, telephone and call-back services. You can go to the Careers/Careers Resources section to find on-line publications such as It's Your Choice, Jobfile, Which Way Now and the Year 9 Parents Booklet
• NYCC site for careers with Children and Young People
• Directgov, the official Government information website
• gimi, the NYCC website for young people in North Yorkshire
• Labour Market Information - this site makes finding out about learning and work in North Yorkshire a whole lot easier
• North Yorkshire County Council
• The site for ‘Life Issues’
• Trotman Publishing
• YorOK for really useful information for young people and parent/carers living in York

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