On Wednesday 1st February 2012, year 9 students from Bishop David Brown and Wishmore Cross schools attended a Careers Event at Woking Leisure Centre as part of Invest In Your Success. Funded by Woking Borough Council, Invest In Your Success aims to raise students’ aspirations and awareness of their post-16 progression options, including employment opportunities in the local area and further education or training.
The day started off by taking part in a ‘Careers Speed Dating’ session. The employee then got the chance to tell the students what they do, if they hadn’t already guessed it, and then spend some time telling them about their job, what it involves, how they got to do what they are doing and what the students may need to think about if it is something they are interested in doing as a job.
They got the opportunity to meet several different employees. Following that, the students attended employability skills workshops, which gave them some great things to think about for their future, whether it be about knowing their own strengths, being an entrepreneur or what to think about when writing a CV/application form. Finally the students walked around a ‘Market Stall’ area where they had the chance to meet local colleges, employers, training providers or apprenticeship providers.
There was a great buzz as the students left and those who are unsure of what they would like to do post 16 had the chance to find out more about the opportunities available to them, and those who do know what they would like to do got to talk to colleges/employers about their ideas and how to take them forward.
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