Careers Education at Southend Adult Community College
The over-arching aims of our careers strategy are:
- To empower young people and adults to see their self-value and appreciate their achievements and potential futures
- To link careers provision to local labour market information across Southend and South Essex to better inform young people and adults about future job trends in the area
- To develop employability skills in young people and adults (e.g. interpersonal skills, communication, team working, etc.)
- To meet the Gatsby Career Benchmarks in line with Careers Strategy requirements.
If you are an employer and would like to participate in Employer Engagement events with our learners please contact us on SACC@Southend-adult.ac.uk We are always looking for new employers to work with on mock interviews, industry talks and careers events.
View our Provider Access Policy here
View our Careers Strategy here
Schedule of events
Term 1
| Category | Event | Date | Attendees |
| Events and talks involving employers and providers | Careers and enterprise event | 22/10/24
10am to 1pm |
This is a great opportunity for our students to engage in discussions with employers and education providers
Students will attend in small subject groups to enable more focussed discussions
Students will be inspired by a range of exciting career opportunities and gain an insight into the skills required and career pathways
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| Parents evening | Parents evening | 5/11/24 | Parents and carers will get an opportunity to meet with tutors and support staff to discuss their young person’s progress on their course and showcase their achievements so far.
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| Open Evening | Open Evening | 12/11/24 | An opportunity for young people to come and explore the courses available on our Pathway Programme. Meet the tutors, experience some activities and have a tour of the college. |
| Provider visits | Visit to provider or provider to visit SACC | 19/11/24 | This is an opportunity for students to attend other educational providers to explore progression routes
Providers may also visit SACC for specific subject areas
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| Ready-for-work activities with employers | Mock interviews | 16/12/24
17/12/24 18/12/24 19/12/24
9.30am to 1pm
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Local businesses will interview students
The exercise will give students practical experience of an interview followed by feedback by the employer
This will be the first of two sets of mock interviews. The second booked for May’24
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Term 2
| Category | Event | Date | Attendees |
| Provider visits | Visit to provider or provider to visit SACC | 4/2/25 | This is an opportunity for students to attend other educational providers to explore progression routes
Providers may also visit SACC for specific subject areas
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| Provider visits | Visit to provider or provider to visit SACC | 11/3/25 | This is an opportunity for students to attend other educational providers to explore progression routes
Providers may also visit SACC for specific subject areas
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| Parents evening | Parents evening | 25/3/25 | Parents and carers will get an opportunity to meet with tutors and support staff to discuss their young person’s progress on their course and showcase their achievements so far.
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Term 3
| Category | Event | Date | Who to invite |
| CV showcase event | 13/5/25
14/5/25 15/5/25
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All students are invited to showcase their CVs ready for mock interviews | |
| Ready-for-work activities with employers | Mock interviews – part 2
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19/5/25
20/5/25 21/5/25 22/5/25
9.30am to 1pm
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Local businesses – as above |
| Students | Taster/Transition day | 25/6/25 | An opportunity for young people to take part in activities, meet the tutors and experience a day in college life. |
| Events and talks involving employers and providers | General tours of businesses, individual guest speakers, workshops | Across all terms | Local businesses |
Have a look at our SACC Careers Strategy
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