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CAREERS NEWSLETTER
This newsletter is a collation of all the opportunities we have heard about from employers and universities. Please use the links included to read more information and apply to anything you are interested in. Links are underlined.
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Opportunities Earth Day takes place on 22nd April each year. The theme for Earth Day 2025 is OUR POWER, OUR PLANET, inviting everyone around the globe to unite behind renewable energy, and to triple the global generation of clean electricity by 2030. How? By joining us in Earth Action Day, encouraging all to take action - educate, advocate, and mobilise. Test your knowledge on important topics such as Plastic Pollution, Activism and Sustainable Fashion by using these online quizzes. Do you know you want to do a job that helps the planet, but you’re not sure what? Take the BBC Bitesize quiz to find out more about green careers and which one might suit you. Here are videos from four different people working in green careers. Learn more about what they do, how their work helps the planet and hear their answers to questions from other students. Want to know what it’s like to do a Degree Apprenticeship in technology? Ethan from Not Going to Uni sat down with Lache from BAE Systems to chat about career opportunities, skills, and what to expect. Watch the recording here. If you’d like to learn more about studying a subject at university that focuses on sustainability, check out these virtual subject spotlights: Sustainable Engineering with Dave Knapton from the University of Sunderland Biological Sciences with Dr Charlie Outhwaite from UCL Sustainable Fashion with Lynne Hugill from Teesside University Sustainability in Architecture and the Build Environment with Louise Ciotti from UWE Bristol International Relations with Professor Tamsin Bradley from the University of Portsmouth Get My First Job have teamed up with Microsoft to offer four training modules that relate to How and When to Use AI in Your Job Search. If you have any questions or need support, please email lizzie.hedderson@stchris.co.uk
Career of the Week Agricultural Engineer Agricultural Engineers apply engineering principles to solve problems and improve efficiency in farming and related industries, such as forestry and horticulture. Watch the video to learn more about how much you could earn, working hours and pathways into the industry.
Labour Market Fact Did you know the creative industries are the UK’s fastest growing sector? Estimated to grow by 26% this year, contributing £132.1 billion to the UK economy, creative subjects don’t just have to be hobbies... You can turn them into a career! Source