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.

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.

Awarding Winning Careers Support

Our Careers Academy was recently awarded the prestigious Association of Colleges ‘Beacon’ Award for excellence in Careers Education & Guidance
The team has also recieved the Matrix Quality Mark which reflects excellence in careers provision, employability and advice & guidance
Finneen Bradley, NWRC Careers Manager, was officially awarded the title of 2017 Careers Champion by Prospects Education ResourcesCivic Responsibility and VolunteeringRegister to become a volunteer with the Careers Academy and exit NWRC “Work Ready”.For more information on any of our programmes or to become a volunteer, please contact: careers@nwrc.ac.uk

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

Workshops

CV Writing
Interview Skills
UCAS Registration
Team-working Skills
Personal Statement Writing
Further Education Funding
Higher Education Funding
Progression Presentation
Budgeting – Money Matters
Introduction to Mental Health
Mindset
Work Placement Preparation
MMI’s (Multiple Mini Interviews)
6 C’s of Nursing
Inspire Employability Programme

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 Road shows
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

• Professional – Ambassadors represent NWRC and should be naturally courteous and professional