General Career Websites (including resources): National Careers Service - nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk – information on wide range of careers with links to useful websites World of Work – choose skills and it will suggest careers www.myworldofwork.co.uk Monster CV and careers information – templates for creating CVs - www.monster.co.uk UCAS Progress – to find colleges offering specific courses within a geographical area and careers info www.ucasprogress.com UCAS – university searches, visual tours of universities, application portal https://www.ucas.com/?schemes=16-18_Choices&theme=all_stages SMART – https://login.startprofile.com/Login.aspxoverview of different work areas, breakdown of skills required I could - https://icould.com/buzz/ - offers the buzz quiz - which animal/personality are you and different careers resources https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test - offers detailed personality testing Creative Careers – information for young people looking at creative careers https://ccskills.org.uk/index.php?/careers Go construct - www.goconstruct.org/personality-quiz - personality quiz for people looking at construction work. http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/0/i/Employing_younger_workers_Nov.pdf (employing younger workers - rights and restrictions on doing this http://www.lmiforall.org.uk/widget/ this website provides data for forecasting demand and earnings in a particular job area http://educational-grants.org/ - guide to educational grants available. https://www.dsc.org.uk/publication/the-guide-to-educational-grants-201617/ this links to the 2016 – 2017 guide. General Job and apprenticeship searching National Apprenticeship Service - findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk Rochdale Apprenticeships - www.rochdaleapprenticeships.org Indeed (search for jobs) – www.indeed.co.uk Monster (search for jobs) - www.monster.co.uk Universal Job Match (find job roles) - www.gov.uk/jobsearch Agency Central (lists job agencies by area) - www.agencycentral.co.uk Glass Door (information on interview process) www.glassdoor.co.uk Rapido (search for jobs) – www.uk.jobrapido.com Colleges Websites Loreto College - www.lorento.ac.uk Myerscough College - www.myerscough.ac.uk Oldham College - www.oldham.ac.uk Oldham Sixth Form College - www.osfc.ac.uk Reaseheath College - www.reaseheath.ac.uk Rochdale Sixth Form College - www.rochdalesfc.ac.uk Salford College - www.salfordcitycollege.ac.uk St Anne’s Academy - www.stannesacademy.org.uk Stockport College - www.stockport.ac.uk Bury College - www.burycollege.ac.uk Hopwood Hall College - www.hopwood.ac.uk Manchester College - www.tmc.ac.uk Tameside College - www.tameside.ac.uk Clarendon (Tameside) - www.clarendonsixth.com Ashton Sixth Form - asfc.ac.uk School Sixth Form Websites Cardinal Langley RC High School- www.clrchs.co.uk St Anne’s Academy - stannesacademy.org.uk Crompton House (High Crompton)- www.cromptonhouse.org The Bluecoat School (Oldham) - www.blue-coat.oldham.sch.uk North Chadderton (Oldham) - www.northchaddertonschool.co.uk Other Training Providers and Providers The Skills Company - www.theskillsco.com Hopwood Hall College Apprenticeship - www.hopwood.ac.uk The Princes’ Trust - www.princes-trust.org.uk Rathbone Training - www.rathboneuk.org North Lancashire Training Company - www.nltg.co.uk Hitz Training - hitzrugby.com/hitzclubs/sale_sharks.php Interserve training – www.learning-employment.com/ Rochdale Training – www.rochdaletraining.co.uk Mantra Training - www.mantralearning.co.uk Seetec Training - https://www.seetec.co.uk/ Croft End – www.croftend.co.uk Interserve: learning-employment.com ATL Training – www.approved training.net KYP – www.kyp.org.uk YMCA Training - https://www.ymcatraining.org.uk/ Military Standards Training - http://www.militarystandardtraining.co.uk/ Juniper Training (Ashton based) https://www.junipertraining.co.uk/ Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale - www.groundwork.org.uk Fairbridge - www.princes-trust.org.uk//help-for-young-people/unlock-your- potential/try-something-new Support Organisations Healthy Young Minds (Thrive) – www.healthyyoungmindspennine.nhs.uk/thrive Positive Steps - www.positive-steps.org.uk Rochdale Food Bank – www.rochdale.foodbank.org.uk Rochdale Council - www.rochdale.gov.uk Rochdale Connections Trust - http://r-c-t.co.uk Early Break (substance use) - www.earlybreak.co.uk LGBT Foundation (advice and support for lesbian, gay or bisexual) - lgbt.foundation/ MADHLO – www.mahdloyz.org PossAbilities (charity to support young people with SEND) – http://possabilities.org.uk Lighthouse Project (support, advice and guidance charity) – www.middletonlighthouse.org.uk Burnside Centre (community organisation) - www.burnsidecentre.org.uk Brentwood/Middleton Centre (community organisation) - http://www.brentwoodmdc.org Volunteering - www.cvsr.org.uk/volunteer-centre/information-for-volunteers Volunteering in Oldham - www.actiontogether.org.uk Volunteering in Rochdale - www.rochdale.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/volunteering National Insurance enquiries - https://worksmart.org.uk/work-rights/young- workers/working-students/i-have-lost-my-national-insurance-number-what-do-i-do https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number Getting out for good project (with Positive Steps) Rochdale and Oldham Active Recovery (ROAR) http://wellbeing.turning- point.co.uk/rochdale-and-oldham/ http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/business-and-industry/recruitment- services/pages/employment-links-partnership.aspx Thrive Rochdale http://healthyyoungmindspennine.nhs.uk/thrive/ .