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Careers & Progression

Pre-exit guidance

Pre-exit guidance and careers advice are available to full-time and part-time students on a group and/or individual basis.  Workshops can be organised for those students making application for an apprenticeship with South Lanarkshire Council. The College has a service level agreement with Careers Scotland for the delivery of a range of careers-scotland-logopre-entry and pre-exit guidance activities to assist applicants and students to find the career that is right for them and to assit in making application for jobs and university courses.  Careers Advisors are involved in the delivery of the following activities:
  • Individual career interviews
  • Group career planning workshops
  • Get into Enterprise workshops
  • UCAS information events
  • CV workshops
  • Career Box
  • Attendance at College open events
  • Attendance at College Job Fairs
The College Careers Advisor is Ms Susan Westland.  She can be contacted at the East Kilbride office or through Student Services.  Careers interviews may be held in the Careers Scotland office or in College. East Kilbride Office     01355 225478 Cambuslang / Rutherglen Office     0141 642 0508 Hamilton Office   01698 477120 General contact  0845 8502 502 www.careers-scotland.org.uk

Notice Boards

In the Advice Centre, full-time, part-time and temporary vacancies and voluntary employment opportunities are posted on the vacancies notice boards, along with information on careers and careers events.  Please watch the notice boards as these are updated regularly.

Careers Library

Careers information packs, careers videos and university prospectuses are available in the Library.  Ask the Library staff for information on making applications through UCAS.  You will require a password.

Progression to University

The College has excellent links with local Universities and Higher Education Institutions - in particular, with The University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University and Napier University. Several HE institutions produce a prospectus specially for College students wishing to use their HNC/D qualifications to progress directly into second or third year degree level study.  Ask in the College Library for a copy of their prospectus. In November, information sessions are organised for those students thinking of progressing to full-time degree level study.  Students who are planning to progress to university must complete the UCAS application before the January deadline to ensure that they enter the UCAS system in time to be offered a place in October.  Failure to meet the deadline will mean that your application will be held until clearing and you may not receive an offer of a place. In May, information sessions are organised in College for those students thinking of progressing to part-time degree level study. University of the West of Scotland  www.uws.ac.uk 0141-848 3000   E:  info@uws.ac.uk
Glasgow Caledonian University    www.gcal.ac.uk 0141-331 3000    E:  helpline@gcal.ac.uk Glasgow University   www.gla.ac.uk 0141-339 8855 Strathclyde University   www.strath.ac.uk 0141 552 4400 UCAS    www.ucas.com

On-Track & GCU Mentoring Projects

swap_logoStudents on Higher National and SWAP Access programmes who are thinking of progressing to University to complete a degree will be given the opportunity to take part in the OnTrack programme which aims to ease the transition from College to University study.  You may also be givien the opportunity to participate in organised visits to Universities and HEIs and their transitions programmes.  Ask your Course Tutor if you think you might be interested.