Careers

You can search the Careers Wales website to view information on over 700 different careers and jobs.

Or follow on social media using #NCW2024 for more resources, information, advice and guidance.

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Future Jobs Wales

Future Jobs Wales is an interactive Labour Market Information (LMI) resource. It includes the latest LMI information on health, construction and energy.

Future Jobs Wales enables users to:

• Explore what’s new in the industry
• Find out how many people work in the industry
• See whether the industry will grow or shrink
• Compare information at a local, Wales and UK level
• See what jobs are available in the industry and their pay

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Careers and Work Related Experiences Support and Resources

Did you know that we have a team of CWRE curriculum coordinators who are able to work with every secondary school across Wales? Our team are CWRE experts who can support teachers to embed CWRE across the curriculum, in line with statutory guidance, through our offer of consultancy and professional learning. Please contact our CWRE Curriculum Team to discuss how we can support your school: careersworldofworkco-ordinators@careerswales.com

This toolkit has been developed to help schools to plan, implement and evaluate their CWRE curriculum. 

Career Management are the interlinking skills, which are all equal and as important as each other. These skills are needed for successful career planning, and you will need some skills in all these areas to help you on your career journey.  Careers Wales can help you improve your skills and suggest ways you can develop.    

Here are some short POWTOON videos to help you learn more about the six important skills:

Here are some Career Management Skills presentations with ‘tips and advice’ to improve your skills:

Welcome to Year 9, you are entering the time when you will need to begin to consider what subjects you wish to take for your GCSE options.  

Choosing subjects that suit your interests and abilities is essential. It is really important to listen to your subject teachers and think about how well you have coped with subjects so far to consider studying any of them at GCSE and beyond. The choice of your GCSE and vocational subjects might have some effect on what you can do in the future. 

If you're looking for ways to help generate ideas about future careers, you may find the Buzz Quiz, Career Match Quiz and Careers Craft useful (see table above).

This is an important time for pupils in years 8 and 9 and the parents/carers who support them, as they start to think about what subjects to study in years 10 and 11.

Parents: How you can help

Is your child in year 8 or 9 and choosing their subject options?

The Careers Wales website has useful information which can support you to help your child navigate their career path. You’ll find dedicated parent pages to help you support your child in making informed decisions. There are also specific Year 8 and 9 options pages (click below) with top tips on making subject choices.

 As a Parent/Carer you play a key role in supporting your child to make decisions during their education and career journey. Careers Wales has a wide range of information and resources to help you support them.

Visit the Careers Wales website to:

• Explore career ideas with your child
• Help your child get the most from seeing an adviser (Normally Years 9-13) 
• Find out about the curriculum and qualifications
• Explore potential future jobs
• Find out about different routes and pathways from school to work.

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Careers Appointment

Chat with your form teacher, or Head of Year to arrange an appointment with the Careers Adviser.

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Here are some typical questions and answers for Year 9 students:

I know what job I want in the future, what GCSEs should I take?

If you have a career in mind, it’s a good idea to think about the subjects that might be needed.  Job Profiles on our website is a very good starting point. Here you will find 100’s of career leaflets, listed alphabetically, and you can begin to learn more about relevant qualifications to consider. 

In my experience, it is only a few students (a minority!) that usually have clear ideas and that won’t change over the years! So, above all, it’s important to think about your ability and interests.  

Help, I don’t know what job I want to do in the future?

It’s perfectly OK if you do not have an idea of what you’d like to do when you are older! It is very likely people with ideas will change their minds over time.  This early in your career, it’s best to keep an open mind and take up as many opportunities as possible to explore new ideas.

Careers Appointments

Chat with your form teacher, or Head of Year to arrange an appointment with the Careers Adviser.

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Careers Wales can help you plan your career, prepare to get a job, find and apply for the right apprenticeships, courses and training.  To learn more here about the options available to you at the end of Year 11 options click button below. 

Careers Appointments

Chat with your form teacher, Mr Green or Miss Bignall to arrange an appointment with the Careers Adviser.

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Careers Wales can help you plan your career, prepare to get a job, find and apply for the right apprenticeships, courses and training.  To learn more here about your Post 17&18 options click button below.