Section 6
Same career, different route?
By working through Chapter 6 in the book and Section 6 in the Career Planning tool you will:
You may find the following resources helpful:
Apprenticeships
UK Government
Higher and degree apprenticeships
A webpage from the UK Government providing information for young people on the opportunities, progression and benefits of doing a higher or degree apprenticeship.
UK Government
Find an apprenticeship
You can use the Find an apprenticeship tool to search for current apprenticeship vacancies.
UK Government
The Complete Guide to Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
The Complete Guide to HIGHER AND DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS
Education Alternatives
The Open University (OU)
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The OU are the leading university for flexible, innovative teaching and world-leading research in the United Kingdom and have students studying with them in 157 countries worldwide.
Uniquely placed to understand the needs of part-time students, combining their learning while earning, their innovative, award-winning distance teaching credentials have seen over 2 million students receive an education, otherwise denied to them at campus-based universities.
Independence
SpareRoom
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Living with the right people beats living on your own any day. When you live with the right people, you don’t just share your space – you share your life.
They become more than your flatmates, more than the people ahead of you in the queue for the bathroom. They’re your friends.
SpareRoom is all about helping you find those people. The people who make sharing amazing.
Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs)
edX
edX believe that:
‘Every individual has the potential to create change, whether in their life, their community, or the world. The transformative power of education is what unlocks that potential. By opening the classroom through online learning, edX empowers millions of learners to unlock their potential and become changemakers.’
Future Learn
Future Learn allows you to learn 100% online with world class universities and industry experts. Develop hobbies, new skills and career-changing expertise with their flexible courses.
Udemy
By connecting students all over the world to the best instructors, Udemy is helping individuals reach their goals and pursue their dreams.
Findcourses
By connecting students all over the world to the best instructors, Udemy is helping individuals reach their goals and pursue their dreams.
Making Friends
Eventbrite
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Eventbrite is a global self-service ticketing platform for live experiences that allows anyone to create, share, find and attend events that fuel their passions and enrich their lives. From music festivals, marathons, conferences, community rallies, and fundraisers, to gaming competitions and air guitar contests. Their mission is to bring the world together through live experiences.
Meetup
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Meet new people who share your interests through online and in-person events. It’s free to create an account.
Meetup is a platform for finding and building local communities. People use Meetup to meet new people, learn new things, find support, get out of their comfort zones, and pursue their passions, together.
Join My Band
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Join My Band is simply a free musicians classifieds. The site was launched in October 2006 after a musician had difficulty finding a free, simple and effective way to find a band to join online. Since then Join My Band has grown rapidly, with thousands of musicians using the site every day.
