Specific Careers and Professions


Specific Careers and Professions

Your route to a career	Information about the National Qualiifications framework

Engineering	The Headstart Programme for talented young engineers

Workshop UK	A range of workshops and education programmes for a wide range of professions, including Medicine, Veterinary Science, Law, Business & Management, Chemistry, Forensics, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychology.

Prospects UK	The Graduate Careers website. Shows you what you could do with different degrees

Professional Entrance Testing	Law (LNAT)	Medicine (BMAT)

Construction	bconstructive.co.uk

	Medical aptitude testing (2007 onwards)

Medicine	Tasteofmedicine.com - really straightforward and interesting interactive site where you can find out a lot more about a career in medicine.

List of professional bodies for shortage areas in the labour market

Occupational Websites: These belong to organisations in a range of career areas and will have links to careers in this field


Social Work Careers	http://www.socialworkcareers.co.uk/	Care
The Law Society	http://www.lawsoc.org.uk	Legal
The Institute of Legal Executives	http://www.ilex.org.uk	Legal
Home Office Careers	http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/inside/careers.html	Police
Police, Personnel & Training Unit	http://www.police.uk	Police
The Association of Accounting Technicians	http://www.aatco.uk	Finance
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy	http://www.cipfa.org.uk	Finance
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants	http://www.cima.org.uk	Finance
British Retail Consortium	http://www.brc.org.uk	Retail
Women into Science & Engineering	http://www.enn.org.uk	Engineering
Engineering & Marine Training Authority	http://www.emta.org.uk	Engineering
Institute of Incorporated Engineers	http://www.iie.org.uk	Engineering
Institute of Chemical Engineers	http://www.icheme.org.uk	Engineering
The Engineering Council	http://www.enac.org.uk	Engineering
National Construction Careers Group	http://www.nccareers.org.uk	Construction
The Chartered Institute of Building	http://www.ciob.org.uk	Construction
Motor Industry Training Council Limited	http://www.mitc.co.uk	Motor Industry
LANTRA National Training Organisation	http://www.lantra.co.uk	Agriculture
The Institute of Horticulture	http://www.horticulture.demon.co.uk	Horticulture
British Veterinary Nursing Association	http://www.rcvs.org.uk	Animals
The British Horse Society	http://www.bhs.org.uk	Animals
RSPCA	http://www.rspca.org.uk	Animals
Rail lndustry Training Council	www.ritc.org.uk	Transport
Merchant Navy Officers Careers	http://www.british-shipping.org	Transport

Army Careers	http://www.army.mod.uk	Armed Forces
Navy Careers	http://www.roval-navy.mod.uk	Armed Forces
Marines	http://www.royal-marines.mod.uk	Armed Forces
Royal Airforce	http://www.rafcareers.com	Armed Forces
The British Computer Society	http://www.bcs.org.uk	Computing
Institute for the Management of Information Systems	http://www.imis.org.uk	Computing
Institute of Administrative Management	http://www.electranet.com.iam	Clerical
Local Government Opportunities	http://www.lgnto.gov.uk/lgo	Clerical
The Crafts Council	http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk	Art & Design
Teacher Training Agency	http://www.teach-tta.org.uk	Teaching
Institute of Leisure & Amenity Management	http://www.ilam.co.uk	Recreation
Commercial Radio Companies Assoc	http://www.crca.co.uk	Media
National Council for the Training of Journalists	www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/training	Media
Skillset	http://www.skillset.org	Media
British Film Institute	http://www.bfi.org.uk	Media
National Film & Television School	http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk	Media
The Travel Training Company	http://www.ttctraining.co.uk	Travel
English Tourist Board	http://www.visitbritain.com	Travel
Hotel Catering & International Management Assoc	http://www.hcima.org.uk	Hospitality
Hospitality Training Foundation	http://www.htf.org.uk	Hospitality
International Therapy Examination Council	http://www.itecworld.co.uk	Hairdressing & Beauty
Hairdressing & Beauty Industry Authority	http://www.habia.org	Hairdressing & Beauty
Institute of Electrolysis	http://www.electrolysis.co. uk	Hairdressing & Beauty
The Institute of Biomedical Science	http://www.ibms.org	Medical
British Medical Association	http://www.bma.org.uk	Medical ..-
NHS Careers	http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk	Medical