Careers Advice & Guidance
Careers Advice & Guidance
Welcome To Careers
Here at Wiltshire College & University Centre, our vision is that every young person should receive careers education, information, advice, and guidance that leads the way in best practice, enabling them to live their best lives with as much control of their potential as possible. Missed opportunities and wasted years should be minimised and equality upheld.
We’re achieving our vision by offering a robust programme of careers related learning, alongside guidance throughout the university application process, and tailored interventions. This is underpinned by a team of careers advisors offering professional and unbiased careers advice.
The careers provision at WCUC is overseen by Alex Critchley (Careers Leader). If you have any questions, please direct them to careers@wiltshire.ac.uk.
Click the link below to visit “Good Career Guidance”:
Helping You With Your Next Steps
We understand that deciding what course or career to do can be overwhelming or a little daunting.
The team will be offering free, impartial advice and guidance throughout the year. We can help you make the right decisions throughout your journey at the College, and on your career path. Whether you are progressing into work, applying for an apprenticeship or moving onto Higher Education, our fully qualified team are here to support your individual needs.
Career Sessions & Drop Ins
You can contact us throughout the year to book a formal appointment (60 minutes), and we will also be offering a drop-in service at certain times (20 minutes). Please note that careers advisor appointments are only available for existing WCUC students.
If you would like to book an appointment, please email us at careers@wiltshire.ac.uk.
We Can Help:
- Choosing your career
- Writing effective CVs and cover letters
- Carrying out effective job searches
- Practicing interview techniques
- Understanding and using labour market information (LMI)
- Developing employability skills
- Making higher education applications
- Writing UCAS Personal Statements
useful tools to help you explore your career decisions
Career pilot
Career pilot is a great website for exploring your options.
Careerometer
Careerometer can be used to explore and compare key information about occupations, help you 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.
NHS
Find out more about careers in the nhs.
Go Construct
With so many ways to enter a career in construction, it can be difficult to know where to start. Go construct provides all the information you need to begin your journey into the industry.
Got A Question? Contact The Careers Team
This webpage will be reviewed on 3/11/2025