Advice & Guidance | Brighton MET

Careers and employability

Brighton MET’s Matrix accredited Careers & Employability Service provides current and potential students with independent information, advice and guidance in all areas related to careers and employability.

Our team of qualified Careers Advisers are available to provide you with impartial advice and guidance to support your aspirations explore the opportunities that are available to you and to help you plan your next steps after you complete your course. Our aim is to help you assess your own skills, values and interests, and match these interests into a career plan.

Our team of Work Experience Coordinators are available to help match you to relevant and meaningful work experience and industry placements. Our aim is to ensure you can benefit from putting theory into practice and leave college with the knowledge, skills and attitude you need to be ready for employment or further study.

CAREERS STRATEGY

Brinsbury College, part of the Chichester College Group (CCG), aims to provide outstanding advice and guidance to ensure all potential students, students, their parents and guardians and employers can access a wide range of current, informative and varied information to support making their individualised progression choices.

Our aim is to support students in making choices which will suit their interests and abilities, sustain their personal and employability development over time and maximise their opportunities for the future. The Careers lead for the Chichester College Group (CCG) is Nick Mercado, Director of Student Experience. You can contact Nick on nmercado@crawley.ac.uk

View the Chichester College Group (CCG) Careers Strategy in full.

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PROGRESSION+ TEAM

The Progression+ team includes experts in admissions, careers, higher education, work experience and apprenticeships who offer advice and guidance. They can help with all aspects of careers and progression which includes applying for courses, interview tips, CV writing, application forms, job and apprenticeship searches and gap year opportunities.

The team can help you to plan and progress onto work-based learning, employment or higher education. They can also help you to apply to UCAS, writing personal statements and providing information on student finance. They are able to assist with visits to local universities and open days and arrange careers related events in conjunction with faculties.

For more information about the Progression+ team, including opening hours and contact details, please visit the Progression+ team page on CCG Online.

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Careers Guidance

Take advantage of a one-to-one careers guidance
meeting with one of our advisors. They’ll help you
to explore your options and can offer tailored,
impartial advice that’s individual to you.

The team will also help you to:

Identify your skills
Write a CV
Learn how to search for jobs
Develop your interview techniques
Promote yourself

Career Coach

Use Career Coach – an online
resource – to assess your skills
and see how you match up with a
potential career, build your CV and
research career information. You’ll
even find information on relevant
courses and jobs to help you reach
your career goals.

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Applying for courses

Choosing and applying for your course may seem a little daunting, but don’t worry – we’re here to guide you through the process. The easiest way to apply is online. Here you can search for the subjects you’re interested in and discover more about the course including specific entry requirements.

The College’s Admissions team can give information about courses available at the College. They can be contacted on:

Brighton MET College: 01273 667788 or admissions@gbmc.ac.uk

Additional Learning Support

If you have a learning difficulty or disability, our Additional Learning Support team is on hand to support you through your time at the College. Working with you, we will make reasonable adjustments to our services to ensure college is an enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Email: learningsupportbrighton@gbmc.ac.uk
Call: 01273 232583