With September fast approaching, it's time for your child to finalise their future career plans and get started on the qualification that's going to help them achieve it.
If they haven't applied yet don't panic. Even though September is getting close, they can still apply easily for all of our qualifications.
We're here to support your child with their application, studies, and beyond. Here’s how we can help them get the most out of the rest of the year:
1. We can help them achieve their career dreams
It’s time to help your child make their dreams a reality. By simply letting us know what their dream career is, we can show them how to get there.
Our A Levels, study programmes and Apprenticeships are matched to lots of amazing careers and will help them get to where they want to be with the skills and experience that they need to succeed.
With hundreds of qualifications in more than 18 subject areas, from performing arts to policing, there’s no better place for them to start their career than at The Sheffield College. Why not visit our website to begin exploring the qualifications we have on offer?
2. We offer unique work experiences
As part of our study programmes, your child will get the opportunity to meet employers, ask them questions, take part in masterclasses and work on projects set by them. This year alone, design students have worked on rebranding projects with local agencies, catering students have taken part in specialist masterclasses with guest chefs and games design students have created games, animations and apps as part of a week-long work experience project.
Our Employer Skills Academies provide exclusive opportunities to work with some of the best local and regional employers, in their own branded classrooms. Click here to have a look at some of the people we work with!
3. The Sheffield College offers a vibrant and exciting student life
There’s more to being a student than just studying!
As a student with us, they’ll be able to:
- attend Freshers’ Fair in first week of term
- meet like-minded people in one of our clubs or societies
- join our Students’ Union to campaign and influence on local, national and international issues that concern their student community
- get fit, take part in activities and compete for our sports teams
Visit our student life webpage to find out more.
4. Study in the best facilities around
Your children deserve to be studying in the very best facilities around. Facilities that look and work just like real workplaces; that give them opportunities to train on state-of-the-art equipment and the chance to gain industry experience.
It’s because of our training kitchens, beauty salon, hospital ward, construction and engineering workshops, theatre, tv studio and more, that we’re confident in saying that we have some of the best facilities around.
We can't wait to invite you in to view our facilities in person, but in the meantime, why not use our virtual 360 tours to take a look around.
5. We can help them access free training and support
We have a fantastic Student Support Team, who are always on hand to help students with any questions, concerns, or problems that they might face whilst at college.
Our Student Support Team are a dedicated team of experts who can help with:
- funding a study programme
- travelling to college
- other financial costs (free college meals, student support funds, learner loans, etc.)
- childcare
- mental health and wellbeing
You can find out more about the support available here.
We also have a dedicated Careers Advice Service who will be on hand to help our learners achieve their dream career by providing guidance and resources, as well as hosting careers events throughout the year. The Careers Advice Team will also be on hand to advise of any free training or courses that become available that could help them further their career!
Next steps
We want to make achieving career goals as simple as possible. This is your child’s time to go further with their dreams.
Help them start their career journey by exploring our subject area pages -
If you still have questions, please contact our Admissions Team for further support:
Email: admissions@sheffcol.ac.uk
Telephone: 0114 260 2600
