Appointments offered are tailored for an individual's needs. These are booked via the Progress Coach or Deputy Head of Curriculum. We also offer e-guidance to all prospective and current students. Please email Careers@yorkcollege.ac.uk for more information.
Our service is empowering, meaningful and inspiring. We encourage our students to reach their full potential and have happy and successful futures.
Careers Leader - Ingrid Kellock
Careers Adviser - Freddie Hopkins
For more information please email careers@yorkcollege.ac.uk or pop down to the Your Experience Hub to say hello.
For more information on the York College Careers Programme Calendar 2022– 2023, click the link below.
York College is part of the York and North Yorkshire Careers Hub, part of the Careers and Enterprise Company's network of Careers Hubs. The Careers Hub brings together schools and colleges to work together with employers, careers professionals, universities and training providers to improve careers education.
What is careers guidance?
A careers guidance appointment is an impartial, meeting between you and a professionally qualified Careers Adviser. The Careers Adviser can help you to: identify your personal qualities and skills, identify the skills you would like to develop, explore specific career areas and job opportunities, understand the process of job search, writing a CV and going for interviews and much more. Come and meet us to see how we can help you.
Our programme of careers activities is a whole College offer, incorporating careers guidance, progress coach tutorial delivery, curriculum work, work placement services, events, apprenticeship support and training. The programme is designed to prepare our students to leave York College happy, confident, resilient, self-aware and prepared to progress to the next step on their journey.
It is a privilege to work with our students, employers, parents and carers here in College, to play a part in the exciting future that awaits all our students.
How do you know we are offering you the best service?
We evaluate all our work in the careers programme with students, parents, carers, staff and visitors. We measure our programme every term against the Gatsby benchmarks, maintain the Quality in Careers Standard award and the Matrix Standard in IAG across the College. We measure success by our destinations survey and our student experience whilst here at the College. Our student voice is strong and very important to drive forwards our service for our students.
Click here to view our Provider Access Policy.
A stable Careers Programme
A stable Careers Programme & Careers in the Curriculum (Gatsby Benchmark 1 & 4)
Linking history with careers
Many of the things happening around the world today are influenced by the past. Piecing information together to create a complete picture of an event, society or era requires analytical, creativity and critical thinking skills. These skills are transferable to a range of other roles, from law and market research to economics, finance and business.
What workplace skills does history develop?
Debating: In careers as diverse as law, politics, bid writing, marketing and sales, you’ll need to be able to persuade others, using evidence to back up your case.
Research: Research is vital to paralegals preparing for legal cases, journalists and writers working on a story or article, and analysts investigating their area of expertise.
Time management: Most jobs involve deadlines or juggling priorities, from customer service, project management and IT support to contract work and freelancing.
And one you might not have thought of...
Staying positive: The past teaches us that things can change for the better. Positivity is vital when you're up against a professional challenge such as a difficult customer, a tough problem or a steep learning curve.
What jobs can you get with history?
Archaeologist: Study history up to A-level then consider a degree such as archaeology, anthropology, history, conservation or heritage management.
Conservation Officer: After studying history to A-level, choose a degree in a subject like history, history of art or conservation.
Broadcast Journalist: Study history to A-level then do a journalism degree or an apprenticeship in broadcast journalism.
Apply for an apprenticeship... or go to university?
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships for students who want to pursue a history-related career include: Culture and Heritage Venue Officer, Teaching Assistant, Government Communications Officer, Creative Media Content Apprentice, E-Commerce Apprentice, Legal Project Executive, Tourism Project Administrator, Social media officer.
University
In 2017, 16.9% of graduates got jobs in business, finance or HR such as HR assistant manager, investment banking analyst and operations underwriting assistant. Over one in 10 went into marketing, PR and sales including PR intern and PR assistant. Over a quarter went on to postgraduate study in an academic subject like medieval studies or a vocational area such as journalism.
What did studying history do for them?
"During my studies I spent time reading texts and sources, developing my ability to analyse and solve problems. These are both skills I use on a daily basis in our busy office environment, where I am balancing conflicting priorities and projects."
—Charlotte, graduate trainee at Smart Works Charity
"The ability to interpret sources and use evidence to form an argument in essays is highly relevant to the work of a lawyer. A lawyer must be able to interpret sources of law and build an evidence-based argument when acting in disputes or providing legal advice. The ability to analyse a large amount of material and identify relevant information is also of great importance to a lawyer."
—Richard, solicitor apprentice at Fieldfisher
"By studying history at university I had the chance to spend a lot of time thinking about how big changes affect groups of people in society differently, and what difference the response of government and communities can make to how they affect people’s lives."
—Rachel, policy analyst at Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
View this useful Parents and Carers eBook that's filled with useful advice and guidance for your consideration.
Careers in the Curriculum
Careers in the Curriculum (Gatsby Benchmark 4)
View the current Careers Programme Calendar, this calendar has been put together by our Careers Service to help students visualise when planned careers activity will take place.
If you are the parent of a student, you can find our Parent Information page here where you can find general information about the College.
Labour Market Information
Labour Market Information (Gatsby Benchmark 2)
Careerometer
Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations help of learn about different occupations and identify potential careers.
It provides access to a selection of UK headline data relating to pay, weekly hours of work and future employment prospects for different occupations, as well as description of the occupation.
Simply type in the title of the job you are interested in and the widget provides a series of options from which you can select the most relevant to you. You can then look up another two occupations and compare. You can also select ‘display the UK average’ and compare the information with the occupation you have selected.
Please click here to use the Careerometer.
You can access the Shape Your Future report for York and North Yorkshire here.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships (Gatsby benchmark 3)
Here's some useful links and information on apprenticeships
Apprenticeships.org offers guidance on how to apply for an apprenticeship as well as listing current local apprenticeship opportunities. More information on apprenticeships can be found on the Amazing Apprenticeships website here.
Find an apprenticeship via the Government website. All apprenticeship vacancies are advertised here.
View York College's current apprenticeship vacancies.
Apprenticeships Guide Parent’s Pack
This guide is a handy PDF document that will give you an excellent idea of the different types of modern apprenticeships that are available.
Apprenticeship Champion Newsletter (including a Parents’ & Carers’ Pack)
Latest Apprenticeships in York
Virtual CEIAG Offer to York Schools May 2020 - Please click on link here
View the latest weekly York Apprenticeship News & Opportunities Bulletin.
Work Experience
Work Experience (Gatsby Benchmark 6)
More information to follow.
Post 16 Pathways and Progression Routes
Post 16 Pathways and Progression Routes (Gatsby benchmark 7)
Useful links and information on post-16 progression.
Undergraduate Qualifications at York College University Centre
The Success at School team have provided some parent and carer digital guides to university and apprenticeships. Click here to request these guides to discover helpful advice and guidance designed to help parents support their children in making informed decisions about their future and developing skills to help them succeed.
The National Careers Service
The NCS provides information, advice and guidance to help students make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities. The service offers confidential and impartial advice and is supported by qualified careers advisers. You can chat with an adviser using webchat (8am to 10pm, 7days a week). Or you can call
Prospects website
An invaluable careers resource for students.
Find courses, read reviews and get expert advice on higher education options.
iCould
Get ideas for your future with free career videos, job information, plus advice on career options and the world of work. iCould provides career inspiration and information for young people through free access to over 1000 personal video stories, detailed job information, plus practical tips, insight and advice.
Parental Guidance
Offers advice and information on all aspects of the process of career choice for young people aged 13 to 25.
The Parents Guide To T Levels
This page gives a fantastic introduction to T Levels, what are they and why they might be right for your child.
Degree Apprenticeships
Explore degree apprenticeships in this useful and informative video.
