1. Undecided about your future direction? What’s the best way to find out about your education and work-based options? Sue Lewis: Western Vocational Progression Consortium (WVPC)

2. Employer training: - Sponsored Degrees Distance learning: - Free MOOCs Different qualifications: - HNC/HNDs What are the choices?

5. Employer training: Apprenticeships Sponsored Degrees

6. More than 85,000 employers across the UK offer apprenticeships lasting between one and four years, and covering about 200 different jobs, from animal care to construction to web design. Learn on the job with an employer, building up knowledge and skills, gaining qualifications and earning money at the same time. £ 122 + a week Competitive. Now available in more than 40 sectors. Apprenticeships and levels Even with level 3 qualifications, you might need to start here if you haven’t got the vocational experience

10. An employer will pay for your training to degree level Competitive and vocationally focused Employer Sponsored Degrees

11. Business Management and IT To be eligible, you will need: At least five A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent), including English and maths. To have, or be predicted to get, 300 UCAS points across 3 A-Levels (or equivalent) at grade C or above. Employer Sponsored Degrees

12. Different qualifications: Foundation Degree HNC/HNDs

13. Combine study and work, jointly designed by employers and HE Two years at a college and then a top up year to honours degree Can sometimes be cheaper than a uni degree and lower entry requirements Here are some of the vocational areas that offer Foundation Degrees: Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care Arts, Media and Publishing Business, Administration and Law Construction, Planning and the Built Environment Education and Training Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Health, Public Services and Care Information and Communication Technology Language, Literature and Culture Leisure, Travel and Tourism Retail and Commercial Enterprise Science and Mathematics Foundation Degrees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpZnPeGJtUY

14. Job-related qualifications available in a wide range of vocational areas. HNCs take one year full-time or two years part-time. Full-time HNDs take two years to complete and can be used as a qualification in their own right, or for entry to the second or third year of a degree course Delivered by colleges and universities. HNCs and HNDs

15. Distance learning: Open University Free MOOCs

16. OU offers 100s of modules that lead to different qualifications. Study full or part time. Open University Standard fee of £5400 for 120 credits (equivalent to a year full time) Loans available for part time study as long at doing 25% of full time course

17. MOOCs : Massive Open Online Courses Introduction to ecosystems Introduction to forensic science Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions Shakespeare’s Hamlet: text, performance, and culture Preparing for uni Exploring our oceans Introduction to Mathematical Thinking Music's Big Bang: How American Roots Music Gave Birth to Rock 'n' Roll Etc….. Why MOOCs? Chance to try out a uni level course. Help you prepare for a specific uni subject. Do alongside work. For personal interest. Free online courses from Unis

18. Employer training: Apprenticeships Sponsored Degrees Distance learning: Open University Free MOOCs Different qualifications: Foundation Degree HNC/HNDs Summary of the Choices

19. All providers in SW HE Skills Map

20. Explore, ask for support, decide what is best for you.