Following the most recent UK Government and Petroc's Executive advice regarding Covid-19, face to face careers appointments will no longer be available - until further notice. The careers telephone number will also not be managed until further notice.
Careers enquiries will still be answered by email. To email a careers enquiry, please use careers@petroc.ac.uk
You can also access lots of careers advice by using the national careers service at https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/.
Covid-19 and Careers Advice FAQs
We can offer Covid-19 careers advice as well as answers to lots of common career-related questions.
Find out more.
Help with Post-16 Choices
If you are struggling to decide which course is right for you, why not take a look at our brand new online tool to provide you with useful information about your educational and career options which will help you make the right decisions for your future. To find out more, just visit https://sites.google.com/petroc.ac.uk/choices
Careers Support at Petroc
Petroc has a specialist Careers Adviser who offers a range of services at all three campuses. You can make a 1:1 appointment with help on the following:
- Deciding what job to do
- Deciding what course to do
- Job finding
- CV writing
- Completing application forms
- Interview skills
- Apprenticeships guidance
- Deciding what degree course to do
- University application support
Careers Central
We provide a dedicated careers website which Petroc students can access 24/7. It contains a wide range of careers information, help, resources and events. Petroc students can access at Careers Central.
The Job Shop
The Job Shop is Petroc’s online jobs board which is updated regularly and can be searched for a range of vacancies including:
- Full-time & part-time work
- Graduate jobs
- Apprenticeships
- Seasonal opportunities
- Voluntary & work experience
- Enrichment activities
View current vacancies.
Local employers
If you are a local business looking to advertise job vacancies, you can do this free of charge by contacting The Job Shop at jobshop@petroc.ac.uk
Quality
Petroc ensures its careers provision is up to date and of high quality by following the Gatsby Careers Benchmarks, the Matrix standard and regular training of staff. It is also a member of the Careers Development Institute.
Contact
You can contact Petroc’s careers adviser at careers@petroc.ac.uk
- Careers Adviser: Mark Turnbull
- Careers Leader: Sam Bryant-Jones