pathways to professions - exploring a range of routes into professional careers in the uk

The Pathways to the Professions Conference was created by Total Professions and the Careers Development Institute to bring together two communities instrumental in identifying the range of pathways available to young people: Careers Advisers and Professional Bodies

The following slides contain excerpts from presentations at the conference and identify routes into the following professions:Legal, Accountancy, Healthcare, IT, Management, Purchasing and Supply, Facilities Management, PR, Energy, Engineering and Sport and Leisure.

The Legal Professionfrom CILEx

http://www.cilex.org.uk/careers/careers_home.aspx

Becoming a Chartered Legal Executive

Stage 1

• Level 3 Professional Diploma in Law & Practice

Stage 2

• Level 6 Professional Higher Diploma in Law & practice

Stage 3

• Qualifying Employment3 Years work of a wholly legal nature

Accountancy from ACCA

http://www.accaglobal.org.uk/en/qualifications.html

Introductory Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting

GCSE level

Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting

Diploma in Accounting and

Business

A level

First year HNDor degree

Healthcare from the Allied Health Professionals Federation

http://www.ahpf.org.uk

Access to AHP Careers

• Undergraduate direct entry• Vocational access• Second degree• Mature applicants• Masters level entry

Training as an AHP

• Prospects of Employment• Tuition Fees• Clinical Component

IT and Technology from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

http://academy.bcs.org

IT professionals need 3 things

• A firm grounding in the underpinning principles of Computing, which remain relevant even though particular technologies rapidly evolve and new ones are constantly being developed

• To be skilled at management, communication and collaboration across different companies

• To learn about technologies and management practices that underlie the globalisation of software

Computing At School

Computer ScienceDiscipline• How stuff works• Why stuff works• How to make new stuff• Broadly applicable• Dates slowly

ICT User Skills• Technology, artefacts• Software packages• Products• Business processes• Dates quickly

Will be in schools from Sep 2014

Compulsory school subject before 2012

• There were no GCSE in Computer Science until 2012• Very few ICT schoolteachers with a STEM degree

KPMG’s School Leaver Programme

http://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/school-leavers/school-leaver-programme

The Audit programme

Get a job, a degree and a professional qualification

Earn a salary of up to £16k

Start a career in accountancy without any student debt

No tuition fees

Six year programme

Achieve a BSc in Accountancy in 4 years at either Birmingham, Durham or Exeter University

Become a fully qualified chartered accountant in six years with either ICAS or ICAEW

You will need ABB at A-level, and a minimum of a B at GCSE English Language and Maths (or equivalents)

The application process

Online application

Situational judgement tests

Verbal and numerical

reasoning test

First round interview

Written exercise

Final Interview

Second round interview

A telephone call

Presentation

http://www2.kpmgcareers.co.uk/school-leavers/how-to-apply/application-process/

Management careers from CMI

http://www.managers.org.uk/campuscmi-students

What’s on offer?

• Level 2 CMI qualification

• Level 3 CMI qualification

• Suited to 14 – 21 year olds

Delivery partners provide materials, innovative delivery, assessment, quick turnaround for certification and tailored courses to fit within the curriculum

Free membership!

FREE Campus CMI membership for 14 – 21 year olds

FREE membership for all 14 - 21s, whether studying with us or not!

• Access to ManagementDirect - online Management & Leadership portal

• 200,000 resources & materials, incl. CV checklists, interview skills, E-learning modules, podcasts, leadership videos, EBSCO.

Visit www.managers.org.uk/campuscmi-students to find out more

Purchasing and Supply from CIPS

http://www.beabuyer.org

CIPS qualifications mapped to other qualifications • Globally recognised

standard• Five qualifications to

support every career path

• Flexible study options to suit all learning styles

• Ofqual accredited

MCIPSMCIPS

CIPS Professional

Qualifications

Corporate Award

BTEC

Accredited Degree Apprenticeships

Routes to MCIPS

Facilities Management from BIFM

http://www.bifm.org.uk/bifm/careerdevelopment

Why work in FM?• It’s a growing profession• Variety – “no two days the same”• Interest – so many aspects to the job• Challenging work and a chance to make a

difference• Get to know a business – from the post room

to the boardroom• Responsibility and opportunities to progress• Chance to travel and even work overseas• Job satisfaction• Salary and benefits

BIFM level Who is it for? Equivalent level qualifications

Level 7 Strategic head of facilities / estates Masters degree

Level 6 Senior, strategic facilities managers Bachelors degree

Level 5 Specialist facilities managers Foundation degree

Level 4 Operational facilities managers

Certificate of higher education

Level 3 First line and supervisory managers A levels

Level 2 New entrants GCSE A*-C

BIFM Qualifications

PR from CIPR

http://www.cipr.co.uk/careers

Careers

• Apprenticeships• Foundation Award and qualifications• CPD• Accredited• Chartered

Energy Careers from the Energy Institute

http://www.careers.energyinst.org

knowledge, skills and good practice

Engineering Communications

LawEconomicsEnvironment

Science

Roles in the energy sector

Find out more visit careers.energyinst.org

Engineering from Tomorrow’s Engineers

http://www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk

Pathways to Engineering

Level 1(Pre-GCSE)

BTEC Level 2

Engineering Science

Construction ICT

GCSE / IBMaths + Physics

(Chemistry, D&T, Computer Science)

A Level / IBMaths + Physics

(Chemistry, D&T, Computing)

BTEC Level 3

Engineering Science

Construction ICT

Apprenticeship

Intermediate (L2) Advanced (L3)

Incorporated Engineer

(IEng)

Chartered Engineer

(CEng)

14 to 16 16 to 18 Engineerin

g Technician

(EngTech)

HNC /HND /Higher

Apprenticeship

DegreeBEng / MEng

& work based learning

A career in Sport and Leisure from CIMSPA

http://www.cimspa.co.uk/

To view the full presentations and view 34 career sectors with links to professional bodies go to

http://www.totalprofessions.com