Information and guidance programs and materials are essential if young people are to be able to make informed decisions about their future plans.
We act as agents for the main software suppliers of careers guidance programs including Kudos, Careerscape, Adult Directions, Streets Ahead, JED, Higher Ideas, AniMods, KeyCLIPS and Exodus software packages, and purchase and supply annual licences at a discount to our participating organisations.
Software
Kudos
- Is a careers matching and information program
- It provides a personalized list of career suggestions
- It has detailed information on entry routes, training, employment options and labour market information for 1700 careers
- Users can explore the suitability of own career ideas
- Users can see the impact of health issues and qualifications on aspirations
- It can link to Careerscape Multimedia
- It has free access to Kudos online
- It is suitable for use by 13 – 20 year olds.
Careerscape Multimedia
has:
- Information on over 50000 higher education courses
- Information on over 1800 careers; including photographs, case-studies and video clips
- Information on job families
- Information on education, training and employment
- Lifestyle articles
- Speech and sound
- Free access to Careerscape Online
- Suitable for age 13+.
Streets Ahead
is a skills based program which
- Introduces careers to o introduce careers to Years 7 and 8
- Helps choose subjects at Year 9 - contains information on 36 GCSE subjects
- 370 careers, including interviews, salary and qualifications information
- Explores personal skills through a skills matching quiz
- Suitable for Year 7 upwards.
Adult Directions
is a unique careers matching program for Adults
- Generates career ideas
- Over 1800 career titles and 3300 photographs of people at work · Skill module
- Salary and Labour Market Information
- It can link to Careerscape Multimedia
- Free access to Adult Directions Online
- Suitable for adults of all ages and abilities.
Ani_MODs
- Animated 3D characters tell a story
- Sixteen modules with interactive tasks and a quiz
- Each module takes about 15 minutes to complete and introduces your students to a topic eg work experience, going for an interview
- Curriculum suggestions and follow-up support materials
- Suitable for age 13+
Higher Ideas
- Generates ideas for higher education choices from HND, through to first degree level course Home use option
- It can link to JED
- Free access to Higher Ideas via Internet.
JED (Job Explore Database)
- Detailed information on more than 800 jobs, includes 5000 pictures and 250 video case studies
- Easy to use quiz that suggests jobs to explore
- Information on personal qualities needed for each job, and significant health factors
- Differentiated for specific learning styles
- Top tens and on this day features – new ways into looking at careers and choices
- Facilities for local information
- Text to speech options
- It can link to Higher Ideas
- Free access to JED via Internet
- Suitable for Year 7 onwards.
Exodus
- Database of international careers information
- Information on opportunities around the world including GAP Years, studying, working and living abroad
- Links to relevant websites.
- Suitable for KS4 onwards.
KeyCLIPs/eCLIPS
- Easy navigation allows for an effective guide
- Search factors on qualification level, schools subjects and work skills
- Can generate a list of CLIPs articles
- Can be localised
- Embedded weblinks in the further information sections of each article
- Suitable for Year 9 onwards.
Other products
CLIPS (Careers Library Information Pamphlets)
- Is a complete careers information system consisting of approximately 500 leaflets covering thousands of education, training and career opportunities, and a variety of lifestyle issues.
- Checked annually
- Updates sent to subscribers on a monthly basis
- Subscribers are free to reproduce CLIPS leaflets for their own use and that of their students
- Provides an excellent basic careers library and is simple to keep up to date
- Suitable for Year 9 onwards
- Sample sheets available.