Alternative routes to higher level study
and how the Careerpilot website can help
you find out more
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Sue Lewis: Western Vocational Progression Consortium (WVPC)
Why not go to uni at 18/19?
You don’t start paying
back until earning
£21,000. At £22,000
that’s £7.50 a month
Who is worried about the debt?
Who wants to start work at 18?
Who isn’t convinced that uni will be worthwhile?
Applications to universities in the UK have risen by 4%
compared with this time last year - with many more
women than men applying.
• 30% of students
study part time
• Many are over 21
Degree essential route
for specific jobs. Also
good if you are
undecided about job
area as many employers
are looking for graduates
with any subject.
Whatever you decide, you need to:
Explore all your choices and work out the pros and
cons
Check out the progression opportunities, funding
support, etc.
What is Careerpilot?
Website helping 14—19 year olds in the South West plan
their future work & study:
What is Higher Level Study?
Higher education
means any
Higher education
qualification at Level 4
courses are offered at
or above (A levels,
universities, colleges
BTEC National and
and also some training
Advanced
providers too.
Apprenticeships are
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Level 3).
Here are some of the vocational areas that
Combine
study and
work, jointly designed by employers and HE
offer
Foundation
Degrees:
• Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
• Arts, Media and Publishing
years at Administration
a college and then
top up year to honours degree
•TwoBusiness,
andaLaw
• Construction, Planning and the Built
Environment
•CanEducation
and
sometimes
beTraining
cheaper than a uni degree and lower entry
•requirements
Engineering and Manufacturing
Technologies
• Health, Public Services and Care
• Information and Communication
http://vimeo.com/18052903
Technology
• Language, Literature and Culture
• Leisure, Travel and Tourism
• Retail and Commercial Enterprise
• Science and Mathematics
Alternative routes: Employer funded
Apprenticeships
Sponsored degrees
Learn on the job with an employer, building up knowledge and skills, gaining
qualifications and earning money at the same time.
More than 85,000 employers across the UK offer apprenticeships lasting
between one and four years, and covering about 200 different jobs, from animal
care to construction to web design.
£99 + a
week
You might need to
start here if you
haven’t got the
vocational experience
Competitive
Now available in over 40
sectors
http://vimeo.com/27764227/
An employer will pay for your training to degree level
Competitive and vocationally focused
Business Management and IT
To be eligible, you will need:
• At least five A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent),
including English and maths.
• To have, or be predicted to get, 300
UCAS points across 3 A-Levels (or
equivalent) at grade C or above.
OU offers 570 courses and 250 qualifications.
Study full or part time.
Standard fee of £5124 for 120 credits (equivalent to a year full
time)
Loans available for part time study as long at doing 25% of full
time course
MOOCs : Massive Open Online Courses
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Introduction to ecosystems
Introduction to forensic science
Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: text, performance, and culture
Preparing for uni
Exploring our oceans
Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
Music's Big Bang: How American Roots Music Gave Birth to Rock 'n'
Roll
• Etc…..
Why MOOCs?
• Chance to try out a uni level course.
• Help you prepare for a specific uni subject.
• Do alongside work.
• For personal interest.
Summary of alternative routes:
HE Level
Study
To help
you
choose
Save all your topics of interest and your
Profile in My Careerpilot
Get the free
Careerpilot App.
for any phone or tablet
Download it from the Careerpilot site or
from www.careerpilotapp.org.uk
Careerpilot App. QR code
Feedback from users
I now know what
qualifications I need to
go to university.
413 users completed online survey:
Filtered the responses from post 16 (61):
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99% said it was useful
97% said it was interesting
97% will use again
86% learnt about routes to uni
through work
• 83% learnt info. about jobs
Directed me into
the right
directions after
sixth form!
Careerpilot has
enlightened me to the
exciting range of
possibilities that await
me in the near future
and made decisions
that little bit less
daunting!
Explore, ask for support, decide what is
best for you.
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