At City and Islington College, we offer an impartial careers advice and guidance service via drop-ins, booked appointments, telephone and email. Our dedicated, friendly and helpful team are members of the Institute of Career Guidance, and give you comprehensive and up-to-date careers information.
We have a yearly plan of careers and employability activities so that you can get the most from your time at CANDI. The services and activities are planned to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks of good careers guidance and we also take your feedback on services to continuously improve our service to you.
We can help you if you are:
Unsure or confused about your career or course choices
At risk of leaving your course early
Worried that you will not succeed on your course
Unsure whether you are on the right course
Confused about your future choices and opportunities
WHAT WE OFFER…
Impartial careers advice We offer individual advice about your specific career options and next steps
Careers information We can talk to you about university, apprenticeships, other training routes and how to apply (including UCAS, CUKAS, GTTR and PA), as well as giving you access to online databases such as Kudos, Adult Directions and Exodus
Employability skills We help you learn transferrable and industry-specific skills for the workplace, as well as how to create job applications that will make you stand out
Opportunities to network We run workshops, events, one-to-one meetings, through your course or by connecting with you directly
Work experience We also support many work experience placements at CANDI, from finding you a placement and preparing you before you go, to supporting you on the placement and helping you identify the skills you’re gaining along the way
Each year we run Higher Education fairs, as well as other events throughout the year supported by employers, universities, and other organisations.
We advise teaching staff on developing careers education and planning activities in their courses to help enhance employability and confidence with career planning. We also actively source and advertise mentoring schemes to support disadvantaged students seeking progression into employment, training or education.
CAREERS PROGRAMMES 2020/21
CENTRE FOR BUSINESS, ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
CENTRE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
CENTRE FOR APPLIED SCIENCES
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