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What is Futurewise?


In an increasingly competitive economy, students need to stand out from the crowd. Expert career guidance can help them do this.

 

Futurewise offers career guidance and planning programmes that support young people from age 15 to 23 through comprehensive, personalised and impartial services.

 

The programme includes:

  • Psychometric profiling
    Futurewise programmes begin with psychometric profiling, designed to identify abilities, aptitudes, personality traits and interests. Students of all academic abilities are able to complete the profile.
  • Personal report
    Following a profiling session, students receive a detailed report. The results are presented in a series of graphs, tables and easy-to-read reports. The report concludes by identifying a number of career paths based upon the students' profile results and subsequent further research.
  • Interview
    Futurewise members receive an interview with a career guidance professional to discuss their profile report and academic and vocational aspirations. During this interview, students have the opportunity to talk through the outcomes and identify their next steps, actions and research.
  • My Futurewise webspace
    This provides students with an excellent opportunity to research universities, higher education and career options. The personalised students web pages have interactive tools including a CV and a personal statement builder.
  • Information, Advice and Guidance Helpline
    Futurewise offers a professional information, advice and guidance helpline to students, schools and parents who have career enquiries. So far during the 2012-13 academic year the helpline team have answered over 1,8000 enquiries.
  • Career guidance resources
    Up-to-date resources such as regular e-newsletters and the Futurewise online magazine. 
  • Career experience and skills development events
    Futurewise members have priority access to Courses and Events to meet top employers and university tutors.

    From September 2012 to March 2013 we have delivered 19 events and helped more than 500 students to explore their career and study choices. 96% of these students said that after attending an event they had a much clearer understanding of the career options and pathways in this area.

New for 2013

Launched in January 2013, Futurewise New Generation sets the benchmark for excellent and progressive career guidance using contemporary online psychometric assessments. 

Further information

If you are from a school find more information about Futurewise by clicking here.

If you are a student or parent find more information about Futurewise by clicking here.

Watch Futurewise in action