Careers Support
Our friendly, experienced advisors are available to offer you a personalised advice and guidance service.
You can access a range of support to enable you to progress to further study including university, or employment, apprenticeships and volunteering and more.
We offer
- One-to-one advice and guidance on a range of learning, work and training options
- A range of classroom workshops that support you to develop the skills that potential employers desire; team work, communication and problem solving
- Support with searching and applying for jobs; help preparing you for interviews
- Information, guidance and support with progressing to university, including UCAS personal statements and applications
- Advice and guidance on making decisions that will enable you to succeed in getting a great job.
I took your advice and applied to the University of Derby, aiming for the foundation year as we discussed. I received an email on Friday with an unconditional offer for the foundation year. If not for your help, I would have completely ruled out the option of university so I wanted to say thank you, talking to you really helped, and now I am where I wanted to be.
— Nottingham College Student
Make an appointment
If you’re not sure which course is best for you to achieve your ambitions, or you want to explore your choices further with one of our qualified experienced careers advisers the best thing to do is to arrange an individual appointment.
This service is available for prospective students aged 16 – 18 years old or all students of Nottingham College.
Please contact our call centre on 0115 9 100 100, who will be pleased to make an appointment for you. You can also call into any campus reception between 8am and 4pm.
Alternatively, you can visit https://www.skillsforcareers.education.gov.uk/pages/young-people to explore your training and career possibilities or get help working out your options.
Careers advice for prospective students aged 19+
We are working in partnership with the National Careers Service to provide careers advice for any prospective students aged 19+. Please use this link to find out more about the services and to book your attendance on one of their virtual (MS Teams) workshops: 10to8.com/book/nationalcareersserviceem. It takes just 2 minutes to complete. On making a booking you will receive a link via email or text (depending on the contact details you provide when booking the appointment) containing a registration form that you will need to complete in advance of your appointment. The system will then send you a text/email reminders of the time and date of your workshop and allow you to cancel if needed. Topics covered include:
- How to write a great CV
- Career Planning
- Steps into Employment – Building Confidence and Self Awareness
- Preparing for Interview
- Civil Service Application Support
In addition, you can visit the National Careers Service website for further general information.