1. For Year 11 Students

2. You have a lot of years ahead of you to work so it’s important to choose a career that you are going to enjoy.

3. You are in the driving seat!
After Year 11 …
This is the time you get to make the choices on what you want to study and what road you want to take.
You are in the driving seat!

4. Your choices at 16
Continue education at sixth form, college or sixth Form college
Learn and earn at the same time through an apprenticeship
Employment with accredited training
Volunteering combined with part-time study or training

5. Choices at 16 – what to study
If you decide to stay in education you will need to make decisions on:
What subjects you want to study
What qualifications you want to gain
Where to study
Don’t forget to think ahead! What do you want to do at age 18?

6. What if I don’t know what I want to do?
Not everyone will know what they want to do as a career. A good place to start is to think about subjects you enjoy at school or interests you may have. How could they be incorporated into a job?

7. Useful websites
I can be a .. and I Could are useful websites to help you explore your career ideas.

8. Know what you want to do but don’t know how to get there?
If you know what you want to do but don’t know how to get there, the National Careers Services website is a good place to look. It has 100’s of different job profiles which give you information such as the skills and qualifications needed to get into that job such as: what the work would be like, the pay you could expect, what the career prospects are.

9. It’s good to talk
Speak to: Parents, family friends, teachers, form tutors, careers advisers and ask them about their jobs and how they got into them. Discuss your career ideas with them.

10. What is Help You Choose?
Norfolk’s careers information, advice and opportunities website for young people
Prospectus of courses, apprenticeships and training in Norfolk
Career Plan
Online applications
Help with choosing your options
The website address is:

11. Why use Help You Choose?
You can find all the 6th form, college courses and apprenticeships across Norfolk all in one place.
You can apply to multiple 6th forms and colleges using the same information.
It will save you time when you are busy in Year 11 preparing for your GCSE exams.
You can track your online applications.

12. Research your post-16 options
Select ‘I’m in Year 11’ to find all the information you need to help with making decisions about your next steps

13. How to register

14. 6th form & college courses
Click on ‘Courses’ to start searching for
6th form and college courses

15. Click ‘More Information’ next to any course to find out more about it.
Search courses
Click ‘More Information’ next to any course to find out more about it.

16. Each course has a description and entry requirements
Course descriptions
Each course has a description and entry requirements

17. Choose which courses to apply for
Click ‘Add to Application’ to apply for courses

18. Choose which courses to apply for
When you’ve finished selecting courses, click ‘Continue’

19. How to Apply Online Search courses Choose which courses to apply for
Login with your username and password
If you have already completed ‘My Account’ you can use this information for your application form
You may need to complete a few additional questions on your application form
Check what you’ve put on your form then send it

20. Completing the application form
If you have already completed information in ’My Account’ you may need to complete a few additional questions on your application form
Click Save and Continue when you’re ready for the next set of questions

21. Check what you’ve put on your form then send it
When your form’s complete, you go to the Check and Send Page
Click Check Application to see a summary of your form – read it through carefully before sending it
When you’re ready to apply, click Submit Application

22. What happens next?
You’ll get an Receipt to confirm your application’s been sent
You’ll then get an Acknowledgement from each sixth form and college when they start processing your application
Some sixth forms and colleges then contact you to arrange an Advice Interview

23. My Applications
In ‘My Applications’ you can check on the status of your application, it will show if the provider has collected it.
You can also withdraw an application if the provider you are applying to has not collected it

24. Apprenticeships & Training
If you are interested in an apprenticeship go to the Apprenticeships & Training section on Help You Choose. 24

25. Apprenticeships Norfolk
You can find further information about apprenticeships in Norfolk on the Apprenticeships Norfolk website at:

26. National apprenticeships website
You can register for apprenticeship vacancies at

27. Info & Advice
If you’re unsure about what to do next or need more information on your options, make sure you visit the Info & Advice section of Help You Choose.
There you can find out more about:
Qualifications
Training options
Careers
Job seeking
Higher Education
Financial help

28. What to do in the autumn term
Look at Help You Choose and shortlist courses
Go to Open Days and Events
Check if you can get any financial help while you study
Complete the ‘My Account’ section on Help You Choose so your information is ready for when you want to start applying for courses
Check when your application needs to be done by
Think about a back up plan
Complete your online application form on Help You Choose and send it off

29. Quote by Steve Jobs – Cofounder of Apple

30. Help You Choose Helpdesk 0344 800 8022 helpdesk@helpyouchoose.org
If you have a question about Help You Choose you can contact the Helpdesk:
Help You Choose Helpdesk