Below are a number of general useful links at may be helpful to students.
The provision of links to third party websites is to provide additional information or to highlight third parties which may be of interest to our students. Whilst the College provides these links in the best faith it cannot be held responsible for the content or security of third party sites.
Partnerships Initiatives
North East Institute of Technology
Institutes of Technology are leaders in the provision of high quality, higher level technical education and training across a range of STEM occupations and industries.
For more details on the North East IoT, please check out our website at www.neiot.ac.uk
For more general information on the IoTs, please visit the national IoT website www.institutesoftechnology.org.uk or the .gov site by clicking here.
HE Partners
University of The Sunderland
One of the many partnership organisations the College works with is the University of Sunderland. This key partnership enables the College to deliver a range of Higher Education provision.
Teesside University Partnership
Teesside University have launched a new BSc (Hons) Animal Science and Welfare degree, which is partly taught at our Houghall Campus, which provides you with the skillset to support the animal care industry.
UNISTATS
Unistats is the official website for comparing UK higher education course data. It Includes official data for undergraduate courses on each university and college's satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey, jobs and salaries after study and other key information for prospective students.
Career Advice
National Careers Service
The National Careers Service website provides careers advice and information on a wide range of jobs, training course resources and funding.
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
North East Ambition Provider Portal
The Provider Portal provides details of short courses, study programmes and apprenticeships located all over the North East. Use their "find a provider" tool to explore providers who offer what you're looking for, or browse the whole list.
https://www.northeastambition.co.uk/provider-portal
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships give you the opportunity to work for a real employer, earn a real salary and gain a real qualification whilst gaining valuable workplace skills and experience.
http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/
Explore a range of inspirational and informative resources, helping to explain apprenticeships whether you’re a parent, teacher or thinking of becoming an apprentice yourself.
https://amazingapprenticeships.com/
National Land Based College
East Durham College is a member of the National Land Based College, a UK-wide virtual college championing skills development and providing a digital hub for land based careers, education and training. We encourage students to visit the NLBC website and register with them to receive ongoing skills support throughout your career.
Labour Market Information (LMI)
LMI can help young people and their parents/carers to understand the salaries and promotion opportunities for different jobs, the volume and location of vacancies across different sectors. Government funds high a quality LMI service called LMI for All to help with your careers research.
Lantra
There are so many rewarding careers in the UK land-based industries! Lantra have over 200 career descriptions on their website, along with information about salary skills, qualifications and training.
https://www.lantra.co.uk/careers/
They also have this nifty land-based career explorer tool:
https://www.lantra.co.uk/careers/Land-Professions-Industry-Explorer
Employment4students
e4s.co.uk brings you the latest student jobs, part time jobs, temporary jobs, internships and graduate jobs and the best deals for students.
CareerMap
Whether you’re looking for career change, or you’re just starting out – CareerMap have something for you. You can find apprenticeships, courses and graduate programmes that will give you the kick start you need to thrive in the industry of your choice.
Target Careers
Advice on career options after A level/Level 3 Vocational Courses. Tips on school leaver schemes and higher apprenticeships. Help making the right uni choice. Take a look!
https://targetcareers.co.uk/parents-and-teachers
Thinking of becoming self employed?
If you're thinking of starting your own business or becoming self employed there is now a free online service from the HMRC that includes useful tips and everything you need to know to get started. Visit http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/courses/syob/syob/index.html where you can find information on tax, case studies from people who have been exactly where you are now, and ways to build your confidence.
Do-it Trust
Find your perfect volunteering opportunity or charity job. Do-it - for good. Do-it.org is the place to find out about volunteering opportunities. Do-it.org lists over 1m volunteering opportunities that are posted by volunteer centres, national/local charities and voluntary groups.
https://doit.life/volunteering
Medicspot Innovation Grant
The Medicspot Innovation Grant awards £500 to students going on to study a degree or equivalent related to health, medicine, nursing or life sciences. Applications must be submitted online by 31 March each year. For more information and to apply:
GapForce UK
Bespoke gap year programs run by dedicated, veteran leaders. From volunteering to conversation, trekking to skilled internships; start your adventure here.
Outdoor JAC
This site is the perfect place to discover outdoor adventure jobs and seasonal work placements and qualification based training courses in the outdoor leisure industry.
Stay Safe/Anti-Bullying
Ditch The Label
Ditch The Label are one of the largest pro-equality and anti-bullying charities in the world. They support young people aged 12-25 on all issues surrounding bullying directly through their website. In addition to the community function there is the option to speak 1:1 with a support mentor in more urgent cases or for anyone that may be vulnerable.
https://www.ditchthelabel.org/about
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online is the UK’s leading source of unbiased, factual and easy-to-understand information on online safety. This website is a unique resource providing practical advice on how to protect yourself, your computers and mobiles device against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other problems encountered online.
Thinkuknow
Come in to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what’s good, what’s not and what you can do about it. If you look after young people there’s an area for you too – with resources you can use in the classroom or at home. Most importantly, there’s also a place which anyone can use to report if they feel uncomfortable or worried about someone they are chatting to online.
The Mix
The Mix is the UK's one of the leading support service for young people. They are available to help you take on any challenge you're facing - from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. You can talk to them via online, social or their free, confidential helpline.
Things to Do
Visit County Durham
Visit County Durham - Durham Tourist Information - Find things to do in Durham City & County, hotels & accommodation, what's on, restaurants, special offers and itineraries.
Part-time Study