Careers Brief - Education - Post Compulsory Education BA
Overview
The BA Post Compulsory Education gives teachers and trainers with the Certificate in Education the opportunity to gain an honours degree, essential for improving your career prospects in teaching and opening up other opportunities.
Your teaching experience and knowledge of education, in addition to the transferable skills you have been developing (such as verbal communication, problem-solving and social interpersonal skills), can also be an advantage in many related occupations.
For example: in community education; as Education Officers working in Health Promotion, museums and environmental information; Training Officers in commerce and industry; careers advisers; youth workers; counsellors; education social workers; public relations; educational publishing; broadcasting; journalism; education sector administration.
Use the Prospects Planner and other tools to help you clarify your personal career direction and consider a wider choice of careers. Go to the Career Planning section of this Guide for more information and links.
Further study
For information on Postgraduate courses and research - click on 'Postgrad Study' on the Prospects web link below.
Resources
www.prospects.ac.uk
Graduate Prospects is the national careers website for higher education students in the UK:
- Drop down 'Career advice' and click on 'Use your qualification' for 'Your degree...what next?'
- Drop down 'Communities' and click on 'Education'
- Drop down 'My Prospects' and click on 'What jobs would suit me?' for Prospects Planner
www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/helpwithyourcareer/jobprofiles
Learn Direct - national learning advice
www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u
Jobs4U Careers Database - click on 'job Families & Articles' or Quick Search by typing in job title
www.tda.gov.uk
Training and development agency for schools - includes 'Get into teaching'
http://targetjobs.co.uk
GTI (publisher) graduate jobs and careers
jobseekers.direct.gov.uk
Careers database and links to jobs nationally. Search by either clicking on 'careers' and 'choosing a category' or typing in job title.
http://student.bton.ac.uk/studserv/careers/whatelsecanateacherdo.htm
University of Brighton Careers Service guide 'What else can a teacher do except teach?'
jobs.tes.co.uk
The Times Educational Supplement for jobs and careers advice
www.jobs.guardian.co.uk
The Guardian jobs pages
www.teacher-online.co.uk
Teacher online for job opportunities in the independent sector
www.isc.co.uk
The Independent Schools Council
www.jobs.ac.uk
Jobs in further education, higher education and research establishments
www.lgjobs.com
Local government jobs
www.socialworkandcare.co.uk
Social Care and Social Work careers information site
