After your Early Childhood Studies Degree What Next???

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1 After your Early Childhood Studies Degree What Next??? Options with your Degree What Employers want? Objectives: How to make the most of your degree Careers Service Questions & Answers Self Assessment Career Planning Process Career Objectives Occupation Assessment Search Action Job/ Placement/ Work Search Match Making Interview Personal Objectives Job Shadow/ Volunteer CVs & Letters Career Orientation Hands-on Experience Interviews Lifelong Learning Employment Trends Assistance with Career Planning Process Drop-in Prospects Planner Assistance with CVs, interview technique centre Web stie. Jobs page Personality & Attitudes Skills & Achievements Knowledge & Learning Styles Values Interests Entrepreneurship Options with your degree Option 1 - Entering the Employment Market Option 1 - Option 2 - Enter the employment market Continue to further study Degree Blinkers!! A degree = Career in ANYTHING Option 3 - Take a year out

2 Faculty Of Arts BA Early Childhood Studies 2001 Sample BA EC Studies Employment Destinations % 5% 8% 57% Employment Not Available For Employment Further Study Or Training Seeking Employment Administrator Clerical Officer House Parent (2) Teacher (Special Needs) Teacher (Primary) Teacher (2 nd level) Social Worker, Community &Youth Worker (3) Hibernian Group Plc Mid-Western Health Board Eastern Health Board CABAS Cork & Dublin Douglas, Cork Unspecified Various Sample Early Childcare Studies 2000 Employment Destinations Range of Career Areas Care Assistant Nursery Nurse Primary Teacher Childcare Worker Customer Service Graduate Trainee Classroom Assistant Pre-school Assistant COPE Manchester City Council Various National Schools Brothers Of Charity BUPA Ireland AIB Ross Trevort Pre-school St. Clares Pre-school Administration Caring & helping prof Education Advertising, selling and marketing Buying selling & retailing Publishing, media & journalism Financial Services Legal Services Info Tech and MIS Info Services & Libriarianship Industry all areas Professions Career Explorer

3 Intellectual Skills Social Skills Management Skills Skills for Success Analytical Conceptual Research Problem Solving Communication Presentation Team Work Networking Organisation I.T. Skills Project/Time Mgt Willingness to learn Commitment Dependability Self-motivation Team Work Communication Skills (Oral) What Employers Want Top 12 Attributes Co-operation Communication Skills (Written) Drive/Energy Self-management Desire to achieve/motivation Problem Solving Ability Employers wish list You = Personality fit Transferable skills Degree = Potential to train & develop Confidence to articulate skills on paper and in person Option 2: Further Studies Past graduates Masters Programmes Conversion Courses Sample Postgrad Destinations 2001 Sample Postgrad Destinations 2000 MA Women s studies H Dip in Mangaement & Marketing Computer Science (2) Business & FIS Primary Teaching Buisness Administration UL Mary Immaculate Coll UL MA M Soc Sc ( Youth & Comm Work (2) BA Multimedia Dip in Montessori Ed MA in Health Promotion (2) Dip in Social Policy Cork IT St Nicholas Mon Coll

4 Rank Order of Popularity of Courses 1. Grad Dip in Primary Teaching 2. PGCE (Primary) 3. Ph.D Early Childhood Ed, UCC 4. H.Dip Computer Sc UCC 5. M.A./Dip Health Promotion, UCC & NUI, G 6. M.A./Dip Women s Studies UCC, UL 7. M.S.W. UCC 8. Hospital Play Specialist, East Antrim 9. H. Dip Social Policy, UCC 10. H.Dip Psychology, UCC Other Taught Masters: MA in Library & Studies MA in Journalism MA in Public Relations MA in Film & TV Studies MA in Business Studies MSc in Advertising MSc in Multimedia Technology Postgraduate Diplomas Vocational Training Conversion Courses Postgraduate Diplomas (UCC) Higher Diploma in Computer Science BIS & Financial Services Co-operative Organisation, Food Marketing & Rural Development Management & Marketing Social Policy Psychology Other Irish Universities Higher Diploma in Business Studies Higher Diploma in Applied Communications Diploma in Legal Studies Diploma in Public Relations Professional Diploma in Accounting Higher Diploma in Marketing, Logistics, Financial Services, Tourism, etc. Vocational/Professional Training Courses FAS Graduate Courses Professional Examinations + on-the-job work experience In-house traineeships

5 Option 3 - Take a Year Out Voluntary work Time out Travel What next? Employment Update your C.V. NOW Talk to an Advisor Why do you want to be a? Network Newspapers/Publications/Web Research the Organisation What Next? Further Study Researching & Choosing the Right Course Is this the right course to achieve my career aims & are my aims realistic? How will I finance this course? Check course structure & style. Check destination of past graduates. Postgraduate Fair Thursday, 6 Feb, p.m. What Next? For everyone Occupational files Employer files Postgraduate information Prospects Planner Free internet access Booklets/leaflets Careers Service 3/4 Brighton Villas Western Rd. Mon-Thus: Fri: Advice Drop-in service Workshops Careers Talks Placement Milkround Website - Postgrad. fair Keep in touch Drop in or Summary Visit our website at careers@ucc.ie What past graduates did 3 Choices Employment Postgraduate/Further Study Other Options What Next - Plan of Action Questions & Answers