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2. Careers Programs Universities Finding out about Careers Colleges Career Trail - IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE! Gap Year How to Use the Careers Library Work/Training Have you found the right pathway for you? Begin your career trail here!

3. Back to the Career Trail How to Use the Careers Library How do you decide which careers is for you? Before you could start to look at jobs and careers you really need to find out about yourself.

4. Back to the Career Trail Finding Out About Careers

5. Back to the Career Trail Careers Programs Careerometer CareersMatch JOBS4U Careers Scotland PlanitPlus

6. Back to the Career Trail Universities Scottish Universities UK Universities Universities Ranking UCAS Tariff Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions for entry such as medicine, law, etc Open Days Personal Statement Scholarships and Bursaries Student Funding and Support

7. Back to the Career Trail Colleges Scottish Colleges Specialised Colleges

8. Back to the Career Trail Gap Year GAPYEAR.com Real Gap Experience World Challenge Expeditions Gap Activity Projects

9. Back to the Career Trail Scottish Universities Aberdeen University Abertay University Dundee University Edinburgh University Glasgow University Glasgow Caledonian University Heriot-Watt University Napier University Paisley University Queen Margaret University College St Andrew's University Stirling University Strathclyde University

10. Back to the Career Trail Scholarships and Bursaries Access Bursary Scheme Applying for a place at The University of Edinburgh?  Concerned about how to finance university study?  Then apply for an Access Bursary by clicking on this link www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/bursaries.htm. For information about scholarships available at Glasgow University click on this link www.gla.ac.uk/studying/scholarships Carnegie Trust Fee Assistance and scholarships are available from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.  For more information click on this link www.carnegie-trust.org

11. Back to the Career Trail Student Funding and Support The Student Awards Agency for Scotland is part of the Scottish Executive and is responsible to Scottish Ministers. Their purpose is to deal with financial support and give advice to eligible Scottish students in higher education throughout the United Kingdom, together with certain related roles in connection with student loans, hardship funds and educational endowments. Click here to find out more - www.saas.gov.uk

12. Back to the Career Trail Scottish Colleges Aberdeen College Angus College, Arbroath Anniesland College, Glasgow Ayr College Banff & Buchan College, Fraserburgh Bell College, Hamilton Borders College, Galashiels Cardonald College, Glasgow Clackmannan College, Alloa Clydebank College Cumbernauld College Dumfries & Galloway College Dundee College Telford College, Edinburgh Elmwood College, Cupar Falkirk College Fife College, Kirkcaldy Glenrothes College Inverness College James Watt College, Greenock Jewel & Esk Valley College, Dalkeith John Wheatley College, Glasgow Kilmarnock College Langside College, Glasgow Lauder College, Dunfermline Lews Castle College, Stornoway Moray College, Elgin Motherwell College North Glasgow College Perth College Reid Kerr College, Paisley Shetland College, Lerwick South Lanarkshire College, East Kilbride Stevenson College, Edinburgh Stow College, Glasgow Telford College, Edinburgh West Lothian College, Bathgate

13. Back to the Career Trail Specialised Colleges Barony College, Dumfries Central College Of Commerce, Glasgow Edinburgh College of Art Glasgow College Of Building & Printing Glasgow College Of Food Technology Glasgow College Of Nautical Studies Glasgow School of Art North Atlantic Fisheries College, Shetland Northern College of Education, Aberdeen & Dundee Oatridge Agricultural College, Broxburn Scottish Agricultural College, Ayr

14. Back to the Career Trail Work/Training Apprenticeships Application Forms Applying by Telephone Be My Interviewer (practise and perfect your interview technique with the help of leading industry professionals.) CVs 1 CVs 2 CVs 3 CV Zone (The link above allows you to enter your details and the database will match you with the jobs that meet your criteria, skills and qualifications!) Interviews 1 Interviews 2 Job Hunting Perth and Kinross Council Skillseekers Plus (Earn while you learn) Self Assessment Speculative Approaches/Covering Letter with CV Starting a New Job Writing to Employers

15. Back to the Career Trail Work/Training Thinking of an apprenticeship? British Telecom Building Services Construction Apprenticeship Electrician Electrical Apprenticeship Energy and Utility Engineering Construction Garage Services Garage Services 1 Garage Services 2 Gas Modern Apprenticeships Modern Apprenticeships 2 Plumber

16. Back to the Career Trail Spotlight On….. Back to Finding Out about Careers Construction Industry Energy Industry Financial Industry Food and Beverages Industry IT/Digital Media Industry Law Industry Pharmaceuticals Industry Public Sector Industry Retail Industry Sport and Leisure Industry

17. Back to Finding Out about Careers Back to the Career Trail Job Families Computing Armed Forces Admin, Business, Clerical & Management Art and Design Teaching and Cultural Activities Entertainment & Leisure Social & Related Services Hospitality, Catering & Other Services Health & Medical Services Law & Related Work Security & Protective Services Finance & Related Work Engineering Buying, Selling & Related Work Sciences, Mathematics & Related Work Manufacturing Industries Construction & Land Services Animals, Plants & Nature Transport

18. Back to the Career Trail Armed Forces Back to the Job Families Army www.army.mod.uk R.A.F. www.raf-careers.com Royal Navy www.royal-navy.mod.uk

19. Back to the Career Trail Admin, Business, Clerical and Management Back to the Job Families Chartered Institute of Taxation www.tax.org.uk Civil Service www.careers.civil-service.gov.uk Institute of Occupational Health & Safety www.iosh.co.uk Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland www.royal-environmental-health.org.uk

20. Back to the Career Trail Computing Back to the Job Families e-skills UK Ltd www.e-skills.com

21. Art and Design Back to the Career Trail Back to the Job Families Scottish Arts Council www.sac.org.uk Society of British Theatre Designers www.theatredesign.org.uk Association of Photographers www.the-aop.org British Institute of Professional Photography www.bipp.com Your Creative Future Recommended www.yourcreativefuture.org Institute of Medical Illustration www.imi.org.uk

22. Teaching and Cultural Activities Back to the Career Trail Back to the Job Families General Teaching Council for Scotland www.gcts.org.uk Teaching In Scotland www.teachinginscotland.com National Council for Training of Journalists www.nctj.com Newspaper Society www.newspapersoc.org.uk Broadcast Journalism Training Council www.bjtc.org.uk Council for British Archaeology www.britarch.ac.uk Institute of Translating and Interpreting www.iti.org.uk

23. Back to the Career Trail Entertainment and Leisure Back to the Job Families Conference of Drama Schools www.drama.ac.uk Music Education Directory www.bpi-med.co.uk Incorporated Society of Musicians www.ism.org Council for Dance Education and Training www.cdet.org.uk Scottish Secondary School of Dance www.knightswoodsecondary.org.uk/Danceschool.htm Skills for media recommended www.skillsformedia.com Sportscotland www.sportscotland.org.uk Travel Training Company www.tttc.co.uk

24. Back to the Career Trail Hospitality, Catering and Other Services Back to the Job Families Springboard www.springboarduk.org.uk Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority www.habia.org.uk

25. Back to the Career Trail Health and Medical Services Back to the Job Families British Medical Association www.bma.org.uk NHS Careers Scotland www.nhscareers.nhs.uk NHS Education for Scotland www.nes.scot.nhs.uk British Dental Association www.bda-dentistry.org.uk British Dental Hygienists Association www.bdha.org.uk Chartered Society of Physiotherapists www.csp.org.uk Society and College of Radiographers www.sor.org Association of Professional Music Therapists www.apmt.org/mt-core.htm Scottish Ambulance Service www.scottishambulance.com Institute for Complimentary Medicine www.icmedicine.co.uk

26. Social and Related Services Back to the Career Trail Back to the Job Families Scottish Social Services Council www.sssc.uk.com Care in Scotland www.careinscotland.co.uk Scottish Childminding Association www.childminding.org Association of Educational Psychologists www.aep.org.uk Social Work www.socialworker.com Royal College of Psychiatrists www.rcpsych.ac.uk

27. Back to the Career Trail Law and Related Work Back to the Job Families Scottish Law www.scottishlaw.org.uk Law Society of Scotland www.lawscot.org.uk Scottish Paralegal Association www.scottish-paralegal.org.uk

28. Back to the Career Trail Security and Protective Services Back to the Job Families Tayside Police www.tayside.police.uk Scottish Police College www.tulliallan.police.uk Scottish Prison Service www.sps.gov.uk Tayside Fire Brigade www.taysidefire.gov.uk

29. Back to the Career Trail Finance and Related Work Back to the Job Families Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland www.icas.org.uk Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland www.ciobs.org.uk Financial Service recommended www.fsc4u.com Faculty of Actuaries www.actuaries.org.uk Chartered Institute of Taxation www.tax.org.uk

30. Back to the Career Trail Buying, Selling and Related Work Back to the Job Families Advertising Association www.adassoc.org.uk Chartered Institute of Marketing www.cim.co.uk Institute of Public Relations www.ipr.org.uk Retail www.inretail.co.uk

31. Back to the Career Trail Sciences, Mathematics and Related Work Back to the Job Families Institute of Biology www.iob.org Institute of Biomedical Science www.ibms.org Royal Society of Chemistry www.rsc.org Institute of Food Science and Technology www.ifst.org Institute of Physics www.iop.org Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain www.rpsgb.org.uk Forensic Science Service www.fss.org.uk Oceanography www.soc.soton.ac.uk Institute of Materials www.instmat.co.uk

32. Engineering Back to the Career Trail Back to the Job Families Engineering Council www.engc.org.uk Engineering Construction Industry Training Board www.ecitb.org.uk Engineering and Marine Training Authority www.emta.org.uk British Computer Society www.bcs.org Institute of Chemical Engineers www.whynotchemeng.com Institute of Electrical Engineers www.iee.org Institute of Nuclear Engineers www.inuce.org.uk Retail Motor Industry Training www.remit.co.uk Royal Aeronautical Society www.raes.org.uk

33. Back to the Career Trail Manufacturing Industries Back to the Job Families A Career in the Pharmaceuticals Industry

34. Construction and Land Services Back to the Career Trail Back to the Job Families Construction Industry Training Board www.citb.org.uk Be Constructive www.beconstuctive.com Construction Glasgow www.construction-glasgow.com Royal Institute of British Architects www.architecture.com Chartered Institute of Building www.ciob.org.uk Chartered Institute of Housing www.cih.org Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors www.rics.org.uk Institute of Civil Engineers www.ice.org.uk Royal Town Planning Institute www.rtpi.org.uk

35. Back to the Career Trail Animals, Plants and Nature Back to the Job Families LANTRA www.lantra.co.uk Institute of Horticulture www.horticulture.org.uk Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons www.rcvs.org.uk British Veterinary Nurses Association www.bvna.org.uk British Horse Society www.bhs.org.uk Scottish Society for Protection of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) www.scottishspca.org

36. Back to the Career Trail Transport Back to the Job Families National Air Traffic Services www.nats.co.uk British Airways www.britishairwaysjobs.com Merchant Navy www.mntb.org Clyde Marine www.clydemarine.com Rail Industry Training Council www.careersinrail.org Road Haulage and Distribution Training council www.rhdtc.co.uk Travel Training Company www.tttc.co.uk