NewAn Introduction to Providing Advice on
Higher Education and Higher Apprenticeships
A series of regional two-day events which combine information with practical guidance skills
Thursday 23 – Friday 24 May 2013 (Birmingham)
Overview
Many different staff are providing information and advice on higher education and apprenticeship opportunities in sixth forms and colleges. For people new to this area of work the sheer volume of information and range of opportunities can be daunting. Similarly the expectations of students for appropriate, unbiased, comprehensive, timely and above all well informed support, adds to the pressure.
These two-day events are primarily aimed at those who are new to this work. The programme has been thoughtfully designed by advisers who are experts in the field, to provide you with a baseline of knowledge and practical skills which will help them to make a confident start in this important area of career development.
Throughout Day 1 you will learn all the key information you need to start to advise students interested in higher education and higher apprenticeships. The plenary sessions will signpost you to lots of reference material and the workshops have been carefully chosen to provide you with in-depth knowledge of some critical issues, including what private universities have to offer; the best websites to refer students to and applying to Oxbridge. Identifying the most informative and best value resources is always challenging so at all the breaks and over the lunch period, Prospects Resources will provide an exhibition.
Day 2 will cover graduate LMI – what graduates do? However most of the day will focus on career guidance practice. We will take you through two models of career guidance which work well with potential HE students and help you develop some essential interview techniques including contracting, use of open questions, action planning, summarising and listening skills – with lots of opportunity to practice.
Target audience
- Teachers in sixth forms and colleges new to an advisory role
- Careers teachers and heads of sixth forms
- Careers advisers and personal advisers working with older students in schools, colleges and the community
The Programme
Day 1
9.30 Registration /coffee
10.00Introduction to the event
10.10Session One:18 Options for 18+ - what are all the options open to our leavers? – Alan Bullock
10.40Session Two: Practical steps for one-to-one HE guidance – Andy Gardner
11.10Break
11.30Session Three:The applications processand personal statements - Andy Gardner and Alan
Bullock
12.15Session Four: Latest applications and admissions trends - fees; caps; AAB etc – Andy Gardner
12.45Lunch
13.45Workshop A
- HE websites - pick of the best (Hilary Nickell)
- Oxbridge/Medicine (Andy Gardner)
- Making Level 3 Informed Choices(Alan Bullock)
14.45Session Five: Higher Apprenticeships – what, who and where?– Mandy Crawford-Lee,
Apprenticeship Development Manager and national policy lead for Higher Apprenticeships
15.15Break
15.45Workshop B
- HE websites - pick of the best (Hilary Nickell)
- Oxbridge/Medicine - (Andy Gardner)
- Making Level 3 Informed choices (Alan Bullock)
16.45 Finish
Day 2
9.00Registration for delegates attending Day 2 only
9.30Session Eight: Opportunities to study abroad – myths and realities
10.00Session Nine:Graduate LMI- what graduates do? – Sue Holden
10.30Break
10.45Session 10: Essential Interviewing Skills – Sue Holden
12.45Lunch
13.45Session 10 continued: Essential Interviewing Skills
15.15Break
15.30Summary and refreshments – what worked and how we can improve the experience for delegates
16.00Depart
Course Leaders
Alan Bullock has 35 years experience as a guidance practitioner in London, Hampshire and overseas. Hespent 19 years at Havant Sixth Form College, running a guidance team which gained an impressive reputation for its consistently high levels of student satisfaction,and is now afreelancer working across the 13-19 age group.A frequent conference speaker, Alan is also a member of the Careers Writers Association, author of “Creating Your UCAS Personal Statement" (Trotman), a contributor to and has a special interest in devising practical solutions to help confused students, particularly in the changing landscape they now face.
Andy Gardner is the university and careers adviser for JFS School, Brent and La Sainte Union Catholic School, Camden. He is the Moderator of the Institute of Career Guidance HE Advisers’ Community and has helped to develop, and lectures on the unique Advisers Certificate: Applying to HE at LSBU.
Andy recently published the Higher-Education Advisers’ Handbook: Practical Steps for One-to-One Guidance, published (May 2011) and is co-author of the University Interviews Guide published in March 2009. He is also a major contributor to Informed Choices a joint publication by the Russell Group and the Institute of Career Guidance on Post 16 Choices.
February – Day 2: Dr Michelle Stewart is course director for the careers education and guidance programme of professional training at London South Bank University. Michelle has experience as a guidance practitioner, working with young people and adults in a range of settings including schools, FE and university. Her particular interests are in the application of career theory and labour market intelligence.
May – Day 2: Sue Holden has been involved in the career guidance sector for 35 years as a Careers Adviser and Manager. She was the former Head of Professional Development at the Institute of Careers Guidance, and has been elected as a member of the Career Development Institute Professional Standards Committee. Sue is currently a freelance consultant and trainer, and sessional lecturer on careers education and guidance programmes at London South Bank University, where she was involved in the development of the Advisers Certificate: Applying to HE.
Keynote Speakers and Workshop Leaders
Mandy Crawford-Lee is Apprenticeship Development Manager and national policy lead for Higher Apprenticeships.Mandy has over 20 years’ experience of working in skills and economic public policy having practiced as a labour market economist firstly for a large development agency in Yorkshire before moving into FE skills policy with the Learning and Skills Council in 2002. More recently Mandy has led on the growth and development of Higher Apprenticeships at degree level on behalf of the National Apprenticeship Service, overseeing the £25 million investment by Government in 30 partnerships to create new higher level skills opportunities for young people and adults in work.
Hilary Nickell is a Careers Consultant, Trainer and Author with specialist knowledge of the use of the internet and interactive media supporting the CEIAG and IAG communities. He is Project Manager of careercomp@nion online, an all-age professionally mediated web review service, and resourcecomp@nion; a new content management portal for schools, colleges, careers and connexions services. He also co-directs with Anthony Barnes the annual ICT in CEIAG Conference and Exhibition held each March and is current Chair of the Careers Writers Association.
Resources exhibition
Provided by Prospects Education Resources, will be available at registration, break and lunchtime on Friday 1st March.
Prospects Education Resources is the UK’s leading supplier of careers education resources and a 'one-stop-shop' with an unbeatable range of books, software, games, DVD’s, and posters that are suitable for all age ranges and abilities.
Their friendly, experienced staffwill be available throughout the day to offer you impartial advice and provide you with a ‘best-price’ quote wherever possible.
Booking
Please book online through the ICG website. (Members of ACEG, NAEGA and ACPI may attend at the ICG member rate.) The full programme is a two day event, although each day is self-standing: you can choose to attend for either: Day 1, Day 2 or both days consecutively.
Members: £125 each dayNon-members: £175 each day
Overnight accommodation: Bed and Breakfast £90; Dinner, Bed and Breakfast rate available on request.
The number of subsidised places is limited to 2 at each event. Numbers are strictly limited to 30.
Venue 2
The event will be held at Jurys Inn, 245 Broad Street, Birmingham B1
Tel: +44 121 606 9000
Public Transport
Fares in Birmingham are reasonably priced with combined bus, train tickets available. There is a large section on public transport on the Birmingham City Council website that you might find helpful.
The nearest bus stops to Jurys Inn Birmingham are:
- Five Ways
- Broad Street
- Colmore Row
To get to the hotel from the airport you can get a train from Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street. From there it is a 10-minute walk to the hotel.
The nearest train stations are:
- Birmingham New Street (10 minute walk)
- Birmingham Snow Hill (12 minute walk)
- Birmingham Moor Street (15 minute walk)
Birmingham New Street connects Birmingham with various locations across the UK.
Travelling by Car
Car parking is available at the on-site public car park where 11-24 hours will be charged at £14.20. This price is subject to change.