A list of useful websites to help with your career decisions:

Employment & Apprenticeship Opportunities ¦ Career Search ¦ Course Search ¦ University Info ¦ Where would a course take me? ¦ Finance ¦ Study & Work Abroad

Employment & Apprenticeship Opportunities

• Apprenticeships - Looking for an Apprenticeship?
• Connexions Nortumberland
• Directgov - The official government website for citizens
• Gateshead Council - Jobs and Employment
• InRetail - The UK retail industry's leading jobsite
• Jobs North East - Search for jobs in the North East
• Newcastle Council -Jobs and Careers at the council
• NHS Careers - The information service for careers in the NHS in England
• Northumberland Council - Northuberland County Council's online recruitment service

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Career Search

• Careerscape - Careerscape Online is an Internet-based program from CASCAiD which provides information on education, training and the world of work.
• Higher Ideas - Higher Ideas will help you to find courses appropriate to your interests, career ambitions, and current studies
• Kudos - Kudos matches you to careers and helps you to explore your career ideas

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Course Search

• Centigrade - Centigrade matches your strongest interests and abilities with the most likely courses available
• Course Search/Finder - UCAS - Search for courses at universities and colleges throughout the UK.
• Coursefinder - The CourseFinder 14-19 database holds information on courses in North East England likely to be of interest to 14-19 year olds
• Higher Ideas - Higher Ideas will help you to find courses appropriate to your interests, career ambitions, and current studies
• Prospects - Prospects Planner is the number 1 job exploration tool for higher education students and graduates and is fully supported by UK career services.
• Stamford Test - UCAS - The Stamford Test is a short questionnaire which can help to match your interests and abilities to possible higher education subjects
• Study Link - Join the StudyLink community of over 100,000 students. Search and apply online for over 80,000 courses worldwide. Free study help and advice

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University Information

• Higher Ideas - Higher Ideas will help you to find courses appropriate to your interests, career ambitions, and current studies
• Prospectus Finder
• Push - The ruthlessly independent university guide
• UCAS
• Unistats - Search, review and compare subjects at unis and colleges in the UK

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Where would a course take me?

• Prospects - Prospects Planner is the number 1 job exploration tool for higher education students and graduates and is fully supported by UK career services.

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Finance

• EMA
• Minimum Wage - Information regarding Minimum Wage
• Student Finance
• Student Loans & Grants Calculator - The calculator gives an estimate of the amount available for tuition fees, student loans, and the HE Grant

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Study and Work Abroad

• Fulbright Commission US-UK - Promoting peace and understanding through educational exchange
• Living & working in Europe - Information from the Jobcentre Plus on living and working in Europe
• Study Link - Join the StudyLink community of over 100,000 students. Search and apply online for over 80,000 courses worldwide. Free study help and advice

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