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Careers support for college students

At Writtle College, our aim is to empower you to make independent, informed choices for your future career.

We offer a bespoke careers guidance service to all our students, which includes:

  • careers education and career development planning
  • careers advice to support decisions around 'what next', progression and future plans
  • advice to support UCAS applications
  • CV help through individual careers appointments (in person, or online)
  • support for job search and applications, combined with help preparing for job interviews
  • specialist knowledge of the land-based sector and the industries we serve
  • employer presentations, events and panel
  • career and job opportunity fairs
  • careers pages on the student intranet (login required)
  • pre-application careers guidance at open events throughout the year.

When you join Writtle College, you'll be able to book appointments with our team, or drop in to the FE Hub.

Writtle College Careers Programme

We have a number of staff involved with our careers programme and each are responsible for their own strand.

Joanne Giles

Joanne Giles

Link Governor




Strategic careers leaders


Philip Grant
Philip Grant

 

Principal




Paul Butler
Paul Butler

 

Director of Writtle for Business




Operational careers leadership team


Katie Parsons

Interim Careers Lead, Quality Manager
[email protected]




Mark Yates
Mark Yates

 

Careers Adviser
[email protected]




Vicky Hitcham
Vicky Hitcham

 

Apprenticeships




Kim Bedford-Straw
Kim Bedford-Straw

 

Further Education Teaching and Learning




Jeremy Southgate
Jeremy Southgate

 

Further Education Placements and Work Experience Team




Chris Spalding
Chris Spalding

 

Further Education Placements and Work Experience Team




Katie Parsons

Quality Manager




Student Development Coach Team


Our Careers, Employment and Enterprise team works closely with employers in our specialisms to make sure that our courses remain relevant and industry focused. We also run careers events and fairs throughout the year.

We pride ourselves on preparing students to be job-ready and actively sought after.

We're keen to develop strong partnerships with industry to work on real-life projects, as well as provide opportunities for employment. This includes:

  • promoting your vacancies directly to our students, from local opportunities to international graduate opportunities
  • offering opportunities to present to our students about opportunities in your organisation/industry, and the type of skills and experience they need to succeed in their careers
  • engaging with what is delivered in the curriculum; your views could positively impact on what and how our students learn and prepare for their futures.

Contact the team on [email protected] or call 01245 424257.