The Careers and Employability Department at Gateway College are here to provide advice, information and guidance to help students and make positive decisions about their future career choices, whether this be progressing onto university, an apprenticeship, voluntary placements, or employment.
We offer the following services:
· One to one careers appointment with students
· UCAS application support
· Career and Progression Events
· Interactive personal statement, CV and mock interview workshops
· Contact with academic and industry professionals
· Support with work experience placements and visits to local employers
Click here to read the Gateway College Provider Access Policy
The College Careers Programme is set out to reflect the expectations of the Gatsby Benchmarks. This allows us to continue to provide an excellent careers and employability provision.
At Gateway College we use Labour Market Information and Destination Data when supporting students to make informed career decisions, creating a successful careers and employability programme.
Click here to access the World of Work guide for Leicester and Leicestershire
Take a look at some of our achievements:
Useful Links
If you are an early applicant for Medicine and Dentistry Degrees, then watch this space.
More information will be available from Autumn 2025.
Careers Resources
Higher Education
UCAS | At the heart of connecting people to higher education
Apprenticeships
Teacher Zone – Amazing Apprenticeships
Not Going To Uni: Apprenticeships & Work Experience in the UK
Employment
Voluntary Placements
Do IT | Connecting people to do good things
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) | Changing lives for the better
Careers and Employability Newsletter
Click here to read Issue Three
Careers and Employability Events Schedule
| Event name | Date | Time |
| National Apprenticeship Week | Monday 10th February – Sunday 16th February 2025 | TBC |
| National Careers Week | Monday 3rd March – Saturday 8th March 2025 | TBC |
| Gateway College Progression Fair | Tuesday 8th April 2025 | TBC |
| T Level Employer Day | TBC | TBC |
| Summer term: Employer Breakfast | Friday 27th June 2025 | 8AM – 9:30AM |
Gateway College Alumni Network
Are you a former Gateway College student?
If you are a former Gateway student, join our growing alumni family by clicking the link below:
At Gateway College we are busy growing your employees of the future. We need your help to raise student career aspirations and develop employability skills.
Ways that you could support:
· Be part of our mock interviews with Year 12 and 13 students
· Get involved in extracurricular clubs and activities
· Give an inspiring talk based on your industry or job role
· Be part of our discussions about pathways after college, e.g. apprenticeships
· Help champion specific issues and challenge barriers in the workplace around gender stereotyping, disability etc
· Help bring a subject lesson to life by linking it to your industry
· Offer a work experience placement for students at your business premises
If you are interested, please register your interest with The Careers and Employability Leads:
Contact Details
Social media
Gateway College Careers on LinkedIn
@careers_gateway on Twitter
Career and Employability Leads
Matthew Smith msmith@gateway.ac.uk
Daisy Atwal datwal@gateway.ac.uk