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There are hundreds of different kinds of jobs and careers available. We’ve collated together some information on different career families, or job sectors, together with some useful links to help you decide what sort of job you would like in the future.

Dr Anthony Manning, Director and Dean of Global Lifelong Learning, University of Kent.

Find information to help your child research and plan their post-16 options.

Young people from diverse backgrounds often lack the information they need to make informed choices about apprenticeships.

Resources to help you help your students search for courses and decide what to do, including lesson plans, and websites and services for schools.

Long hours, intense studying, and the small case of confronting illness and death each day. No wonder medicine has a competitive and demanding reputation.

Design engineer Adam chose to take an apprenticeship over university. Here he explains his role, how he juggled work with studying and why he's glad he took the apprenticeship path.

Nurse Ewout talks switching paths to enter nursing, the different opportunities it can afford you, the profession's changing image, and more.

Rosanna shares the highs and lows of being a commercial pilot, her route to qualifying, plus some words of encouragement for young girls who want to reach for the sky.

If a company or brand does something significant in the world but no one hears it, did it really happen?

This briefing is for staff working in universities and colleges and supports the introduction of the new UCAS flag to identify students from UK Armed Forces families, from 2023 entry. We have worked with the Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance and the Ministry of Defence to outline the common challenges for these students, share good practice around the UK, and provide considerations ahead of the new question.

Not sure which path to take to reach your career goals?

Universities and colleges welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.

If a student's parent(s) or carer(s) is serving as a Regular or Reservist in the UK Armed Forces, or has done so in the past, their experience of going to university may be different to their non-Service peers. We have worked with the Service Children’s Progression (SCiP) Alliance to explain how you can practically support Service children along their journey to higher education.

Are you interested in a career in healthcare? Whether you're looking at frontline dentistry, nursing, or a behind the scenes in the lab with science and medicine - an apprenticeship can help you get there, bringing practical experience together with academic qualifications, it could be the pathway for you.

Children’s nurses work as part of a supportive and inspiring team to provide young patients and their families with the vital care and compassion they need.

From being estranged from her family and homeless at 16, to studying at the University of Oxford, Chloe shares her advice for estranged students considering applying to university.