Vocational education
for students
It pays to keep learning...
Did you know?
- Every year of extra education adds £50,000 to your income over your working lifetime.
- People under 30 with no qualifications are three times as likely to be unemployed as those with an NVQ Level 2 or above.
- People with a Level 4 qualification (eg BTEC Professional Diplomas, Certificates and Awards) are likely to earn twice as much by their mid-thirties as people with no qualifications.
- Almost half of all unemployed people in South Yorkshire have no qualifications.
- Over half of the new jobs coming into South Yorkshire will be asking for NVQ Level 2 or NVQ Level 3 qualifications.
- Since 1993 the number of jobs available to people with no qualifications has halved.
Source: Learning and Skills Council, Yorkshire and the Humber
Get your hands on education!
Interested in finding out more about voc ed and your options?
Whether you're at school, about to leave school or thinking about further study, you'll be thinking about your options and career choices. If you're aged 14-19, there are plenty of vocational courses and qualifications on offer in South Yorkshire. But choosing what you want to study can be tricky. It's important to get as much help and advice as you can, which is why we've set up this site.
If you're in Y9, visit our Year 9 options page to help you decide which courses to take in Y10 and Y11.
If you're thinking about your options after school, visit the Year 11 options page.
If you're thinking about university and higher education, visit the Higher education page for more information.
If you still can't find what you're looking for:
- Check out our handy resources page, where you can print or download more information about voc ed.
- Get the low-down from students on voc ed courses by checking out their stories and video clips.
- Browse through voc ed courses in your area or check out different job sectors in South Yorkshire to find a career you like the look of, or a course which could help you get there.
- Enter a keyword into the search box at the top of this page to find something more specific.
