Careers Advice and Guidance
We'll take the time to understand your ambitions, qualifications and skills to help you achieve your goals. The College has a team of professionally qualified Careers Advisers who can support you with your career planning before, during and after you come to College.
If you're not sure which career, course or Apprenticeship to choose, they can help you look at the options and support you to make the right choice for you. They can support you to progress to the next level course within College, as well as help you to make decisions about your options after College such as, Higher Education, Apprenticeships and starting your career.
The team is Matrix accredited which ensures the Careers Advice and Guidance you receive will be impartial covering the full range of options to meet your career development and planning needs.
We've got some top tips to help you prepare for, and secure, the job that's right for you, which is really important so we’ve created lots of useful careers resources. Whether you want to know how to write a winning CV, the best ways to succeed at interviews or need some top tips to get you ‘work-ready’, our employability resources can help you.
Information for Parents and Carers
Meet the Careers Team
Pippa Allner
Amy Raymond
Stuart Henderson
Alison Catford
Hollie Craig
Irene Smith
Lesley Cave Careers Advice and Guidance
Pippa is the named Careers Leader across The College and manages the Careers Guidance Team, Engagement Team and the Personal Development Tutors, making sure that all students receive high quality impartial Careers Advice and Guidance. Pippa is also responsible for ensuring that there is a whole-college approach, to the delivery of Careers Education, Information Advice and Guidance. Pippa is also a qualified Careers Adviser with over 20 years’ experience within the Career Development profession. Pippa is also a Board Appointment Director for the Career Development Institute.
You can contact Pippa through the main Careers Advice and Guidance office.
Amy is Level 6 qualified (Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development) and has worked as a Careers Adviser since 2007. Amy discovered her passion for working with young people during her Music Performance studies at university when running a song recording project in a local school. Amy has experience of working in a variety of settings including referral units, mainstream and special needs schools across Poole and Dorset. Amy enjoys supporting students as individuals, in overcoming barriers and making successful career transitions.
Stuart is Level 6 qualified in Career guidance and development, and brings over six years' experience in advice and guidance work, including as an employment advisor for the NHS. He is particularly adept at supporting with CV writing and job interview coaching, small group work for employability skills, and skills and development coaching.
Alison is the SEND Progression Coach and has over 10 years’ experience supporting SEND learners in education settings. Alison has worked with a wide range of SEND learners and found that, although she enjoyed working with all the learners, she felt she could make most impact with teenagers and older. The most rewarding part of working with young people for Alison is nurturing, encouraging and supporting them to achieve more than they ever thought possible.
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Irene is Level 6 qualified in Career Guidance and Development and also holds the Careers Leader Qualification. She has experience of working in mainstream secondary, referrals units and special education both secondary and Post-16. Irene has a passion in supporting students to achieve a positive outcome for their next steps.
Lesley is Level 7 qualified in Career Guidance and Development (MSc in Career Coaching) and has worked with a wide range of young people and adults across Dorset, London, and around the world. Throughout her varied career, she has always retained a passion for education and learning. She is now focusing on UCAS entries at the College, using her experience to guide and inspire career journeys.