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Careers advice for a mum to a 16 yr old

Hi everyone!

It’s a long time since I left university (Biomedical Sciences 1996) but I now have a 16 year old boy who has chosen to do A-levels in Mathematics, Geography and Product Design. As a scientist, this is unfamiliar territory for me so I feel like I can’t provide much guidance on careers (I’m looking into it and I’m sure the 6th form will help out).
I thought you guys might be able to offer assistance and give career suggestions for such a mix of subjects (I did all of the science subjects). He has always been strong at Maths and a quick thinker. I was thinking, maybe, some sort of engineering or architecture?? I asked him about Geography and he likes Human Geography.
Not sure yet whether he’ll go for a higher level apprenticeship or university.
Any ideas??
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Pezeshki
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Well, did he not choose his A levels based on what he’s gonna do at uni/after sixth form ? 🤔 rather than choosing his career or university course based on the A levels he has picked?
That’s the trouble - he hasn’t got a clue what he wants to do. I think he’s just gone for his strongest subjects. I was hoping to steer him in the right direction.
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ajj2000
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I think I would have a look through university prospectuses for a range of courses to see whether he has appropriate A levels for them. Possibly check design engineering, product design, mech eng/ civil eng etc. He would be fine for a geography degree, and loads of more general degrees like business or economics.

Perhaps also check some engineering type apprenticeships to see whether they require a science or physics at A level.
Original post by Graduateof96
Hi everyone!

It’s a long time since I left university (Biomedical Sciences 1996) but I now have a 16 year old boy who has chosen to do A-levels in Mathematics, Geography and Product Design. As a scientist, this is unfamiliar territory for me so I feel like I can’t provide much guidance on careers (I’m looking into it and I’m sure the 6th form will help out).
I thought you guys might be able to offer assistance and give career suggestions for such a mix of subjects (I did all of the science subjects). He has always been strong at Maths and a quick thinker. I was thinking, maybe, some sort of engineering or architecture?? I asked him about Geography and he likes Human Geography.
Not sure yet whether he’ll go for a higher level apprenticeship or university.
Any ideas??



There are different approaches to this.

1. Career Guidance

The most thorough is with books that help youunderstand about choosing a career.

Careers- See if you can get any of these books at the careers library or they will have similar for you to read. Try and get ones aimed at your age group. If you cant find then just get second hand from Amazon.

https://nationalcareersservice.direc...ontact-us/home

https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Rocks-World-Jenny-Mullins/dp/1492153281

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-What-You-Are-Personality/dp/0316167266
https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Color-Parachute-Teens-Third/dp/1607745771/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=


2. Subject choice.
The next approach is by consdiering what degrees will be open on those given subjects and then looking at what jobs people do with degrees.
https://sacu-student.com/?page_id=5203

https://university.which.co.uk/a-level-explorer

3. Career choice
The final approach is to look at careers and work your way backwatds i.e what degree and A levels are needed. Possibly get some work experience.

Which career?
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-...with-my-degree
Career profiles
https://www.planitplus.net/JobProfiles?letter=A
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/job-profiles/home


If he follows those three approaches it should generate enough ideas.
I should just rep myself.

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