Sponsors
The National Career Guidance Show held in March 2010 would like to thank our sponsors
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Our mission is to build a dynamic and competitive UK economy. We will do this by creating the conditions for business success; by promoting innovation, enterprise and science; and creating the conditions for individual success by giving everyone the opportunity to develop and refresh the skills they need to enhance their capabilities and meet their full potential. And to achieve this we will foster world-class colleges and universities and promote an open global economy.
VT Group
VT Lifeskills, part of VT Group, has become one of the UK’s leading providers of career guidance and information resources. Its online programmes, software and publications support adults and young people whether in employment, education, training or seeking employment.
The range of careers education and guidance products, developed by VT Group, is designed to help young people and adults make valid, realistic educational and vocational choices. Used extensively by careers coordinators, personal/careers advisers they help support those clients of differing skill or ability, whether they are in education, training or seeking employment.
VT Group is committed to producing high quality, sophisticated products designed to meet the needs of its customers, and their clients. Its products have proven to be a valuable resource for careers education and guidance in education supporting both local and national Government initiatives. For adults, they have helped many to recognise their skills and abilities and helped them get back into sustainable employment training or further education.
Whilst some online programmes are based on psychometric profiling, matching interests to jobs/careers and HE subjects (PathfinderLive) others do a similar job but are based on skills (SkillCheckLive).
Other resources include OdysseyLive, Jobfile, Working In’s, Career stuff and the Practical Enterprise Handbook.
For more details telephone 01329 229138 or visit www.vtifeskills.co.uk
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations)
OCR is delighted to celebrate learner choice by supporting this essential event for careers professionals.
As a leading UK awarding body, OCR is committed to providing qualifications that engage learners of all ages at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes, helping them to achieve their potential and fulfil their career aspirations.
Over 13,000 Centres choose OCR A Levels, GCSEs and vocational qualifications including NVQs, Basic Skills, and the main focus of OCR’s event activity will be their suite of OCR Nationals KS3 – KS5 qualifications.
One of the fastest growing qualifications in the UK today, OCR Nationals support a practical, motivating approach for learners of all abilities and provide transferable skills relevant to FE, HE and the workplace.
OCR Nationals offer learners a truly enriching experience, and through a selection of uplifting case studies and thought-provoking seminars, these engaging and challenging skills-assessed courses are sure to be one of the highlights at the NCGS.
OCR
Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations
www.ocr.org.uk
OCR Customer Contact Centre
For 14-19 Qualifications (General)
Tel: 01223 553 998
Fax: 01223 552 627
Email: general.qualifications@ocr.org.uk
For Post 19 Qualifications (Vocational)
Tel: 02476 851 509
Fax: 02476 421 944
Email: vocational.qualifications@ocr.org.uk
OCR Head Office
1 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB1 2EU
Languages Work
As employers increasingly recognise the value of staff who have the skills and flexibility to work in international environments, it is important that young people understand the benefits of having a language among their portfolio of skills.
CILT, the National Centre for Languages, has established Languages Work as the national information resource for careers with languages.
Aiming to provide careers advisers with information and practical tools to guide young people through their education and career choices, and help them make decisions about language learning in relation to their future lives. There is a brand new website and free resources to support careers professionals proving guidance to young people in this complex field. www.languageswork.org.uk
www.cilt.org.uk
www.languageswork.org.uk
www.mylo.dcsf.co.uk
