Newspapers is a good source of career related information because it provides useful up to date information that is local. It also provides a wide range of information such as jobs and courses that are available in the area I live in. A disadvantage would be that the advert might be out of date and there wouldn’t enough information provided about the job.
Recruitment fairs Recruitment fair is where there are a number of employers recruiting. The advantages of recruitment fair are that they provide you with up to date information. They would give all the information on what they are looking for e.g. confidence, generic skills.
The disadvantages of the recruitment fair are that there are too many people. Some people might not go because of the lack of confidence. The businesses might not attract everyone. Some people might not be able to afford to get to the recruitment fair and they might not have enough time.
Websites I have used Internet a lot for information on career. This is because Internet is really important for career-related information. It includes thousands of Job websites and it also includes many recruitment websites. This would provide a lot of information on jobs and the requirements of the job e.g. qualification. It would provide me with a wide range of information that would be easy to access.
The websites that can be used are:
Career fairs is when a company like Barclays go to a hotel and setup a small stall in order for them to pick out people from the public so that they can get an opportunity to work for the company. This is a simultaneously chosen from the people who go to the hotels and pick out the people who they think have the skills to become an apprentice and work for the company.
The learning and skills council is set up by the government in order to make England more skilled and competitive against other countries. Learning and skills council have a simple goal to improve the skills of England’s young people and adults so that they have a workforce of a world-class standard. The LSC is a non-departmental public body which began work in 2001 and took over the roles of the former further education council and also the enterprise councils. I have got this from .
Types of information
Career advice is a place where people can go in order to get a new job or look for a job. Career advice will help you on the steps and also skills needed to follow onto the job. They also help you to get the sills by doing a training programme and sending them to training programmes where they will be taught the skills that is needed for the job. Career advice gives and also looks for jobs suitable just for you and tries to get the job for you.
There are many types of learning for example, lectures, tutorials and seminars, laboratory and practical classes and other teaching methods such as: -
- Workbooks
- Diaries, and lab notebooks
- Fieldwork
- Learning in hospital wards and clinics (medical and veterinary)
- Independent learning tasks
- Essays, dissertations and projects
- Library searches
- Portfolio
- Posters videos
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On the job training is a employee going to work for Woolworths and a manager shows the new employee on how to stack the shelves and also how to move stock around. This is called on the job training. While working the employee is taught on how to do the job properly and with safely. It is like coaching a new employee on how to work in the working environment.
Off the job training is when the employee has to go elsewhere away from the workplace and do the training relevant to the job. This is called off the job training.
Teachers are a good source of career information. This is because they can give advice and guidance on higher education and careers. The teachers have got the experience of higher education and finding a job. The teacher’s would be therefore a good source as they can give me honest advice. They are also reliable because it is obvious that they can be trusted to give you the right advice.
University and college prospectus this shows useful information about the different course available at universities and colleges. It normally includes what qualifications are needed to get onto the course, what you can progress onto, the duration of the course.