User Guide - Department for Education
Contents
1. Connexions Resource Centre Index User Guide Autumn 2004 D AZ cannexions Connexions Resource Centre Index The Connexions Resource Centre Index was designed with young people and practitioners to help file store and easily retrieve information on a variety of subjects The index is separated into two sections General Information this section is broken down into 11 headings Choices Health Money Education TE Housing Free Time Law your Rights and Citizenship Travel and Transport The Work and Training section has lots of information on different jobs The occupational information is broken down into 23 main job families Each one is represented by a different icon and heading and used to store information relating to jobs in that particular sector 8020288 D gt Administration Business and Office Work Catering and Hospitality Design Arts and Crafts Engineering Financial Services Languages Information and Culture Leisure Sport and Tourism Marketing and Advertising Performing arts Retail Sales and Customer Services Security and Armed Forces Transport and Logistics Lea Ea mm pr Building and Construction Computers and IT Education and Training Environment Animals and Plants Healthcare Legal and Political Services Manufacturing and Production Media Print and Publishing Personal an2. Progress File and Individual Learning HE applications Plans Student life Alternative education Study skills Part time and distance learning Taking a gap year Lifelong learning Free Time Provides advice on how to put your spare time to good use including advice on local groups volunteering sport and other personal development activities Societies and organisations Sport and leisure Volunteering and personal development programmes General Information Health Covers everything to do with keeping you healthy including healthy eating sexual health drugs and alcohol Keeping healthy Healthy eating Mental health Sexual health contraception and pregnancy Health problems Keeping safe Understanding addiction and dependency Alcohol Drugs Gambling Smoking Other addictions Housing Your right to be housed covers issues around leaving home and where to go if you are homeless Homelessness Housing advice Housing benefits Leaving home Law Your Rights and Citizenship Provides all kinds of information about the law including your rights and responsibilities as a consumer as well as a citizen Outside the law You as a citizen You as a consumer Money Provides information to help you with budgeting your money opening a bank account finding information about benefits and all the financial aspects of going into education wor
3. Staff Prison Officer Close Protection Officer Bodyguard Firefighter Officer Private Investigator Coastguard Watch Assistant Officer High Tech Investigator Royal Air Force RAF Airman woman Crime Analyst National Criminal Intelligence Royal Air Force RAF Officer Crime Scene Investigator Scenes of Service NCIS Officer Royal Navy Marines Officer Crime Officer SOCO Parking Attendant Royal Navy Marines Rating Detective Police Community Support Officer Security Officer Manager Diver PCSO Store Detective Dog Handler Police Family Liaison Officer Traffic Warden Social Work and Counselling Services Care Worker Educational Psychologist Residential Warden Careers Adviser Fund Raiser Social Worker Childminder Occupational Psychologist Trade Union Official Clinical Psychologist Probation Officer Volunteer Organiser Connexions Personal Adviser Psychoanalyst Welfare Rights Officer Counsellor Religious Leader Youth and Community Worker Debt Counsellor Residential Social Worker eca Transport and Logistics Postman woman Purchasing Manager Administrator Rail Track Worker Air Cabin Crew Freight Forwarder Railway Station Assistant Air Traffic Controller Helicopter Pilot Railway Train Conductor Airline Pilot Importer Exporter Railway Train Driver Airport Baggage Handler Large Goods Vehicle Driver Removals Operative Bus Coach Driver Lift Truck Operator Road Transport Manager Bus Tram Conductor Inspector Load Planning Officer Aircra
4. Technician Technical Author TV Film Camera Operator TV Film Director TV Film Editor TV Film Floor Manager TV Film Producer TV Film Production Assistant TV Film Runner TV Radio Announcer Presenter VT Operator Find Florist in Retail Sales and Customer Services ED Performing Arts Actor Actress Choreographer Circus Performer Classical Musician Dancer Disc Jockey Entertainer Lighting Technician Make up Artist Music Composer Music Conductor Music Industry Promotions Manager Popular Musician Prop Maker Roadie Singer Stage Manager Stagehand Stunt Performer Theatre Director TV Film Theatre Wardrobe Assistant Find Fashion Model in Marketing and Advertising 11 12 Occupational Information Beauty Consultant Beauty Therapist Body Artist Tattooist Car Valet Caretaker Maintenance Person Carpet Upholstery Cleaner Chimney Sweep Antique Dealer Auctioneer Bookseller Builders Merchant Assistant Butcher Call Centre Operator Car Salesperson Checkout Operator Customer Service Adviser Post Office Customer Services Assistant Manager Acoustics Physicist Analytical Chemist Astronaut Astronomer Bacteriologist Biochemist Biologist Biomedical Scientist Biotechnologist Botanist Chemist Clinical Research Associate Clinical Scientist Personal and Other Services Including Hair and Cleaner Crematorium Technician Cemetery Worker Dry Cleaning Assista
5. and Construction Stock Exchange Dealer Trader Stock Exchange Investment Occupational Information Healthcare Acupuncturist Adult Nurse Alexander Technique Practitioner Ambulance Person Anaesthetist Anatomical Pathology Technician Aromatherapist Art Therapist Audiologist Cardiac Clinical Scientific Officer Children s Nurse Chiropodist Podiatrist Chiropractor Consultant Cytologist Dental Hygienist Dental Nurse Dental Technician Dental Therapist Dentist Dietician Dispensing Optician District Nurse Doctor Dramatherapist General Practitioner GP Practice Manager Health Promotion Education Specialist Health Records Clerk Health Service Manager Health Visitor Healthcare Worker Hearing Therapist Herbalist Homeopath Hospital Play Specialist Hospital Porter Hypnotherapist Intensive Care Unit Technician Learning Disability Nurse Masseur Masseuse Medical Laboratory Assistant Medical Physicist Mental Health Nurse Midwite Music Therapist Naturopath Nurse Occupational Health Nurse Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapy Support Worker Operating Department Practitioner Operating Department Technician Optometrist Orthodontist Orthoptist Osteopath Paramedic Pathologist Perfusionist Pharmacist Pharmacologist Pharmacy Technician Phlebotomist Physiotherapist Play Therapist Prosthetist Orthotist Psychiatrist Radiographer Radiologist Reflexolo
6. d Other Services including Hair and Beauty Science Mathematics and Statistics Social Work and Counselling Services How to find Information In both sections information is tiled alphabetically which is in line with what young people requested The index is designed to be simple and straightforward In the Work and Training section job titles have been included in the job family that best represents the occupational sector it falls under For example If you were looking for information on how to become a Journalist then you could think about what journalists do and as they mainly work in newspapers and television etc this job title can be located under oD Media Print and Publishing Some jobs can be found in many business sectors e g Project Manager As most jobs of this nature would be based in an office environment then this job title is filed under O Administration Business and Office work Some careers will not be as obvious Where there is not a specific sector for the job you may be interested in you should think about what the training route should be For example If you would like to know more about becoming a Debt counsellor the training would concentrate more on counselling rather than the financial side Although there is a Financial Services job family you would locate this title under a Social Work and Counselling Services Civil Service Armed Forces and Local Government These sectors em
7. ee Surgeon Arboriculturalist Assistance Dog Trainer Beekeeper Countryside Ranger Warden Countryside Conservation Officer Dog Groomer Dog Trainer Farm Manager Farm Worker Crops Farm Worker Livestock Environment Animals and Plants Landscaper Parks Officer RSPCA Inspector Taxidermist Veterinary Nurse Farrier Fish Farmer Fisherman woman Skipper Forest Officer Forest Worker Gamekeeper Veterinary Surgeon Garden Designer Waste Management Officer Gardener Water Bailiff Greenkeeper Zoo Keeper Groundsperson Horse Groom Horse Trainer Horticultural Garden Centre Worker Manager Kennel Worker Landscape Architect Landscape Manager Find Marine Engineer in Engineering Accounting Technician Accounts Finance Clerk Actuary Auditor Bank Manager Bank Building Society Customer Adviser Building Society Manager Credit Manager Debt Collector Economic Development Officer Economist Financial Consultant Adviser Fund Manager Industry and Commerce Financial Services Accountant Insurance Broker Insurance Broker Consultant Insurance Claims Settler Manager Insurance Loss Adjuster Insurance Risk Manager Insurance Surveyor Insurance Technician Insurance Underwriter Investment Administrator Investment Merchant Banker Pensions Administrator Pensions Adviser Manager Private Practice Accountant Public Sector Accountant Analyst Stockbroker Find Chartered Surveyor in Building
8. eologist in Languages Information and Culture Occupational Information Catering and Hospitality Hotel Accommodation Room Bar Person Manager Conference and Banqueting Attendant Butler Assistant Manager Housekeeper Catering Restaurant Manager Door Attendant Commissionaire Kitchen Assistant Porter Cellar Technician Fast Food Service Assistant Kitchen Supervisor Manager Chet Hotel Manager Publican Licensee Cloakroom Attendant Hotel Porter Sommelier Wine Waiter Concierge Hotel Receptionist Waiter Waitress Find Baker in Manufacturing and Production Computers and IT Computer Games Designer Database Operations Manager Multimedia Designer Computer Games Technical Internet Web Professional Network Manager Support Person IT Product Developer Software Developer Programmer Computer Operator IT Technical Sales Specialist Systems Analyst Computer Service Technician IT Trainer Technical Support Person Find Firefighter in Security and Armed Forces Cartoonist Goldsmith Silversmith Picture Framer Costume Designer Graphic Designer Product Designer Display Designer Visual Merchandiser Hat Designer Milliner Sculptor DTP Operator Illustrator Signwriter Signmaker Engraver Interior Designer Stage Set Designer Exhibition Designer Medical Illustrator Technical Illustrator Fashion Clothing Designer Model Maker Textile Designer Fine Artist Musical Instrument Three Dimensional Designer Footwear Designer Maker Repairer Toy Make
9. ft School Road Crossing Assistant Buyer Lock Keeper Signalman woman Chauffeur Chauffeuse Merchant Navy Deck Officer Stores Assistant Courier Merchant Navy Engineering Officer Taxi Driver Distribution Manager Merchant Navy Rating Tram Driver Driver s Mate Motorcycle Courier Transport Planner Driving Examiner Passenger Check In Officer Transport Scheduler Driving Instructor Passenger Services Supervisor Van Driver Flight Operations Manager Port Operative Warehouse Worker Manager Find Tourist Guide in Leisure Sport and Tourism 13 Further copies of this booklet are available from DfES Publications PO Box 99 Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2SN Tel 0845 602 2260 option 2 Fax 01787 375 920 Email connexions prolog uk com ISBN 0 86110 891 4 Crown Copyright 2004 Extracts from this document may be reproduced for non commercial education or training purposes on condition that the source is acknowledged
10. gist School Nurse Speech and Language Therapist Sports Physiotherapist Sports Therapist Sterile Services Technician Surgeon Find Childminder in Social Work and Counselling Services E Archaeologist Archivist Art Exhibition Organiser Art Valuer Arts Administrator Conservation Officer Restorer Genealogist Languages Information and Culture Indexer Information Scientist Interpreter Librarian Library Assistant Museum Assistant Technician Museum Attendant Museum Art Gallery Curator Records Manager Researcher Translator Find Farm Secretary in Administration and Office Work 10 Occupational Information Legal and S9 Advocates Clerk Scotland Bailiff Barrister Advocate Barristers Clerk England and Wales Coroner Court Administrative Officer Aerobics Teacher Betting Shop Cashier Bingo Caller Bookmaker Cinema Projectionist Cinema Theatre Attendant Cricketer Croupier Entertainment Manager Footballer Abattoir Operative Assembler Light Industry Baker Brewery Worker Brick Concrete Refractory Plant Operative Cabinet Maker Cake Decorator Ceramic Decorator Ceramic Pottery Maker Chemical Plant Process Worker Clothing Alteration Hand Clothing Packer Clothing Pattern Cutter Grader Clothing Presser Clothing Sewing Machinist Confectioner Food Processing Operative Political Services Leisure Sport and Tourism Court Clerk Cou
11. k or training such as tax and National Insurance Managing money Banks and building societies Benefits Tax National Insurance and wages General Information Relationships Provides information on building and maintaining good relationships with friends family and others Bereavement Bullying and abuse Family relationships Personal relationships Looked after children and leaving care Being a parent and lone parenthood Travel and Transport Provides details about local transport and how to get about including learning to drive and how to apply for your driving test Driving Travelling and timetables Where to Get Help Main providers of advice and information locally and nationally Getting help in a hurry Help for special groups National helplines and organisations Asylum seekers Travellers Local helplines and organisations Looked after children Work and Training Contains information about work and training locally nationally and abroad It covers your rights job hunting CV writing and training routes Employment under school leaving age Training providers Work experience New Deal Getting a part time job Other training Right to Time off for Study or Training Self employment Understanding the job market Work and your health Job hunting applications CVs Your rights in work and training presentations and selectio
12. mer Plastics Technician Polymer Plastics Technologist Quality Control Inspector Saddler Sheet Metal Plater Fabricator Sheet Metal Worker Tailor Dressmaker Technical Brewer Textile Dyeing Technician Textile Operative Textile Technician Textile Technologist Timber Technologist Upholsterer Wine Producer Wood Machinist Occupational Information Advertising Advertising Account Executive Advertising Account Planner Advertising Art Director Advertising Creative Copywriter Director Advertising Installer Bill Poster Marketing and Advertising Media Planner Brand Product Manager Event and Exhibition Organiser Fashion Model Market Research Executive Market Research Interviewer Marketing Manager Public Relations Officer Sales Manager Sales Representative Telesales Operator Find Graphic Designer in Design Arts and Crafts Agent Manager Animator Art Editor Audio visual Technician Author Boom Operator Broadcast Journalist Copy Editor Journalist Machine Printer Media Researcher Medical Photographer Music Publisher Media Print and Publishing Newspaper Editor Origination Printer Photographer Photographic Stylist Photographic Technician Print Finisher Bookbinder Printing Administrator Technologist Proofreader Publishing Commissioning Editor Publishing Editor Radio Producer Recording Industry Producer Reprographic Assistant Screen Printer Sound Technician Special Effects
13. n tests Equal opportunities at work Training Managing job change Apprenticeships Returning to work eve Working abroad Occupational Information Administrative Assistant Officer Manager Bilingual PA Business Adviser Business Analyst Civil Service Administration Assistant Officer Civil Service Executive Officer Civil Service Management Trainee Company Director Company Secretary Equal Opportunities Officer Ergonomist Estimator EU Official Farm Secretary Health and Safety Adviser Health and Safety Inspector Human Resources Officer Manager Legal Secretary Architect Architectural Technician Technologist Bricklayer Building Conservation Officer Building Control Surveyor Inspector Building Services Engineer Building Technician Carpenter Joiner Carpet Fitter Cartographer Cavity Wall Insulator Ceiling Fixer Chartered Surveyor Civil Engineer Civil Engineering Technician Clerk of Works Site Manager Concreter Sprayer Repairer Construction Site Operative Labourer Construction Supervisor Manager Crane Operator Administration Business and Office Work Local Government Best Value Manager Local Government Committee Administrator Local Government Community Development Officer Local Government Community Safety Officer Local Government Customer Services Officer Local Government Elections Officer Manager Local Government Environmental Health Officer Local Governmen
14. nt Manager Embalmer Funeral Director Hairdresser Retail Sales and Customer Services Florist Forecourt Assistant Greengrocer Jeweller Market Trader Materials Reclamation Officer Meat Hygiene Inspector Merchandiser Meter Reader Newsagent Science Mathematics and Statistics Consumer Scientist Cosmetic Scientist Ecologist Entomologist Environmental Scientist Food Scientist Forensic Scientist Geneticist Geological Technician Geologist Geophysicist Hydrologist Immunologist Image Consultant Industrial Cleaner Laundry Assistant Manager Nail Technician Pest Control Technician Recycling Officer Recycling Operative Refuse Collector Street Cleaner Window Cleaner Pet Shop Assistant Retail Buyer Retail Manager Roundsperson Sales Assistant Shelf Filler Shoe Repairer Store Demonstrator Store Owner Manager Vehicle Parts Operative Wine Merchant Laboratory Technician Marine Biologist Materials Scientist Mathematician Metallurgist Meteorologist Microbiologist Oceanographer Operational Researcher Physicist Research Scientist Statistician Toxicologist Veterinary Scientist Zoologist Find Auto Electrician in Engineering Occupational Information D Security and Armed Forces Police Financial Investigator Police Front Office Staff Armed Forces Musician Door Supervisor Bouncer Police Officer Army Officer Emergency Services Control Room Prison Instructor Army Soldier
15. nvironmental Engineering Technician Engineering Craft CNC Machinist Engineering Maintenance Fitter Engineering Maintenance Technician Engineering Operative Gas Distribution Worker Gas Service Technician Heat Treatment Operator Industrial Radiographer NDT Specialist Locksmith Marine Craftsperson Marine Engineer Marine Engineering Technician Materials Engineer Materials Technician Measurement and Control Technician Mechanical Engineer Mechanical Engineering Technician Mining Engineer Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Retinisher Builder Motor Vehicle Mechanic Technician Naval Architect Nuclear Engineer Office Equipment Service Technician Oil and Gas Engineer Oil and Gas Industry Technician Oil Drilling Roustabout Roughneck Paint Sprayer Production Engineer Quarry Worker Plant Operative Railway Fitter Electrician Satellite Systems Technician Security Systems Installer Signalling Technician Sound Engineer Recording Industry Sound Engineer Theatre Telecommunications Technician Toolmaker Machine Setter Traction and Rolling Stock Engineer Turner Miller Tyre Exhaust Fitter Vehicle Breakdown Engineer Watch Clock Repairer Welder Windscreen Fitter Find Air Traffic Controller in Transport and Logistics Occupational Information Agricultural Biological Horticultural Scientist Animal Pathologist Animal Physiotherapist Animal Psychologist Animal Technician Arboricultural Worker Tr
16. ploy people in many different roles for example solicitors scientists administrative officers and engineers Information on such general job titles will be located in their own job family such as Solicitor in Legal and Political Services and Engineer in Engineering Jobs that are specitic to Local Government can be found in Administration Business and Office Work and specific to the Armed Forces can be found in Security and Armed Forces Non professional jobs in the Civil Service are recruited at three levels These can also be found in Administration Business and Office Work The rest of this booklet contains the complete index and examples of where to find related job information General Information Choices Introduces the main choices you will face as you progress through learning and work and provides resources to help with important decisions Directories of occupational information websites and software Years 7 8 Year 9 Year 11 Post 16 Education Helps you with choosing courses at school and in further education FE and higher education HE as well as providing information about qualifications funding for study gap years and studying abroad Education at 14 Studying abroad Schools Mature entry to HE FE prospectuses Equal opportunities in learning Choosing a course and applications Money for studying HE prospectuses Qualifications Choosing a course
17. r Gemmologist Piano Tuner Wallpaper Designer Find Hairdresser in Personal and Other Services Occupational Information Education and Training Adult Education Organiser Education and Childcare Inspector Education Lab Technician Education Officer Administrator LEA Education Welfare Officer Further Education Lecturer Higher Education Lecturer Learning Mentor School Teacher Special Educational Needs Teacher Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages Teaching Assistant Learning Support Assistant Training Instructor Training Manager Music Teacher Nursery Nurse Nursery School Teacher NVQ SVQ Assessor Playworker School Administrative Assistant School Bursar Business Manager School Lunchtime Supervisor Find Town Planner in Building and Construction Engineering Aerospace Engineer Aerospace Engineering Technician Agricultural Engineer Agricultural Horticultural Technician Auto Electrician Blacksmith Broadcasting Engineer CAD Draughtsperson Chemical Engineer Chemical Engineering Technician Clinical Engineer Computer Assembly Technician Computer Hardware Engineer Construction Plant Mechanic Design Engineer Domestic Appliances Service Technician Electrical Engineer Electrical Engineering Technician Electricity Distribution Worker Electricity Generation Worker Electronic Engineering Technician Electronics Engineer Energy and Environmental Engineer Energy and E
18. rt Reporter Court Usher Crown Prosecutor Judge Sheriff Legal Executive Health and Fitness Instructor Holiday Centre Worker Manager Holiday Representative Horse Riding Holiday Centre Manager Horse Riding Holiday Centre Ride Leader Horse Riding Instructor Horse racing Jockey Apprentice Leisure Centre Assistant Leisure Centre Manager Manufacturing and Production Footwear Manufacturing Operative Foundry Moulder Coremaker Foundry Patternmaker Foundry Process Operator Furniture Manufacturing Operative Furniture Polisher Finisher Restorer Glassblower Glassmaker Kiln Controller Knitting Machinist Leather Craftworker Leather Technologist Manutacturing Production Manager Manufacturing Production Planner Meat Process Worker Metals Industry Production Operative Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Worker Packaging Technologist Licensed Conveyancer MP Politician Notary Public Paralegal Patent Agent Political Constituency Agent Political Researcher Procurator Fiscal Scotland Sheriffs Clerk Solicitor Outdoor Activities Instructor Pool Beach Lifeguard Rugby Player Sport and Exercise Scientist Sports Coach Sports Development Officer Sportsman woman Individual Sportsman woman Team Theme Park Fairground Worker Tour Manager Tourist Guide Tourist Information Centre Assistant Travel Agent Yoga Practitioner Packing Operative Manager Paper Manufacturing Operative Plastics Process Operative Poly
19. t Estates Officer Local Government External Funding Officer Local Government Markets Officer Local Government Regeneration Officer Building and Construction Damp Proofer Demolition Operative Dry Stone Waller Electrician Engineering Construction Technician Estate Agent Facilities Manager Fence Erector Floor Layer Glazier Heating and Ventilating Engineer Highways Maintenance Road Worker Housing Officer Land Surveyor Mastic Asphalter Painter and Decorator Plant Operator Plasterer Plumber Quantity Surveyor Local Government Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages Local Government Rehabilitation Worker Local Government Revenues Officer Local Government Trading Standards Officer Management Consultant Manager Medical Receptionist Medical Secretary Messenger Payroll Clerk Supervisor Manager Personal Assistant PA Project Manager Quality Manager Receptionist Recruitment Employment Agency Consultant Secretary Supervisor Team Leader Switchboard Operator Word Processor Typist Refrigeration Engineer Roofer Scaftolder Shopfitter Steel Erector Fabricator Steeplejack Stonemason Structural Engineer Surveying Technician Thatcher Thermal Insulation Engineer Town Planner Town Planning Technician Tunneller Underpinner Wall Floor Tiler Water Distribution Sewerage Process Operator Water Jetter Water Treatment Sewage Works Operator Window Installer Find Archa
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