plan for the future your bright future
"Most of us spend more time planning our next holiday, which will take up about 80 hours of our life, than we spend planning our career, which will take up 80,000 hours of our life"
This website includes information and advice on planning for the future. You can go straight to the specific areas below, or explore them step-by-step.
Career planning takes place at all ages, throughout our lives, and thus this site is accessible to you before, during and after your college experience.
- Explore Opportunities – Further study, employment, gap years, setting up your own business, understanding what’s available.
- Making a Decision – How to explore the opportunities & yourself and then decide what to do next.
- Make it Happen – Putting things into action! Application forms, personal statements, CVs, interview techniques, etc.
- Jobs – An online jobs board of local opportunities.
Planning for your future enables you to…
- Aim for a job you will enjoy
- Take on roles you can cope with and are able to progress in
- Avoid having debts for qualifications you might not use
- Discover opportunities you may not know about
- Make the most of your skills and qualifications