Absolutely. Open Days are a fantastic opportunity to see beyond the glossy brochures, the attractive websites and the statements about Uni X being the best. Seeing for yourself is the best way to really make up your mind about an institution. Every student’s dream course and career is out there somewhere. It sometimes just takes a little detective work and some leg work on Open Days to discover it.
Helping teenagers with career choice
All schools offer careers advice and have various career programs. But parents are just as important as schools when it comes to careers advice. Young people do listen to their parents even though they sometimes hide this. You can help your teenager enormously by being aware of the important questions teenagers need to ask themselves as they investigate careers.
Helping children investigate careers
When should we be talking to children about CAREERS? International research clearly indicates it’s never too early. In many primary schools around the world careers education is increasingly being seen as an important part of children’s education.