| HOW? Jobs
- Apply for vacancies advertised in local papers
- Ask family/friends to let you know about vacancies
- Apply for employed status Apprenticeship opportunities as these offer jobs with training
Apprenticeships
- Get as much information as you can about all the available training
options
- Apply for as many places as you are interested in
- Check if you need to find your own placement. Some Apprenticeship providers
need you to find an employer before they can set you on
The Sheffield College
- Contact college for information about courses you are interested
in
- Complete college application form – available in school, from
college or from the Connexions Centre
- Apply for more than one course – have a back up to your first
choice
- To apply for courses out of Sheffield contact the college(s) direct
School Sixth Forms
- Contact sixth forms for a prospectus
- Check if you need to complete an application form
- Make an appointment with the head of sixth form to discuss your choice
of courses
Sixth Form College
- Prospectus and application forms available in school or from the
College
- If you are a pupil at Chaucer, Ecclesfield, Firth Park, Fir Vale,
Hinde House, Parkwood or Yewlands school you should hand the form in
at your school
- If you attend another school or have left school
send the completed form to the College See
here.
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WHEN? Jobs and Apprenticeships
- Apply from November onwards
- Check the careers noticeboard in
school for vacancies - especially from January to May
- Visit the Connexions Service after you have left school, vacancies
are on display in the Connexions Centre
- Before leaving school write letters to employers to ask
- about vacancies. You can use Yellow Pages/Internet to find out more
about local employers
- The Connexions website has information about jobs and training opportunities
- check out the Opportunities pages.
- More and more companies put details of vacancies on their websites
- look out for "Careers" or "Opportunities" pages
College/Sixth Forms
- Apply early – from September onwards. Many courses, such as
childcare and motor vehicle, are very popular and fill up quickly
- Attend open evenings See
here.
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