• Careers Programme/Connexions

• Destinations

• Links with Employers

• Links with Colleges/Training Providers

• Work Experience

• Transition Support

• Application for Provider Access

• The Baker Clause

Connexions

Ian Cooper (Connexions Personal Advisor) is available in school most Tuesdays and Thursdays across both centres.

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Alternatively, you can contact Ian at:

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Connexions Wolverhampton

118 Salop Street

Wolverhampton

WV3 0RX

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Email: Ian.Cooper@wolverhampton.gov.uk

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Phone: 01902 773040

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Mobile: 0780 175004

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Connexions can help you and give you friendly, practical support to:

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·         Improve qualifications

·         Learn new skills

·         Find job vacancies

·         Apply for College, Apprenticeships and Traineeships

·         Write a CV

·         Help with job interviews

Find out more at www.connexionswolverhampton.co.uk

College links

Access to Music

http://www.accesstomusic.co.uk/

Birmingham Met College

http://www.bmet.ac.uk/

BOA

www.boa-academy.co.uk

Bournville College

www.bournville.ac.uk

Dudley College

http://www.dudleycol.ac.uk/

Halesowen College

https://www.halesowen.ac.uk/

New College, Telford

www.nct.ac.uk

Sandwell College

http://www.sandwell.ac.uk/

South & the City College

http://www.sccb.ac.uk/

South Staffs College

http://www.southstaffs.ac.uk/

Walsall College

https://www.walsallcollege.ac.uk/

WMPTC (Military College)

http://www.mpct.co.uk/

City of Wolverhampton College

http://www.wolvcoll.ac.uk/

Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre

www.wvtc.org.uk

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Apprenticeships links

www.apprenticeships.org.uk

The Apprenticeship Centre (Construction)

http://www.apprenticeship-centre.co.uk/

3AAA

www.3aaa.co.uk

Babcock Training

https://www.babcockinternational.com/What-We-Do/Training/Vocational-and-Apprenticeship-Training

CITB (Construction)

http://www.citb.co.uk/citb-apprenticeships/

EEF (Engineering)

https://www.eef.org.uk/apprentices

GTG (Motor Vehicle)

www.gtg.co.uk

HIT (Catering & Hospitality)

www.hittraining.co.uk

Jaguar/Land Rover (Motor Vehicle)

www.jaguarlandrovercareers.com

http://www.jaguardealerapprenticeships.com/

JTL (Construction & Engineering)

www.jtltraining.com

Juniper Training

www.junipertraining.co.uk

Kaplan (Accountancy & Finance)

https://kaplan.co.uk/apprenticeships-and-internships/

Ladder for the Black Country

http://www.ladderfortheblackcountry.co.uk/

LEMA (Engineering)

http://www.lemacademy.co.uk/

Mercia Management (Business & Engineering)

www.merciamanagement.co.uk

NHS

http://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/work-with-us/apprenticeships/

NOVA Training

http://www.novatraining.co.uk/

Performance Through People

http://www.ptp-training.co.uk/

Peter Pyne Training (Hair & Beauty)

http://www.peterpynetraining.co.uk/

Princes Trust

https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/

Reflections Training Academy (Hair & Beauty)

www.reflectionstraining.co.uk

Skills Training UK

http://www.skillstraininguk.com/

Succeed

www.succeed.ac

Walsall Training Centre (Construction)

http://www.walsalltraining.com/

Wolverhampton Homes (Construction)

https://www.wolverhamptonhomes.org.uk/aboutus/working-for-us/get-into-work/leap

A few useful links

About Youth (What’s on in Wolverhampton)

http://aboutyouth.org.uk/

Aim Higher

www.aimhigher.ac.uk

Base 25

http://www.base25.org/

Kic FM (Youth & Community Radio)

www.kicfm.com

The Way (Youth Zone)

http://www.thewayyouthzone.org/

World of Work (Labour Market Information)

http://www.wowbc.co.uk/

WWFC Community Trust

http://wolvescommunitytrust.org.uk/

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YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE

As part of our programme we expect all our students to undertake high quality work placements.

The Education Business Partnership provides a range of services to employers and schools in order to support learners undertaking quality work experience/work based learning activities.

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EBP

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Wolverhampton Education Business Partnership

Ground Floor, Civic Centre

St. Peter’s Square

Wolverhampton

WV1 1RR

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01902 555277

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www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/ebp

ebp.info@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Work Experience

Colleges & Training Providers