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Meet the Careers Advice Team

The Careers Advice Team at The Sheffield College offer free and informed careers education, information, advice and guidance to all students. Our experienced careers IAG advisers are fully qualified in providing expert and impartial advice and guidance.

Students can also access fully independent careers advice through the National Careers Service.

Meet the Careers Advice Team

Contact us

You can contact the Careers Advice Team via their central email address - CEIAG@sheffcol.ac.uk.

You can also keep up to date with careers events, workshops and job opportunities via our social media accounts:

  • Twitter - @SheffColCareers
  • Instagram - @Sheffcol_Careers

Sarah Kettlewell – Head of Student Participation and Careers (Careers Leader) SFHEA

Sarah is the strategic lead in the college for Careers, Student Participation, Student Voice and Enterprise.

Qualifications:

  • PG Cert Careers Leadership – University of Huddersfield
  • PG Dip CEIGHE (Careers Education, Information & Guidance in Higher Education) – University of Warwick
  • BA (Joint Hons) Psychology & Sociology – Sheffield Hallam University
  • NVQ Level 4 – Advice & Guidance

T: 0114 260 3225

E: sarah.kettlewell@sheffcol.ac.uk

Faye Seabrook – Careers IAG Adviser (Hillsborough Campus and HE Students)

Faye is one of the careers advisers based at the college’s Hillsborough Campus and supports the delivery of the college’s careers programme and provides impartial careers information, advice and guidance.

Qualifications:

  • PG Dip/QCG Careers Guidance - Nottingham Trent University
  • MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) - The University of Leicester
  • BA (Hons) French and Spanish - The University of Hull

T: 0114 260 2504

E: faye.seabrook@sheffcol.ac.uk

Tim Lyddiatt – Careers IAG adviser (Peaks Campus)

Tim is the careers adviser based at Peaks Campus and supports the delivery of the college’s careers programme and provides impartial careers information, advice and guidance.

Qualifications:

  • PG Cert in Careers Development - Nottingham Trent University
  • BA (Hons) Sociology - Open University

T: 0114 260 2565

E: tim.lyddiatt@sheffcol.ac.uk

Natalie Jackson – Careers IAG Adviser (City Campus and Enterprise)

Natalie is one of the careers advisers based at the college’s City and Olive Grove Campuses and supports the delivery of the college’s careers programme and provides impartial careers information, advice and guidance.  She also delivers college Enterprise activities

Qualifications:

  • Level 6 qualification in careers guidance
  • BA (Hons) English – Loughborough University
  • Level 3 Award in Education and Training

T: 0114 260 2010

E: natalie.jackson@sheffcol.ac.uk

Laura O’Connell

Laura O’Connell – Careers IAG Adviser (City and Olive Grove Campuses, Enterprise)

Laura is one of the careers advisers based at City Campus and supports the delivery of the college’s careers programme, providing impartial careers information, advice and guidance. Laura also leads on activities and events through the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce Business and Enterprise employer skills academy across the college.

Qualifications:

  • MA Careers Leader Award
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Careers Guidance/QCG
  • BA Hons Sociology and Criminology

T: 0114 260 2075

E: laura.o’connell@sheffcol.ac.uk

Catherine Rimmer

Catherine Rimmer – Careers IAG Adviser (Hillsborough Campus and events)

Catherine is the careers adviser based at Hillsborough Campus and supports the delivery of the college’s careers programme, providing impartial careers information, advice and guidance. Catherine also event manages the careers events across the college.

Qualifications:

  • Level 6 Diploma in Careers Guidance and Development - Nottingham Futures Centre
  • PGCE Post 16 and Further Education – Sheffield Hallam University
  • BSC (Hons) Events Management – Sheffield Hallam University

T: 0114 260 2504

E: catherine.rimmer@sheffcol.ac.uk