4. This presentation is to give you some of the
information you will need to help decide if
working in the UK is the right move for you.
Working in the UK
• Information on finding a job and working conditions
Living in the UK
• Information on the cost of living
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England
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield,
Newcastle, Bristol, Nottingham
Scotland
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen
Wales
Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth,
Bangor
Northern Ireland
Belfast, Londonderry/Derry
Population: 62 million
Languages: English, Welsh
Currency: British pound £
The United Kingdom
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• UK unemployment rate 7.7% down 0.1%
• Increase in part-time working, but not through choice
• High youth unemployment - up 35,000 to 742,000
• Economy growing: more people are finding work than losing their job
• But the recovery is slow and fragile (2.47 million unemployed)
• Reduction in UK expenditure will lead to a decline in public sector jobs
• But certain sectors still have shortages (skill shortage occupations)
• Biggest recent changes: Construction jobs ↑ Education jobs ↓
Job MarketThe Job Market
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• Secondary education science and maths teachers (children 11-16 years old)
• Teachers in special schools
• Doctors (accidents & emergencies)
• Nurses (operating theatres and neonatal intensive care units)
• Pharmacists
• Veterinary surgeons
• Chemical engineers
• Mechanical engineers (electricity generation / transmission / distribution)
• Civil engineers (geotechnical, rock/soil mechanics, tunnelling, petroleum)
• Pipe Welders (high integrity with 3 years experience)
• Butchers and meat cutters (skilled meat trimmer and meat boner)
More Shortage Occupations
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• For UK recognition of qualifications, contact NARIC
• Learning the language – The British Council
• University courses in the UK – Prospects
• To study in the UK at undergraduate / post graduate level you
will need good English language skills
• Internships
Education - qualifications
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• EURES
• Jobsfairs
• UK newspapers (online)
• Company websites
• Private recruitment agencies
• Online agencies / jobsites
• Public employment services
Looking for work
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• Curriculum Vitae – C V 2 pages maximum, typed
• Create a CV to match the job
• Typed Application letter (covering letter)
• Company application forms (sometimes online)
• Interviews – it depends on the job applied for
Job application process
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Needed to pay social security contributions in the UK
Apply just before or as soon as you start work
• 11 % deducted from earnings between £110 - £844 plus
• 1 % of earnings above £844 per week
Self employed people pay their own
National Insurance contributions
National Insurance Number