Childcare Career Planning Blackburn College CEIAG Team Session

Childcare Career Planning Blackburn College CEIAG Team

Session Aims • To enable you to start sector specific career planning for the future • To make you more aware of careers available within your sector • To enable you to identify skills your sector employers are looking for • To demonstrate resources that will help you identify which careers in your sector would suit you [Gatsby Benchmark 2/4]

Career Planning There are lots of different career pathways out there in your sector, but how do you know which one is right for you? First you should look into a career plan before by doing careful research. The more time and energy you put into researching different careers now, the easier it will be when making decisions about your future.

What are your plans after your course? Activity 1 Take a couple of minutes to think about what your CURRENT plans are for after this course; You will all feedback your thoughts to the group

What option will you choose? 1. College progression 2. Completing an apprenticeship 3. Going to university 4. Finding a job 5. Taking a gap year (post 18)

College Course Progression Move onto the next level of your current course … Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 University UCAS Apprenticeship Findan. Apprenticeship Higher level apprenticeship

Apprenticeships Why do an apprenticeship? It’s a REAL job with a REAL employer Earn a WAGE CONTRACT of employment including HOLIDAY pay Work for at least 30 HOURS per week Study towards a job related QUALIFICATION

Apprenticeships How many apprenticeship jobs are currently out there? Within 5 miles of Blackburn College = 115 10 miles of Blackburn College = 276 15 miles of Blackburn College = 519 20 miles of Blackburn College = 831 Findan. Apprenticeship Information correct as of May 2019

Finding Employment If you are considering looking for a job that you will ENJOY then it is worth considering … Interests Skills / Abilities Hobbies Personality Work Experience

Finding Employment Things to consider …

Activity 2 In small groups, try and list as many jobs as you can related to your current course … See who can get the most!

Jobs related to my qualification … Nursery practitioner Teaching assistant Family support worker Children's nurse SEN Teacher Social worker Educational psychologist Youth worker Play therapist Counsellor Health visitor Learning mentor Early Years teacher Nursery manager Speech and language therapist

Industry Insights The Early years workforce is projected to grow by 6. 6% by 2024 creating 14, 300 jobs In the same period, 32, 2% of the workforce is expected to retire creating 69, 400 job openings. Useful job websites www. indeed. co. uk/ www. reed. co. uk/ www. totaljobs. com/ www. lancashire. gov. uk www. blackburn. gov. uk www. nurseryworldjobs. co. uk/ www. tes. com/jobs/ *sourced from Lancashire skills hub and LMI for All Employers

Sector specific skills Your industry sector requires you to develop specific skills Here are the top listed skills needed for your industry • excellent communication and listening skills • good organisational skills to plan the day and respond to the different needs of the children in your care • the ability to inspire and enthuse young children • energy, resourcefulness, responsibility, patience and a caring nature • ability to work independently with children, as well as being able to work in the wider nursery/school team • a sense of humour and the ability to keep things in perspective • imagination and creativity. You need to be adept at coming up with new ways for a child to express themselves. Sources – National careers service, Targetjobs, thebalancecareers. com

Where to access more information?

Activity 3 Using the website resources listed on the previous slide research two jobs relevant to the Media sector and 5 interesting facts to share with the group. Things to consider: • • Skills and knowledge required Qualifications Day to day tasks Salary

How Can I Access College Careers Support? • Drop-In – Call in to The Hub, Beacon Centre anytime, to get quick answers and advice • Appointments – You can book longer appointments for more in-depth support. Contact us on the details below to arrange a suitable date/time. • In class One to One / Group Support • Email - careers@blackburn. ac. uk • Phone – 01254 292929 and request to speak to Careers • Online Resources – Engage with all the information available to you on the Careers website and Moodle