Careers support for degree apprenticeship students

We have curated some digital resources for you which we hope you will find useful for your personal and professional growth:

• Starting your new job
• Building your network
• Preparing for performance appraisals
• Negotiating and influencing skills
• Communication skills
• Equality, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace
• Developing a positive attitude and sustaining motivation
• Looking after your mental health and wellbeing
• Developing resilience
• Working effectively in a team
• Organisation and time management
• Managing a project or programme of work
• Developing as a leader
• Coaching others
• Understanding LinkedIn and getting connected

Further apprenticeships e-learning

Access LinkedIn Learning for further development

As a University of Plymouth student you have access to LinkedIn Learning, a continually growing and evolving library of training videos and tutorials covering a wide range of software, technologies and business topics. Take advantage of free 24/7 access to the entire library of training. Please note you will need to login using your University email address and password and having a LinkedIn Account is also helpful, particularly if you wish to show you have completed these courses.

Here are some suggested topics:

Succeed at work

• Setting goals and SMART targets
• Communicating with confidence
• Creating great first impressions
• Identifying what employers are looking for
• Job Skills: Learning the Basics
• Interpersonal Communication
• Business Etiquette: Phone, Email, and Text
• Business Etiquette: Meetings, Meals, and Networking Events

Personal development and resilience

• The Step-By-Step Guide to Reinventing Yourself
• Success Habits
• Enhancing Resilience
• Cultivating a Growth Mindset
• Overcoming ‘imposter syndrome’

Develop your professional brand

• Digital body language
• Rock Your LinkedIn profile
• Planning your career and your life
• Interview master class

At some point within your career you may also decide to look for promotion opportunities or simply expand your professional network to develop, progress or even change your career. We can support you when you are ready for that.

• What happens at the end of an apprenticeship?
• What do I do after my degree apprenticeship?
• Explore different sectors and options with a degree
• Digital Careers resources on CVs, applications, cover letters, interviews and more
• Job profiles for different roles and sectors
• Take a skills assessment
• Skills bootcamp
• Skills toolkit
• Prospects

There is also a wealth of career related information at Prospects. You also have access to MyCareer – for events, appointments, local, regional and national vacancies alongside our Careers Service in the Student Hub.

Continued Professional Development (CPD) is a self-directed and structured process of reflective learning which can help you manage your own development on an ongoing basis and can help you to set career development goals in the short, medium and long-term. CPD can include formal or informal training, work shadowing, mentoring, and self-directed learning

Most professional bodies will offer CPD opportunities to its members so if you don’t already belong to one, it might be worth looking in to this. Other useful websites include:

Open Learn

Future Learn

CPD explained