Job Opportunities
Options for University and students in 6th form
Welcome to the new Job Opportunities area – a place where Sandwell Academy students can find regularly updated local, national and worldwide opportunities.
For full details of vacancies, please make an appointment with Miss Caddick, Director of Careers. Don’t forget to visit this page regularly to check for new vacancies and opportunities!
Job vacancies
Links to Apprenticeships and Training Schemes:
Company: BMW
Vacancy: Various
Location: BMW Plant Hams Hall - Coleshill
Entry requirements: Various
Closing date: 18th March 2012
Positions Available: (Links open up in Adobe PDF format)
For more information: http://www.bmwplanthamshall.co.uk/
Company: RSM Tenon
Vacancy: AAT Trainee – Accounts
Location: Telford
Entry requirements: You will possess a minimum of 280 UCAS points; 2 Bs and 1 C grade, (excluding general studies) or a relevant industry qualification and will have 12 GCSEs at grade A-C
Closing date: 6 June 2012
For more information: http://careers.rsmtenon.com/ngt/Details.aspx?VacancyId=48848
Company: RSM Tenon
Vacancy: AAT Trainee – Outsourcing
Location: Telford
Entry requirements: You will possess a minimum of 280 UCAS points; 2 Bs and 1 C grade, (excluding general studies) or a relevant industry qualification and will have 12 GCSEs at grade A-C.
Closing date: 6 May 2012
For more information: http://careers.rsmtenon.com/ngt/Details.aspx?VacancyId=48771
Company: RSM Tenon
Vacancy: AAT Trainee – Outsourcing (2 vacancies available)
Location: Birmingham
Entry requirements: You will possess a minimum of 280 UCAS points; 2 Bs and 1 C grade, (excluding general studies) or a relevant industry qualification and will have 12 GCSEs at grade A-C.
Closing date: 6 May 2012
For more information: http://careers.rsmtenon.com/ngt/Details.aspx?VacancyId=48770
If you are interested in these vacancies, you should apply immediately – do not wait until nearer the deadline, as competitive is fierce! For support with applications, please see Miss Caddick in Careers.
Current employers still recruiting include:
Company: Logica
Course: Sponsored BA (Hons) Business Management Degree programme (The University of Winchester)
Requirements: 300 UCAS points at A-Level achieved during the same academic year (or equivalent) excluding General Studies and at least a C grade in both GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)
Starting salary: £13,000 based in either Reading or Leatherhead
Deadline: 29th February 2012
For more information: http://www.workatlogica.co.uk/index.html
Company: Morrisons
Course: BSc (Hons) Management and Business (Bradford University)
Requirements: You will need to have grades B, B, C in your A levels or equivalent to 280 UCAS points
Deadline: 30th May 2012
For more information: http://www.wearemanufacturing.co.uk/vacancyView.asp?division=&divisionID=15&functionID=253&graduate=1&vID=4480
Company: Barclays
Course: The Retail Development Programme (Lord Ashcroft International Business School at Anglia Ruskin University)
Requirements: At least 240 UCAS points (from 3 A Levels or equivalent) and 5 GCSEs grade A – C (including English & Maths)
Deadline: various
For more information: http://www.seemore-bemore.co.uk/school-leaver-programme/
Gap Year opportunities
Camp America: this popular summer camp provider is currently recruiting and is currently holding a series of recruitment fairs in January 2012 where you could be hired on the spot! For more information and to book your place, visit: www.campamerica.co.uk/events
Apprenticeships
The National Apprenticeship Service has a regularly updated database of all apprenticeship opportunities. You will need to register on the website. Once you have done this, you can search for apprenticeships by sector and postcode. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/
Employer-sponsored degrees
If you haven’t yet applied for university, and are interested in a new approach in gaining your degree which combines academic study with paid employment, then you might like to consider an employer-sponsored degree. These schemes are highly competitive, and often lead to excellent employment opportunities following graduation. If you are interested in these schemes, you should apply immediately – do not wait until nearer the deadline, as competitive is fierce! For support with applications, please see Miss Caddick in Careers.