SUPPORT

All students can drop-in to Student Services to receive impartial, high quality advice and guidance with the option to book a confidential, one-to-one appointment if required. Advisers will guide students through these appointments to develop their own individual action plan that can be accessed throughout the year, creating and completing challenging actions that will help move their lives and careers forward. 

In these sessions we explore many different topics such as; skills development, employability skills (CV, application and personal statement writing, job searching, interview techniques, building a professional network including social media etc.). They will ensure students make contextualised informed choices and understand the Labour Market. Exploring motivations and longer-term goals, including how to create, understand and maximise opportunities.

Integrated within our careers programme (see the career programme), are key opportunities for parents and guardians to ask questions and discover key information to help support their son or daughter in making choices about their future. 

• Parents’ Advice Event
• Apprenticeship Open Event
• Parents’ Evenings

If you have any question or need any further information please contact us at yourfutures@burnley.ac.uk.

Students will have access to a wide range of extra-curricular activities, across the year that will help develop a broad set of skills. Activities include; Learner voice, tutorials, Student development days, inspiring talks, enterprise activity, sports clubs, gaming club, Duke of Edinburgh Awards, international trips (including Florida, Thailand, Los Angeles, ski-ing), debating club and much more. These opportunities help students to gain confidence, develop skills for the future, create long lasting friendships and supports their well being.

Embedded within their studies, students will have access to a range of tutorials tailored to their needs, based on an initial audit of their individual skills. We have open days, visits from employers, visits from Universities and guest speakers who will inspire students and provide insights into the world of work, entrepreneurship  and University-level study. We also actively arrange work experience placements and volunteering opportunities to give a taste of the workplace and arrange competitions and contests to allow students to put their skills and knowledge to the test with nationally-recognised experts in their field.

Learners are encouraged to drop-in to Student Services to receive impartial, high quality career advice and guidance with the option to book a confidential, one-to-one appointment if required to assist with skills development, employability skills (CV writing, job searching, interview techniques, building a professional network including social media etc.), exploring motivations and longer-term goals.

We have National Careers Service advisers who will work with you to develop your own individual action plan that can be accessed throughout the year, creating and completing challenging actions to help you make progress towards your career goals.

Contact us on

Email your.future@burnley.ac.uk to book an appointment or call us on 01282 733551 and ask for a careers advisers.

There are also several independent careers services you can access outside of the impartial advice offered by our College careers advisers.

National Careers Service – https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/

This site includes lots of resources about job roles; CV writing, interview techniques and a skills health check to explore your strengths and suggest suitable careers based on the findings. There is also a national helpline and webchat function on the website.

Prospects – https://www.prospects.ac.uk/ 

An excellent source of information about job pathways once you finish a degree.

16Personalities – https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

This personality test (based on the Myers-Briggs personality profiles) explores your personality and explains what your main strengths are and what areas you may need to develop.

Buzz Quiz – https://icould.com/buzz-quiz/

This fun quiz will help you discover what animal you are – and will also tell you what jobs fit your personality and skills.

Careersmart – https://careersmart.org.uk/

Another excellent resource for labour market information. You can also use the skills audit to identify areas for development.

Throughout your studies, we will support you in auditing and developing transferable skills, including:

• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Innovation
• Self-confidence
• Self-management
• Teamwork

These skills will help you stand out from the crowd when applying for employment or embarking on further study.

You will have the opportunity to attend College-wide open days, visits from employers, visits from universities and guest speakers to provide insights into the world of work and university-level study. Where possible – and where relevant to your study programme – we can support you in searching for work experience placements and volunteering opportunities.