THE CAREERS LIBRARY

Careers information is located centrally in the Careers annex to the Main College library, and it is accessible from 8.30am to 4.45pm on a daily basis. The information is regularly up-dated and there is a relatively high level of annual expenditure on new books. Students are instructed on how to search for careers information, and library staff are available to deal with inquiries. 

CAREERS INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE COMPUTER SOFTWARE

ICT is vitally important to successfully addressing the objectives of the Careers programme. Careers staff train students how to use careers software and the students are then encouraged to work independently both in their class and non-class time. Some of the computer software used includes:

-         Odyssey plus : primarily a job database.

-         Pathfinder : a complete careers guidance system that combines a psychometric assessment of interests with a job matching facility.

-         CID: a multimedia careers information database.

-         Discourse : a program that matches students’ interests with higher education courses.

-         Probe : an interactive questionnaire used by junior students to match their interests with potential careers.

-         Streets Ahead : An interactive multimedia program that looks at skills, subjects and careers.

The Internet is widely used by students as a source of careers information, and Careers staff have book marked many of the more useful sites for easy student access.