This is a snapshot view presentation taken from various presentations across the day at the Pathways to the Professions conference. Professional bodies spoke about the different routes into their profession and this extracts those routes and puts them together into one overview

2. The Pathways to the Professions
Conference was created by Total
Professions and the Careers
Development Institute to bring together
two communities instrumental in
identifying the range of pathways
available to young people:
Careers Advisers and Professional Bodies

3. The following slides contain excerpts
from presentations at the conference
and identify routes into the following
professions:
Legal, Accountancy, Healthcare, IT,
Management, Purchasing and Supply,
Facilities Management, PR, Energy,
Engineering and Sport and Leisure.

4. The Legal Profession
from CILEx
http://www.cilex.org.uk/careers/careers_home.aspx

5. Becoming a Chartered Legal Executive
• Level 3
Stage 1 Professional Diploma in Law & Practice
• Level 6
Stage 2 Professional Higher Diploma in Law & practice
Stage 3
• Qualifying Employment
3 Years work of a wholly legal nature

6. Accountancy from ACCA
http://www.accaglobal.org.uk/en/qualifications.html

7. Introductory
Certificate in
Financial and
Management
Accounting
Intermediate
Certificate in
Financial and
Management
Accounting
Diploma in
Accounting and
Business
GCSE level
A level
First year HND
or degree

8. Healthcare from the Allied Health
Professionals Federation
http://www.ahpf.org.uk

9. Access to AHP Careers
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Undergraduate direct entry
Vocational access
Second degree
Mature applicants
Masters level entry

10. Training as an AHP
• Prospects of Employment
• Tuition Fees
• Clinical Component

11. IT and Technology from BCS, The
Chartered Institute for IT
http://academy.bcs.org

12. IT professionals need 3 things
• A firm grounding in the underpinning principles of Computing,
which remain relevant even though particular technologies
rapidly evolve and new ones are constantly being developed
• To be skilled at management, communication and
collaboration across different companies
• To learn about technologies and management practices that
underlie the globalisation of software

13. Computing At School
Computer Science
Discipline
ICT
User Skills
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How stuff works
Why stuff works
How to make new stuff
Broadly applicable
Dates slowly
Will be in schools from
Sep 2014
Technology, artefacts
Software packages
Products
Business processes
Dates quickly
Compulsory school subject
before 2012
• There were no GCSE in Computer Science until 2012
• Very few ICT schoolteachers with a STEM degree

14. KPMG’s School Leaver Programme
http://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/schoolleavers/school-leaver-programme

15. The Audit programme
Get a job, a degree and a professional qualification
Earn a salary of up to £16k
No tuition fees
Start a career in accountancy without any student debt
Six year programme
Achieve a BSc in Accountancy in 4 years at either
Birmingham, Durham or Exeter University
Become a fully qualified chartered accountant in six
years with either ICAS or ICAEW
You will need ABB at A-level, and a minimum of a B at
GCSE English Language and Maths (or equivalents)

16. http://www2.kpmgcareers.co.uk/schoolleavers/how-to-apply/application-process/
The application process
Situational
judgement tests
Verbal and
numerical
reasoning test
Online application
First round
interview
Written
exercise
A telephone
call
Second round
interview
Final Interview
Presentation

17. Management careers from CMI
http://www.managers.org.uk/campuscmi-students

18. What’s on offer?
• Level 2 CMI qualification
• Level 3 CMI qualification
• Suited to 14 – 21 year olds
Delivery partners provide
materials, innovative delivery,
assessment, quick turnaround
for certification and tailored
courses to fit within the
curriculum

19. Free membership!
FREE Campus CMI membership
for 14 – 21 year olds
FREE membership for all 14 - 21s, whether studying with us or not!
• Access to ManagementDirect - online Management & Leadership portal
• 200,000 resources & materials, incl. CV checklists, interview skills,
E-learning modules, podcasts, leadership videos, EBSCO.
Visit www.managers.org.uk/campuscmi-students to find out more

20. Purchasing and Supply from CIPS
http://www.beabuyer.org

21. CIPS qualifications mapped to
other qualifications
• Globally recognised
standard
• Five qualifications to
support every career
path
• Flexible study options
to suit all learning
styles
• Ofqual accredited

22. Routes to MCIPS
Corporate
Award
CIPS
Professional
Qualifications
BTEC
MCIPS
Accredited
Degree
Apprenticeships

23. Facilities Management from BIFM
http://www.bifm.org.uk/bifm/careerdevelopment

24. Why work in FM?
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It’s a growing profession
Variety – “no two days the same”
Interest – so many aspects to the job
Challenging work and a chance to make a
difference
Get to know a business – from the post room
to the boardroom
Responsibility and opportunities to progress
Chance to travel and even work overseas
Job satisfaction
Salary and benefits

25. BIFM Qualifications
BIFM level
Who is it for?
Equivalent level
qualifications
Level 7
Strategic head of facilities /
estates
Masters degree
Level 6
Senior, strategic facilities
managers
Bachelors degree
Level 5
Specialist facilities
managers
Foundation degree
Level 4
Operational facilities
managers
Certificate of higher
education
Level 3
First line and supervisory
managers
A levels
Level 2
New entrants
GCSE A*-C

26. PR from CIPR
http://www.cipr.co.uk/careers

27. Careers
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Apprenticeships
Foundation Award and qualifications
CPD
Accredited
Chartered

28. Energy Careers from the Energy
Institute
http://www.careers.energyinst.org

29. knowledge, skills and good practice
Engineering
Science
Communications
Roles in the
energy sector
Environment
Economics
Law
Find out more visit
careers.energyinst.org

30. Engineering from Tomorrow’s Engineers
http://www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk

31. Pathways to Engineering
14 to 16
16 to 18
Level 1
Apprenticeship
(Pre-GCSE)
Intermediate (L2)
Advanced (L3)
BTEC Level
2
Engineering
Technician
(EngTech)
BTEC Level 3
HNC /HND /
Engineering
Science
Construction ICT
Engineering Science
Construction ICT
Higher
Apprenticeship
GCSE / IB
A Level / IB
Maths + Physics
Maths + Physics
Degree
BEng / MEng
(Chemistry, D&T,
Computer Science)
(Chemistry, D&T,
Computing)
& work based
learning
Incorporated
Engineer
(IEng)
Chartered
Engineer
(CEng)

32. A career in Sport and Leisure from
CIMSPA
http://www.cimspa.co.uk/

34. To view the full presentations and view
34 career sectors with links to
professional bodies go to
http://www.totalprofessions.com