What's covered
Key facts
A covering letter explains why the applicant suits the job.
Skilled trades like electrician most often require an apprenticeship pathway.
A personal benefit of lifelong learning is confidence and adaptability through life.
A levels are typically studied at a sixth-form college or school sixth form.
Talking to a careers adviser can help plan post-16 choices.
Treating people unfairly because of a stereotype is called discrimination.
A CV is a written summary of a person's education and work history (Curriculum Vitae in Latin).
Some careers, like the armed forces, accept entrants straight after KS4.
Yearly professional updates by workers are called continuing professional development (CPD).
Both A levels and T levels can lead on to a university degree.
Sample questions
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Which detail belongs at the top of a CV?
- •Favourite TV show of the year
- •List of friends from primary school
- ✓Name and contact details
- •Pet's name and date of birth
Which career is typically in the public sector?
- ✓Nursing in the NHS
- •Owning a private supermarket chain
- •Running an independent coffee shop
- •Trading shares at an investment bank
Why is lifelong learning important in the modern economy?
- •Banks lend more to non-learners only
- •Government pays a bonus for any course
- ✓Skills and technology change quickly
- •Workplaces never change at all anymore
Which post-16 route leads to A levels?
- •Foundation-stage nursery class
- •Pre-school playgroup attendance
- •Primary school summer fair stall
- ✓Sixth-form college or school sixth form
Which is an example of a short-term career goal?
- •Becoming a billionaire by Friday
- ✓Doing well in next term's exams
- •Owning ten houses by next month
- •Retiring fully at sixteen years old
Which is a stereotype about engineering careers?
- •That engineers can only work at night
- •That engineers must be over six feet tall
- •That engineers must own a sports car
- ✓That they are mainly for men
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