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1 Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) is a partnership of five universities and colleges working together to give more people the chance to study in Cornwall, and to use university level education to help our businesses and communities to thrive. For further details please contact: Cornwall College Website: Telephone Number: [email protected] University of Exeter Website: [email protected] Telephone Number: Falmouth University Website: [email protected] Telephone Number: Plymouth University Website: [email protected] Telephone Number: Truro and Penwith College Website: [email protected] Telephone Number: Cornwall Council Website: Telephone Number: Combined Universities in Cornwall Made It In Cornwall [email protected] GREAT CAREERS TO you to take YOUR NEXT STEPS

2 30 GREAT CAREERS Hoby Allen Sound Engineer 01 Zoe Gofton Project and Performance Co-ordinator Tasha Mitchell Youth Worker Wendy Birkbeck Assistant Head Teacher 02 Anthony Greenwood Commercial Photographer Steven Nicholas IT Engineer There are hundreds of great careers to choose from here in Cornwall. We ve picked 30 of them to give you some ideas about what people are currently doing in the county, how they have got to where they are now and what sort of qualifications they need to do their jobs. Everyone in this publication has volunteered to share their story to help and Ben Bosworth Low Carbon Design Leader 03 James Browning Managing Director/ Social Entrepreneur 04 Dr Sanjeev Gupta Consultant Physician 13 Matt Johnston Cameraman and Editor 14 Sharon O Sullivan Physiotherapist 23 Anna Penrose Business Workshop Manager 24 inspire you to take your next steps. To Katy Bruce Trainee Legal Executive 05 Abby Keverne Marketing Executive 15 Sally Reed Chartered Accountant 25 They ve made it in Cornwall now it s your turn. Caroline Carroll Development Officer 06 James Leitch Process Development Technologist Charlotte Rollason Assistant Buyer 26 Sophie Cowles Senior Writer/ Business Partner 16 Sam Lucas Marketing Executive Mandy Smith Support Worker Kimara Street Scientific Officer Katherine Davis Veterinary Surgeon Sophia McGrath Administrative Assistant Henry Ward Yacht Designer Louise Fletcher Lecturer of Sport andpublic Services 09 Marisa Martin Shop Manager Rebecca Wills-Devlin Communications Officer Alan George Director Benjamin Milby HR Advisor

3 HOBY ALLEN Home town: Camborne Sound Engineer Employer: Self-employed at Cabin Fever Audio Productions, Lanner Starting Salary: 12,000-15,000 Managing accounts Marketing Studio recording Live sound engineering Band managing CD printing 01 02To Assistant Head Teacher Employer: Liskeard School and Community College, Liskeard Starting Salary: 21,804 Responsible for improving teaching and learning across the school WENDY Developing new technologies BIRKBECK Student and staff leadership training Home town: Liskeard Wendy s Route: GCSEs and A Levels in History, Geography and English Literature, Degree in History and Society, PGCE in History with Citizenship Hoby s Route: National Diploma in Media followed by an HND in Sound Engineering If someone is leaving school and thinking about doing this then they offer AS Level Music Tech and Diplomas in Music Technology. I really, really, really enjoy what I m doing. I think of myself as one of the luckiest people in the world because I effectively get to do what is a hobby for a living. If you're passionate about making a difference and love interacting with young people then teaching could be for you. It's not an easy job, I wouldn't want to pretend that it is, but the rewards are tremendous. There are many ways to become a teacher, having a good degree in your subject area is important, as is previous experience of working with children, however there are many routes into teaching from the Schools Direct programme to Troops to Teachers. If you want it badly enough you will find a way to get there. Becoming a teacher is one of the best decisions I have ever made, it's what I want to do for the rest of my life.

4 BEN BOSWORTH Home town: Penryn 03 Low Carbon Design Leader Employer: PBWC Architects, St Ives Starting Salary: 27,000 Design and coordination of construction projects Low carbon advice Analysis of construction projects 04To Low carbon analysis of PBWC Architects Ben s Route: A Levels in Maths, Physics and Art, BSc in Architecture, MA in Architecture, CEPH (Certified Passivhaus Designer) Progressing into a career in architecture you would obviously need a degree in Architectural Studies and I ve got a Masters in Architectural Studies as well. It is a focussed career choice to move into architecture so you ve got to have an interest in the construction industry in the first place and from that strength across the board in different subjects is very important. Managing Director/Social Entrepreneur Employer: Questions and Answers Community Interest Company, Redruth Starting Salary: 35,000 Overall responsibility for Questions and Answers Community Interest Company JAMES Business development BROWNING Strategy Home town: Camborne Staff management Finance and budgeting Developing and leading on new initiatives James s Route: GCSEs, Install and Supporting IT Systems Level 3, C&G 7303 Adult Teaching Certificate, IV Internal Verifiers Award, NVQ in Management I wanted to challenge myself, hence why I set up Questions and Answers. I very much wanted to be in control, to be in the position of setting something up from scratch and to be able to make a difference without having to report to several other layers of management. I wanted that freedom to work for myself really. I m very lucky to work in a profession that has a very real and direct impact on the world in which we live and as I was born and grew up in Cornwall I ve chosen that as the place I can have that impact. Ben Bosworth Low Carbon Design Leader PBWC Architects, St Ives For me it s about passion and making something happen that has the potential to impact on someone s life. The smallest things can have the biggest impact. James Browning Managing Director/Social Entrepreneur Questions and Answers Community Interest Company, Redruth

5 KATY BRUCE Home town: Camborne 05 Trainee Legal Executive Employer: Foot Anstey LLP, Truro Starting Salary: 18,000-21,000 Legal work Preparing cases Assisting the team 06To Katy s Route: GCSEs and A Levels, FdSc in Law, BSc Law with Business Studies, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives Level 6 Higher Professional Diploma in Law Development Officer Employer: Cornwall Council, Countywide Starting Salary: 22,290 Supporting corporate and service objectives in promoting sustainable energy CAROLINE Providing high quality advice to applicants, the public and other council services CARROLL Home town: Camborne Caroline s Route: FdSc Renewable Energy Technologies, BSc Environmental Resource Management, MSc Energy Policy If someone was looking into a career like mine I d encourage them to work hard and decide on the career path they want. Local colleges offer very good degree level courses partnered with other universities and if you approach local leading law firms to gain experience this may even open an opportunity to start building your career. I decided to go back into education. I liked Maths and I liked Science, so I found myself doing a Foundation Degree in Renewable Energy Technology. Within a few months I became very very passionate about mitigating climate change and after finishing my BSc at Cornwall College I saw a job advertised in planning, working on similar types of projects. I took the chance and four years later I m now doing some really exciting stuff in a job that I love. 9

6 SOPHIE COWLES Home town: Falmouth 07 Senior Writer/Business Partner Employer: Zammerchat, Penryn Starting Salary: 19,000-22,000 Copy writing Content strategy Client liaison 08To Project management Sophie s Route: GCSEs, A Levels in Psychology, Philosophy, English and Maths, BA English Literature, MA Professional Writing Veterinary Surgeon Employer: Duchy Veterinary Group, Redruth Starting Salary: 18,000-25,000 Consultations KATHERINE Management of inpatients DAVIS Operating and recording results Home town: St Erth Paperwork Katherine s Route: A Levels in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths, Degree in Veterinary Science I moved down to Cornwall from London to do my MA and I always intended to go back but having come down here I completely fell in love with Cornwall. There are a lot of creative agencies and there are also people like Unlocking Potential helping graduates move into this kind of job so there are a lot of opportunities for work. There is a lot of support for business start-ups, so if you can t find the type of job you want to do down here you can create it, like I did, which is fantastic. There are lots of vets throughout Cornwall and there is certainly demand for the work. From a veterinary nursing point of view we ve got excellent training facilities here in Cornwall so there s no need to leave the county.

7 LOUISE FLETCHER Home town: Camborne To Lecturer of Sport and Public Services Director Employer: Cornwall College, Camborne Employer: Gala Events and Cornish Sporting Club, St Austell Starting Salary: 24,000 Starting Salary: 15,000 Plan and prepare lessons Organising and promoting a variety of different sporting and music events across the UK Teaching from BTEC Level 2 to degree level Teaching groups of learners from a range of backgrounds, abilities and ages Alan s Route: GCSEs, A Levels in Business Studies, English and BTEC in Sport, Degree in Sports Management Louise s Route: GCSEs, Degree in Sport, Health and Fitness, PGCE ALAN GEORGE Home town: St Austell In order to pass on my passion to students I inform them of my pathway and how I got into teaching. I also get them out there, getting involved in things like the Surf Lifesaving Clubs to use the Cornish environment to increase their passion for health and fitness. I m a massive sport fan and always wanted to work in sport. I was able to bring a lot of sports business knowledge to the firm and, combined with my father s background of running a company, the two of us have knitted together really well. I d always harboured ambitions of living in Cornwall and there are definitely opportunities I d say business studies is a good grounding for people moving forward. Alan George Director, Gala Events and Cornish Sporting Club, St Austell

8 ZOE GOFTON Home town: St Agnes To Project and Performance Co-ordinator Commercial Photographer Employer: Cornwall Housing, Truro Employer: Self-employed at Anthony Greenwood Photography, Falmouth Starting Salary: 14,880 Starting Salary: 25,000-40,000 Project support Photography Development and coordination of policy document management systems Marketing Ensure policies are reviewed Networking Collate service data Sales Editing Zoe s Route: GCSEs, A Levels in Psychology, Business and Media Studies, Degree in Psychology, MA in Project Management Anthony s Route: GCSEs, A Level Art, Foundation Degree in Art and Design, Degree in Design for Sustainability, Degree in Fine Art ANTHONY GREENWOOD Home town: Falmouth I decided to take this career path because I really enjoy organising and the variation of project work. My A levels focused my career path for either psychology or business. Both my degrees have been instrumental in getting me where I am today. If I was starting out in Cornwall again I would advise anyone to get out there and network and just enjoy doing what they do, because if they are good at what they do they will get noticed. There is a lot of opportunity for project management in Cornwall as there are a lot of great projects and developments going on. Zoe Gofton Project and Performance Co-ordinator Cornwall Housing, Truro

9 DR SANJEEV GUPTA Home town: Threemilestone To Consultant physician Employer: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, Truro Starting Salary: 70,000 Speciality Head Physician for the Medical Admissions Unit Working closely with the emergency department Sanjeev s Route: Indian equivalent of A Levels, 4 years of training to get an MD in India, 5 years of medical school in India Video Cameraman and Editor Employer: Cornish Living TV, Roche Starting Salary: 18,000 Camera work Liaising with clients Setting up equipment Footage and file archiving Editing MATT JOHNSTON Home town: Falmouth There are lots of very bright young people who come into medicine and by and large they are very focussed and know they have chosen a life of medicine. One of the things that becomes difficult for them is to then decide what speciality they want to go into do they want to become a hospital doctor and then a consultant physician at some point or do they want to remain in primary care and be a GP? Of course there are lots of different specialities in a hospital emergency medicine, cardiology, neurology. Caroline s Route: GCSEs, A Levels in Film Studies, Media, Art and Design and Physics, Foundation in Art and Design, Degree in Film There are a lot of opportunities for young people coming out of uni in Cornwall. Find out the field you want to go into, research the people running the business, contact them directly and see if you can get your foot in the door.

10 ABBY KEVERNE Home town: Helston Marketing Executive Employer: Tregothnan, Truro Starting Salary: 18,000 PR Social Media Website content and maintenance New product development Brand management Sales Design To Ensuring the smooth transition of products from kitchen to bakery scale Process Development Technologist Employer: Ginsters, Callington Starting Salary: 22,000 Maintaining the consistency and quality agreed with the customer while ensuring products meet the food safety criteria required James s Route: GCSEs, A Levels in Maths, Chemistry and Biology, BSc in Food Science JAMES LEITCH Home town: Exeter Abby s Route: A Levels, BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing, Chartered Institute of Marketing Professional Diploma There are lots of opportunities for young people in Cornwall. I found my job through Unlocking Potential, which really helped me because I felt that the job was probably a bit too high for my skills and experience but they put me on lots of training courses and provided mentoring. Cornwall has a number of food manufacturers who are able to offer me the challenges and opportunities to develop my career in the food industry. There are a number of different food manufacturers in Cornwall with some great opportunities to progress. The role that I went into in process developments is fantastic for seeing all sides of the food industry.

11 SAM LUCAS Home town: St Ives To Marketing Executive Administrative Assistant Employer: Sullivan Cuff Software Ltd, Tolvaddon Employer: PFA Research, Penryn Starting Salary: 18,000-22,000 Starting Salary: 15,000 Developing marketing campaigns Survey data entry Creating advertisements Telephone interviews/surveys Communicating and dealing with customers Sam s Route: GCSEs, A Levels, BA Business Enterprise Sophia s Route: GCSEs, A Levels in English Literature, History, Politics, Biology and Art, Degree in English Literature SOPHIA MCGRATH Home town: Penryn What got me into this job was my tenacity for business and a drive towards the marketing side of things. I d advise any budding young marketing entrepreneur to work really hard, get an internship if possible like I did in my final year and supplement it with whatever additional qualifications you can. There are lots of opportunities in Cornwall if you look for them. Doing what I do I ve found that there are a lot of opportunities but you really have to get out there. I really enjoy working for PFA Research because it s really vibrant and there are a lot of different things going on. There s always something new and changing so I m always having to keep on my toes to learn more.

12 MARISA MARTIN Home town: Falmouth 19 Shop Manager Employer: Finisterre, St. Agnes Starting Salary: 17,000 Serve customers and make their experience in the shop memorable Regular merchandising Greeting customers who enter the shop 20To Stock control Management Marisa s Route: GCSEs, A Levels in English Language, French, Art and Design and Business Studies, Degree in Event Management HR Advisor Employer: The Seafood Restaurant, Padstow Starting Salary: Competitive Organising internal and external recruitment processes BENJAMIN Managing employment related documents MILBY Maintaining a broad network of contacts Home town: St Merryn Benjamin s Route: GCSEs, A Levels, BSc Business Management, MSc Business Management What inspired me at first was the website and how different it looked to other brands. My mum was in retail and I ve been brought up around it. I love working in Cornwall because of the environment. Our offices are based on the cliff tops in St Agnes and it s a luxury coming into work every day. In terms of opportunities it s about making the most of what is available, making the most of your CV and having the confidence to pick up the phone and make your first impression count. I would say to anybody to research companies and think about what you really want to do and what you are interested in.

13 TASHA MITCHELL Home town: Camborne 21 Project Youth Worker Employer: Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change, Redruth Starting Salary: 18,000 Build up young people s skills to help them to progress into employment, education, volunteering or apprenticeships 22To Tasha s Route: GCSEs, A Levels, BA Hons Youth and Community Work IT Engineer Employer: Datasharp UK, Truro Starting Salary: 17,500-20,000 Network management STEVEN Network deployment NICHOLAS Voice over IP Home town: Newquay Telephony Troubleshooting Schools don t really do youth work qualifications so if you want to be a youth worker you have to do it at college or degree level. To get into uni I had to have four different subjects at A Level. People always talk about their dream jobs and mine was to be a youth worker in the Camborne, Pool and Redruth area because I ve grown up here and I know the kind of issues young people face. Steven s Route: A Levels in IT, Maths and English, IT specialist course, FdSc in Computing and Networking It s primarily my degree that got me here. For anybody looking to do this sort of career I d suggest studying hard and choosing the right course, preferably at university level. Also send out your CV to the companies you want to work for.

14 SHARON O SULLIVAN Home town: St Agnes 23 Physiotherapist Employer: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, Truro Starting Salary: 22,000 Delivering high quality care to a variety of patients Assessing and treating patients Working independently as well as part of a multi disciplinary team 24To Sharon s Route: Equivalent of GCSEs and A Levels in Ireland, Diplomas in Yoga and Sports Massage, BSc in Equine Science and Management, BSc in Physiotherapy Business Workshop Manager Employer: Unlocking Potential, Penryn Starting Salary: 25,000 Working with business owners and senior level managers ANNA PENROSE Putting together Fast Forward groups Home town: Falmouth Talking to businesses Organising workshops Sourcing speakers Anna s Route: Degree in Business Administration If you want it, if you believe in it, you can do it. You need to work hard and apply yourself for three years whilst you study and even when you have qualified your learning doesn t stop there. It s continued professional development. That s the great thing about being a physio, if you want to learn you keep learning. There are tonnes of opportunities in Cornwall and I think that it s a case of going out there, finding them and putting yourself out there. Traditional perceptions of what Cornwall offers are starting to diminish. People think you have to go to the cities to get opportunities but there are a lot more people in the cities so the competition is just as fierce. If anything you can find some real gems in Cornwall, which you couldn t find elsewhere. Anna Penrose Business Workshop Manager Unlocking Potential, Penryn

15 SALLY REED Home town: Launceston 25 Chartered Accountant Employer: Sally Reed Ltd, Launceston Starting Salary: 18,000-22,000 Assist small businesses to understand financial responsibilities Help people manage their business Spur internal growth 26To Assist with payroll and tax returns Sally s Route: A Levels in Maths, English, French and Economics, BSc in Economics, ACA Chartered Accountant Assistant Buyer Employer: Seasalt, Falmouth Starting Salary: Dependent on Experience Assist the Buying and Planning Manager with the development CHARLOTTE of the range plan for each season ROLLASON Develop and implement phase plans and calendars for each sales channel Home town: Penryn Charlotte s Route: NCFE Level 2 Creative Craft in Fashion, Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design, BA (Hons) Textile Design, FRA Short Course Introduction to Buying and Range Planning There are two ways of becoming a Chartered Accountant. You can either leave school at 16 and go in as an apprentice, spending one day a week in college and the rest of the time with your employer. Or you can get your degree and go into accountancy after that as a graduate. Once you re qualified you have that qualification for the rest of your life. Even though I don t specialise in textile design and print here, my degree at Falmouth University gave me the knowledge for the department that I work in and really pushed me to want to be in this industry. You can get a lot of help from companies like Seasalt to develop in your field. The opportunities are there - you just have to take them. Charlotte Rollason Assistant Buyer, Seasalt, Falmouth

16 MANDY SMITH Home town: Porthleven 27 Support worker Employer: Regard Partnership, Camborne Starting Salary: Meets National Minimum Wage Supporting service users Administering medication Liaising with Health and Social Workers 28To Mandy s Route: NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, Certificate in Professional Development through the completion of three degree-level SUCCESS modules, including Principles of Nutrition Scientific Officer Employer: Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority, Penzance Starting Salary: 19,685-23,708 Supporting the Senior Scientific Officer and Principal Scientific Officer KIMARA STREET Assist or lead on all aspects of marine surveys Home town: Penzance Acting as crew, towing the research vessel and undertaking routine maintenance on the research vessel Kimara s Route: GCSEs, A Levels in Biology, Maths and English, FdSc in Marine Science, BSc in Environmental Science My past qualifications didn t help me in the field I ve gone into but the qualifications I m doing now will hopefully help me progress further in my career and I could become a senior or a manager. There are a few opportunities but I think the best thing to do is to get out there and do as much volunteering as possible, it s definitely the key to opening doors and finding out who s doing what locally. I love being out and about on boats, seeing the coastline of Cornwall and also handling shellfish, marine mapping and surveying. It s a completely different world to what a lot of people do day to day. Kimara Street Scientific Officer, Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority, Penzance

17 HENRY WARD Home town: Falmouth 29 Yacht Designer Employer: Cockwells, Falmouth Starting Salary: 16,000 Creating conceptual yacht designs before developing them to client required specifications Creating technical drawings to allow the boat building team to construct the yachts 30To Henry s Route: SCEs in Graphic Communications, Art and Design, Product Design, Maths and Physics, Powerboat Level 2, BA (Hon) Transport Design Communications Officer Employer: Cornwall Housing, Truro Starting Salary: 19,882 All internal and external written communications REBECCA Public relations WILLS-DEVLIN Write and issue press releases to the media Home town: Redruth Social media Branding Processing all publication ordering At school the three main subjects I chose were Graphic Communication, Product Design and Art, which gave me good creative skills and got me onto a Transport Design course at the University of Huddersfield. When I discovered networking I found this to be a very important tool to have as it enabled me to get my third year placement and some great industry experience. Rebecca s Route: A Levels in English, Law, Psychology and History, Degree in English Literature, MA in English What has really helped me the most is my background in English, which I ve followed from GCSE to Masters, so I ve got a good understanding of literature, language and grammar that is really useful for my role. There are a lot of opportunities for students coming out of university and college now. I think it s about deciding what you want to do and making sure you take jobs that will get you there, even if it s not what you want immediately. Rebecca Wills-Devlin Communications Officer Cornwall Housing, Truro

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