Careers Advice & Guidance Services

Free and impartial careers information, guidance and advice so you can take your next steps with confidence.

Working Together

Go Further with Careers – together we empower students to thrive through great careers education, guidance and opportunity

The Careers Advice Team at The Sheffield College offer free and impartial careers education, information, advice and guidance to all students. The team works across the college and offers support at all sites.

Our experienced Careers IAG Advisers are fully qualified (up to Level 6 and 7) in providing expert and impartial advice and guidance. Students can book confidential one-to-one appointments to look at all of their progression options, including:

University
Apprenticeships
Employment
Self-employment

With the support of an advisor, students will create a personalised careers action plan with SMART targets, intended to motivate and support students in their journey to a dream career. Ongoing support is available throughout the various stages of career planning and decision making.

Throughout the year the team delivers a comprehensive and engaging careers programme of workshops and talks, utilising current and future labour market information to help students make informed decisions about their next steps. This programme is underpinned by learning outcomes and is sequenced and embedded. As students can have different careers guidance needs at different stages opportunities can be tailored to the needs of each student and helps to address any concerns about barriers to progression. Subject specific careers education is also provided through tailored tutorials and lessons within students’ study programmes.

The Careers Team are Matrix accredited and hold a nationally recognised Quality in Careers Standard award. The college is committed to continuously achieving all eight of the Gatsby Benchmarks for good careers guidance.

The Careers Leader for the college is Sarah Kettlewell (Head of Student Participation and Careers), holding both a Level 7 Careers Leader qualification (PGCert) and a Level 7 careers practitioner qualification (PGDip). The college’s CEIAG policy is reviewed every 2 years and can be accessed here.

Partnerships and External Events

Partnerships and external events

The Careers Advice Team work in in partnership with a wide range of external organisations to provide the best student experience possible.

The team are currently working in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University and The University of Sheffield to deliver the UniConnect project (HeppSY+), which provides enhanced information and support to widen participation in higher education.

The team also has excellent links with local and national employers, training providers, other colleges and universities, and regularly arrange guest speakers and external educational visits.

If you are an employer looking to offer careers support and want to speak to our students directly, why not start by downloading our Careers Guide for Employers?

The Provider Access Statement and the CEIAG policy outlines access to the college and complies with the requirement for all students to have access to a range of opportunity providers in years 12 and 13 in order to plan their progression route/s.

Where to find us

There is a dedicated careers room at the following campuses:

City - Student Central (Ground floor)
Hillsborough - Student Central (Ground floor)
Advanced Technology Centre - Learning Resource Centre (Ground floor)
Peaks - Ground floor

Careers Resources

Our Careers Advice Team can help support students with information, advice and guidance about their next steps, but there are also loads of other resources available to help you decide.

We also have a variety of resources and tools aimed at parents and carers who are supporting young people through their career-based decisions.

Click here to view our career events programme