Careers advice

At Burton and South Derbyshire College, we recognise the importance of inclusive Careers Education for all learners. We are committed to providing an outstanding, impartial careers service, which promotes informed decisions and focuses on positive outcomes for all. The Careers Programme gives all learners the opportunity to access 1-1 careers guidance appointments with a Level 6 qualified careers adviser, which compliments employability and progression embedded within the curriculum programme of work. 

The Careers programme promotes the Government Careers Strategy and embeds the Gatsby Benchmarks

• A stable careers programme
• Learning from career and labour market information
• Addressing the needs of each pupil
• Linking curriculum learning to careers
• Encounters with employers and employees
• Experiences of workplaces
• Encounters with further and higher education
• Personal guidance

We’re committed to providing inclusive careers education, tailored to the individual. Our impartial careers service is here to help you make informed decisions about your next steps in education, training or employment. Speak to us about your course choices, career aspirations, employment goals or university options - it’s a free and impartial service.

• What can we help with?
  Our careers programme promotes the Government Careers Strategy and embeds the Gatsby Benchmarks throughout. We can help you to identify options for suitable educational choices to get you the qualifications you need, look at up to date labour market intelligence to find out which sectors have healthy recruitment forecasts, build your C.V, identify any skills gaps you need to work on to make you stand out from the crowd, advise on job searches and map out your journey to that dream job!

• What do we offer?

  • Course/careers enquiries – You can talk to someone about making your decision and ask any questions you may have.

  • Guidance interviews - We’ll talk through your career ideas, assess your strengths and areas for improvement and agree an action plan for your next steps to get you to where you want to be. 

  • C.V. and mock interview sessions - If you are applying for a job, we can offer support with your C.V, letter of application and even give you a mock interview to make sure you are fully prepared to get that position. 

• Online Resources

  Career Coach

  National Careers Service Job Profiles 

  National Apprenticeship Service 

  Icould

  Free access to over 1000 personal video stories, detailed job information, plus practical tips, insight and advice and Labour Market Information 

  Careers box 

  National careers film library, a free resource showing hundreds of real people doing real jobs

  UCAS 

  Connecting people to Higher Education

  Student Finance England

Careers Leader - Katy Broomfield - Head of Services for Learners and Customer Experience Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel:012834944000.