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So you have completed your GCSEs, GNVQ or NVQ and want to know what you could and should do next. | There are loads of options. | | You could for example: |
| - continue your studies at school or college, choosing from a huge range of courses including GNVQs, AVCEs, AS and A2 programmes, Vocational GCSEs, NVQs, BTecs. In order to maximise the number of courses available it is possible to study in more than one institution.
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| | For further details of all the courses on offer and the support available from the high schools and the Isle of Wight College, click on the link below to access the IOW Area Prospectus: |
| | | Collaboration on the Isle of Wight | | In order to offer the best possible range of courses the high schools and the college have been working together and have agreed a common timetable. This means students will be able to travel to another school to study a subject they are interested in that is not available in their own school. For more details click this link to - | | |
| - earn while you learn by completing a modern apprenticeship or NVQ programme in the workplace,
Getting paid while you learn might sound too good to be true - but as a Modern Apprentice that’s exactly what you’ll do. Combine the hands-on experience of working with the qualifications you’ll gain by studying for the best of both worlds. For further details contact either the Isle of Wight College on 01983 526631 or the local Learning and Skills Council on 0800 50 20 10 or click here to access the | | |
| - find a job.
Whether you already know the area of work you want to go into or haven’t yet decided on a career, it can seem quite daunting deciding on the best course of action when there are so many possibilities. Don’t worry, there are plenty of people around to help (at home , at school, at the college and at the Connexions office).The important thing is that you gather as much information as possible. | | For further details contact your careers centre or the Job Centre at:
29, High Street,
Newport,
Isle of Wight
PO30 1SS
Tel: 01983 525927 | | | Or Click here for more details: | | | | To find out more information about Connexions click here: | | | | | For a guide to qualifications click here: | | | |
For parents wanting further information the ideal place to start is the DCSF website:
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| More general information about the different types of qualifications and how they relate to each other can be accessed by clicking on the links on the left navigation bar. |
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