Things to consider and all your options
If you are about to choose your options at 18 there are plenty of things to choose from.
The choices you make will be affected by many things like your financial situation, interests, your attitude to study, your qualifications, the job market, etc.
Another big factor is the job or career you have
in mind and now is a good time to really get into the detail
about which job sectors you are interested in, what sort of
opportunities they offer and what qualifications they are looking for.
Choices you could consider at 18
- Doing a higher education level course – either full-time, part-time or by distance learning, at a university or a college;
- Doing an Intermediate, Advanced, Higher or Degree Apprenticeship;
- Getting a job that offers training;
- Doing a vocational course at a Further Education College
- Taking a year out (a gap year)
As
always, getting advice and support from those who know you or are
career specialists is very important, as is finding out about the
different employment options available to you and the qualifications and skills you need for a particular career.