Careers Academy

Your Career Starts Here

Our Careers Academy delivers bespoke programmes and interactive workshops tailored to the needs of the student. Together with our team of Career Advisors and support staff, we aim to support students in their educational journey and help them meet their employment potential.

Awarding Winning Careers Support

Career Impact Strategy Award 2020 – The Education Awards, 2020
Careers Education and Guidance Award – Association of Colleges ‘Beacon’ Awards, 2019
Inspiring Talent Award – Irish News Workplace and Employment Awards, 2019
Careers Champion (Finneen Bradley) – Prospects Education Resources, 2017
Matrix Quality Mark – For excellence in Careers Provision, Employability and Advice & Guidance

‘So Far So Good’ Survey

Are you a new NWRC student? Tell us about your experience.

‘So Far So Good’ is an anonymous survey which helps us see how well students are settling into NWRC. Our Careers Academy Progress Coaches are here to fully support those who may be finding this transition difficult and will develop intervention support strategies to help – Complete the free survey today.

Are you a new NWRC student? Click to complete our Student Survey

Career Education and Guidance

We offer all current and prospective students with FREE access to informal and impartial information, advice and guidance. Our team is made up of professionally trained and qualified Careers Education practitioners. We aim to ensure that you receive the information and guidance required to make informed decisions that will best help achieve your goals. For more information, view our 2020/21 Careers Education and Guidance Calendar.

All requests for advice and guidance are treated in a supportive and confidential manner. You can drop into the Careers Academy as part of our ‘Open Door’ policy or make an appointment with an advisor by emailing careers@nwrc.ac.uk.

Career Programmes

Programmes are personalised to ensure progression through activities that are appropriate to students at different stages of career learning, planning and development. The careers programme includes:

Career Guidance
Education Sessions
Information and Research Activities

A high-quality careers education and guidance programme is crucial in helping young people emerge from college, university or training well-rounded and ready for the world of work.

Workshops

CV writing
Interview skills
UCAS registration
Team-working skills
Personal statement writing
Foundations of Resilience
Creativity and Innovation
Progression presentations

Foundations of confidence
A guide to assertiveness
Mindset mental health workshops
Work placement preparation
MMI’s (multiple mini interviews)
6 C’s of Nursing
Inspire employability programme

BeReady Careers Portal

NWRC has partnered with BeReady, a ground-breaking accredited training provider, to provide students with the skills they need to bridge the gap between academic learning and the workplace. Within the site, you will find free training and resources to help you build your skills and succeed in your future career.

You can find accredited, video-based training modules on key topics such as leadership, communication and resilience. These are written by specialists and feature interactive quizzes and top tips from some of the UK’s biggest companies.

There are also lots of great interviews with employers and universities so you can hear about the latest apprenticeship and higher education opportunities available to you!

For more information visit the BeReady Careers Portal or email careers@nwrc.ac.uk

NWRC students smiling and laughing at Best in FE Awards 2019

Student Ambassadors

Student Voice

We are looking for students to represent NWRC as Student Ambassadors and inspire young people. As part of the Student Voice Initiative, we want to hear from students who have an interest in getting involved in wider college life and maximise the support on offer when challenges arise.

Student Ambassadors share their experiences of what it’s like to study at NWRC with prospective students, their families and teachers. They will represent NWRC at events on and off-campus, with members of staff or with other Ambassadors. The number of people they engage with can vary from a handful to hundreds depending on the type of event.

Below are the types of events that Student Ambassadors will help with. You may have experienced some of these events yourselves when you applied to NWRC.

Open Events
School visits
Careers Roadshows
Higher Education and UCAS Fairs
Community Events and Festivals
Campus Tours
Schools Visits to Campus

What makes a good Student Ambassador?

Current NWRC student
Available to commit to a minimum of two events per term
Enthusiastic about NWRC and the benefits of further and higher education
Friendly – able to speak to a diverse range of people who may be shy or unsure about college life
Reliable, organised, good at timekeeping, able to show initiative and work with minimal supervision
Ambassadors represent NWRC and should be naturally courteous and professional

Why should I apply?

Develop your public speaking, teamwork and independent thinking skills
A fantastic way of building self-confidence
Meet other NWRC students from a wide range of different courses
It looks great on your CV and can give you something else to speak about in interviews
If you work often enough for us the Marketing and Careers Team can provide references for jobs