Look inside - Apprenticeship and Traineeship vacancies on page 2 BIRMINGHAM CAREERS SERVICE NEWS Winter 2017 Know what’s out there – do your research and find out about jobs and careers. A good start is to talk through your ideas with a Birmingham Careers Service Adviser, they will write an individual careers action plan to help with your next steps. If you are not currently fixed up, think about how you can get on track with your careers aims. NEW YEAR NEW START JANUARY IS AN EXCELLENT TIME OF YEAR TO TAKE STOCK OF YOUR SITUATION AND TO SET YOURSELF CAREER GOALS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. Have a good quality CV written and ready to adapt to each job you apply for. Not sure if yours is up to scratch? Come see an adviser at one of our outreach venues. They can help you to put a CV together or give your existing CV the once over and suggest any improvements. Attend open days, information events and careers fairs. Local colleges and training providers regularly run sessions to tell young people about their courses. Get in touch and we can email these out to you as they are announced. Polish up your interviewing skills – we can offer you help and advice about how best to present yourself at interviews. We can arrange a ‘mock’ practice interview and give you some feedback about your strengths and identify areas you could improve. Strengthen your CV. There are lots of opportunities to get experience and skills whilst searching for the right opportunity. Come and talk to us about short programmes, voluntary work and work experience, which can make you more attractive to future employers. Make sure you know where to look for opportunities and vacancies. Register with sites like the Apprenticeship website. Let us know what you are looking for and a Personal Adviser can email you vacancies and opportunities relating to your job interests. Get in touch – we’re here to help you to find the right opportunity. Youth Promise Plus is a new project for unemployed young people living in Birmingham and Solihull which is funded by the European Social Fund and Youth Employment Initiative. Birmingham Careers Service offers support to unemployed young people as part of Youth Promise Plus. When you first see an Adviser they will register you on the Youth Promise Plus project which will give you access to support from other providers on the project and benefits such as free travel to interviews and free travel when you start a job or training. Your adviser will need to take a copy of one form of ID (passport, birth certificate or national insurance issue letter) so please bring this with you on your first visit.
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Look inside -Apprenticeship
and Traineeshipvacancies on
page 2
BIRMINGHAM CAREERS SERVICE NEWSWinter 2017
Know what’s out there – doyour research and find out aboutjobs and careers. A good startis to talk through your ideas witha Birmingham Careers ServiceAdviser, they will write anindividual careers action plan tohelp with your next steps.
If you are not currently fixed up, think about howyou can get on track with your careers aims.
NEW YEARNEW STARTJANUARY IS AN EXCELLENT TIME OF YEAR TO TAKE STOCK OF YOURSITUATION AND TO SET YOURSELF CAREER GOALS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.
Have a good quality CV writtenand ready to adapt to each job youapply for. Not sure if yours is up toscratch? Come see an adviser atone of our outreach venues. Theycan help you to put a CV together orgive your existing CV the once overand suggest any improvements.
Attend open days, informationevents and careers fairs.Local colleges and training providersregularly run sessions to tell youngpeople about their courses. Get intouch and we can email these out toyou as they are announced.
Polish up your interviewingskills – we can offer you helpand advice about how best topresent yourself at interviews.We can arrange a ‘mock’practice interview and give yousome feedback about yourstrengths and identify areas youcould improve.
Strengthen your CV. There arelots of opportunities to getexperience and skills whilstsearching for the right opportunity.Come and talk to us about shortprogrammes, voluntary work andwork experience, which can makeyou more attractive to futureemployers.
Make sure you know where tolook for opportunities andvacancies. Register with siteslike the Apprenticeship website.Let us know what you are lookingfor and a Personal Adviser canemail you vacancies andopportunities relating to your jobinterests.
Get in touch – we’re here to help you to find the right opportunity.
Youth Promise Plus is a new project forunemployed young people living in Birminghamand Solihull which is funded by the EuropeanSocial Fund and Youth Employment Initiative.
Birmingham Careers Service offers support to unemployed young people as part of YouthPromise Plus. When you first see an Adviser they will register you on the Youth Promise Plusproject which will give you access to support from other providers on the project and benefitssuch as free travel to interviews and free travel when you start a job or training. Your adviserwill need to take a copy of one form of ID (passport, birth certificate or national insurance issueletter) so please bring this with you on your first visit.
IT Teachers Apprenticeship
Weekly Wage: £150
Vacancy Ref: 886815
Closing Date: 20/01/17
Qualifications required: 5 GCSE’s
including Maths and English B or above
Vacancy in: East Birmingham
Apprenticeship Motorcycle Tech
Weekly Wage: £136.00
Vacancy Ref: 1122947
Closing Date: 19/01/2017
Qualifications required: No Formal
qualifications required
Vacancy in: Sutton Coldfield
Apprenticeship Engineering
Weekly Wage: £287
Vacancy Ref: 1135546
Closing Date: 01/04/2017
Qualifications required: A* D GCSE
Vacancy in: Phasley, Sutton Coldfield
Apprenticeship IT Engineer
Weekly Wage: £150
Vacancy Ref: 1117133
Closing Date: 28/02/2017
Qualifications required: A* C GCSE
Vacancy in: Walsall
IT VDI Project Engineer Apprenticeship
Weekly Wage: £150
Vacancy Ref: 1117133
Closing Date: 28/02/17
Qualifications required: 5 GCSE’s Grade
AC including English and Maths
Vacancy in: East Birmingham
Electrical Engineering
Weekly Wage: £127.50
Vacancy Ref: 1148518
Closing Date: 30/01/17
Qualifications required: GCSE’s AC
English, Maths, IT, Science and two
other subjects
Vacancy in: Walsall
IT Consultant (Support) Apprenticeship
Weekly Wage: £145
Vacancy Ref: 888065
Closing Date: 17/02/17
Qualifications required: 5 GCSE’s A
Cincluding English and Maths
Vacancy in: Digbeth
Engineering Apprenticeship
Weekly Wage: £132.60
Vacancy Ref: 1147670
Closing Date: 20/03/17
Qualifications required: 5 GCSE’s
including English and Maths Grade C or
above
Vacancy in: East Birmingham
Engineering Apprenticeship
Weekly Wage: £136
Vacancy Ref: 1137722
Closing Date: 13/02/17
Qualifications required: GCSE’s
English and Maths Grade A – GCSE in
Resistant Materials or Design and
Technology desirable.
Vacancy in: Cradley Heath
Care Assistant Apprenticeship
Weekly wage: £102
Vacancy Ref: 1145590
Closing date: 31/01/17
Qualifications required: Good level
of English and Maths
Vacancy in: South Birmingham
Estimating Apprenticeship
Weekly wage: £250
Vacancy Ref: 1116237
Closing date: 31/01/17
Qualifications required: 8 GCSE’s
including Maths and English B or above
Vacancy in: City Centre
Log on to www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch and enter the vacancyreference number for more information
APPRENTICESHIP VACANCIES
TRAINEESHIP OPPORTUNITIESA traineeship is a course with work experience that gets you ready for work or an apprenticeship. It canlast up to 6 months. You can apply if you’re:
- eligible to work in England - unemployed and have little or no work experience - aged 16 to 24 and qualified below Level 3
Log on to www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/traineeshipsearch and enter the vacancy referencenumber for more information
Warehouse and Storage
Qualification/skills to be gained: An
opportunity to gain a wide range of
skills working in a Warehouse
environment. The role will involve
taking deliveries, storing stock, packing
and wrapping goods, keeping stock
records, cleaning warehouse.
Working towards Level 1 in Warehouse
and Storage.
Traineeship ref: 11495986
Closing date: 30/01/17
Area: East Birmingham
Customer Service in a Salon Setting
Qualification/skills to be gained: An
opportunity to gain a wide range of
skills in a Hairdressing and Nail Salon.
The role will involve Shampooing hair,
simple cutting, topping up towels and
supplies, keeping Salon clean and tidy.
Working towards Level 1 in Customer
Service
.
Traineeship ref: 1145601
Closing date: 30/01/17
Area: Halesowen
Childcare/Health and Social Care
Qualification/skills to be gained:
An opportunity to gain a wide range of
skills in a Special Need School. The
role involves working with young
people of school age with a range of
disabilities, supporting teaching staff,
assisting staff at snack and meal times
Traineeship ref: 1148015
Closing date: 27/01/17
Area: Bromsgrove
Customer Service
Qualifications/skills to be gained:
An opportunity to gain a wide range of
skills in a Telesales Environment. The
role will involve Contacting customers
and businesses, following up sales
orders, taking new orders, updating
records, making appointments for senior
staff, supporting after sales service.
Traineeship ref: 1145996
Closing date: 30/01/17
Area: Halesowen
These Apprentice and Traineeships are just a small selection of opportunities available inthe Birmingham area. Get in touch with us on 0121 675 6105 for more information.
Introducing
cog. is a new website for young people in
Birmingham. It’s a one stop shop where you can;
..and keep up to date and informed about local
events,
visit cogbrum.co.uk for more info
-build a cv-search and apply for jobs and apprenticeships-get help and advice on range of topics
Wednesday 12th October 2016 11.30am – 3pm
Launching a New Venue inKingstanding for 2017
AGED 16 TO 19, UNEMPLOYED AND LOOKING FOR A
COLLEGE COURSE, JOB, TRAINING OR APPRENTICESHIP?
Speak to a Birmingham Careers Service Adviser at
Kingstanding Library, Kingstanding Road, B44 9ST
MONDAYS 1-4pmNational Apprenticeship Event at the ICC 8th March 2017
This event brings together future talent looking for apprenticeship opportunities and top UK employers, colleges and training providers. Openevening for young people, parents and carers (families welcome) 4.30pm until 7.30 pm is – FREE to visit. Please visit the website to register yourinterest and for more details www.nationalapprenticeshipevents.co.uk
If you have a copy of your National Insurance letter, please bring it with you on your first visit as we will need this to register you on the Youth Promise Plus programme.If you don’t have your National Insurance letter please bring a copy of your birth certificate or your passport