For further queries please contact us.

I do not have any idea what I want to do when I leave Leeds Trinity - where do I start?

You could start by doing Prospects Planner, a computerised guidance system available at www.prospects.ac.uk

You could then book in to see a Careers Adviser - About the Careers Service.

At level 4 & 5 you will have Career Management skills sessions run by Careers Advisers planned into your timetable which will help you to start to consider your options. At level 6 you may want to go to some of the campus talks - check the intranet or moodle for more information.

I want to go on to further study but do not know how, when and where to apply. What should I do?

There are a number of things you can do.

Go to Postgraduate Study & Research on our website.

Pick up the booklet 'Postgraduate Study and Finance' from the Careers Information Room.

Look at the Prospects website for Postgraduate study.

Look at the Postgraduate directories in the Careers Information Room and the on-line course pages. You need to find out what kind of course you need to do for your chosen career area where they are run and how you will fund it.

All the methods above will help. You may also want to book an appointment with a Careers Adviser - see About the Careers Service to discuss your options.

For help with CVs, application forms and cover letters, visit the Prospects website.

Remember - each time you apply for a job, your CV and cover letter should be customised to fit the job description.  The Careers Service can offer practical help on getting these things right - see 'About the Careers Service'.

I am in my final year and I want to start looking for jobs. Where do I look?

Go to - 'Finding Work' on our website.  If you are unsure which methods to use to job search, check with a Careers Adviser - see 'About the Careers Service' or look for information on your chosen job on 'Prospects - Explore types of jobs'.

I want to travel in my job. How do I find out more?

Do you mean you want a job based overseas, a job with the possibility of short periods abroad or with UK travel nationally, regionally or locally?

Do you need and/or have any foreign language skills and how would travel affect your family or social life? (To find more about Using Your Language Skills read the AGCAS information booklet of the same name, available from the Careers Infomation Room or on the Prospects website).

Some careers may offer a greater likelihood of overseas work (eg international finance or export marketing) and some organisations (eg multinationals or those with a strong export record) are more likely to offer opportunities than others.

Read the AGCAS information booklet Working Abroad (available from the Careers Infomation Room or on the Prospects website).  If you want to travel and fund your travel by doing seasonal part-time work, see some of the books we have in the Careers Information Room on working and travelling abroad.

I want to train as a teacher. How and when can I do this?

If you want to teach in state primary or secondary schools in England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland, you need to complete an initial teacher training (ITT) course that gives you Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

The majority of people go through the PGCE route; this is the postgraduate certificate in education, which you can take at any time after completing your first degree.  A full time PGCE usually takes one year, although some institutions offer flexible and part time alternatives.

You may wish to consider a schools-based course run by groups of schools that have formed school-centred initial teacher training consortia - SCITT.  Click here for further details of the Leeds School-Centred Initial Teacher Training.

www.gttr.ac.uk connects you to the Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR).  You apply for postgraduate and SCITT programmes through the GTTR online system.  The application cycle opens in September for courses that start in September the following year.  Strict deadlines apply.

For details of funding, alternative routes into teaching, including the Graduate Teacher Programme visit www.tda.gov.uk - Training & Development Agency for schools.  For Scotland, visit www.teachinginscotland.com.  For Northern Ireland, visit www.gtcni.org.uk.  For Wales, visit http://educationcymru.org/index.htm.

If you need help or advice about which route to take or completing your application, make an appointment to see a Careers Adviser (see About Us).  Watch the intranet for details of campus information talks on applying for teacher training - these are usually around the 2nd or 3rd week of October.  Click here for details of ITT course provision at Leeds Trinity University College.

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