Collyer's Next Steps Careers Evening
A lively “TV Chat Show” style session, hosted by Deputy Principal Steve Martell, also enabled industry experts to outline the post college world of employment and training.
Although most Collyer’s students progress to university and higher education, many are contemplating taking alternative progression routes, including sponsored degrees, degree apprenticeships, professional qualifications, apprenticeships or moving directly into the job market.
Experts quizzed on the night were: Kerry George (Thales Talent Acquisition Partner), Tricia Henry (Building Surveyor, Synergy Construction and Property Consultants), Fayaz Azam (Assistant Building Surveyor, Synergy Construction and Property Consultants), Paul Maynard (Schroders’ Head of Fund Oversight), Deborah Nyaberi (Pharmacist), well-known Gunness World Record Rower Guy Watts (Owner, Architectural Plants), and Tim Wrenn (Environmental Planning Officer, Environment Agency).
In addition to the “chat show” section of the evening, students and parents were able to attend a busy careers fair and meet representatives from over 35 organisations. The success of Next Steps 2024 reflects the interest in the numerous post 18 pathways now available to young people. Rebecca Adams said: “The feedback from students, parents and exhibitors has been massively supportive of the progression work we are doing here at Collyer’s. The Next Steps evening proved enormously popular and is part of a busy programme of progression activities at Collyer’s, working closely with key national, regional and local partner organisations.”
Those supporting the event included: Architectural Plants, Assurity Consulting, At Home Estate & Lettings Agent & About Mortgages, Blue Billboard, Border Force/Home Office, Breathe HR, Civil Aviation Authority, CMDP (Southern Water), Crown Prosecution Service, DMH Stallard, Edwards Vacuum (Atlas Copco), First Central Insurance & Technology Group, Forza Doors, Gatwick Airport, Gerald Eve, HMRC, Horsham Nursery, Institute of Acoustics, KPMG, Kreston Reeves, Metricell, Pavilions in the Park (Places Leisure), RSM UK Audit LLP, Schroders, Step by Step School, Sussex Police, Thakeham Homes, Thales, The Printed Word, The Army, Thomas Keating Ltd and Unilever.
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