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Careers Events and Schemes

Whether you’re still in school, moving on to full-time education or ready for the next steps in your professional life, Jersey offers a range of careers events and schemes to help you along the path to success.

Here's what's on:

Event	Target Group	Description
Jersey Skills Show	All ages	The event runs annually by Skills Jersey. You will have an opportunity to informally talk to representatives from various sectors, including finance about their businesses, industries and career opportunities.
Insight days	Year 12-13 and above	Free to attend information days for A level students and adults not in education.
Career Open Days	All ages	Many of our members host Career Open Days. Whether you’re an undergraduate, graduate, or ready to change your job/career, Open Career Days give you a chance to get loads of information about a particular organisation and career options available to help you decide which of them interests you most.
Careers in Finance Fayre	School leavers, undergraduates and career switchers	Keep an eye out for our 2019 Careers in Finance fayre and find your future this Summer. Our annual event allows students, graduates and career switchers to come along and meet finance companies to learn more about the opportunities available in the finance industry.
The Higher Education Fair	School leavers	The Higher Education Fair gives you the opportunity to find out more about universities and higher education in the UK, on-Island and overseas.

Scheme	Target Group	Description
Life in Finance	Year 12	Jersey Finance has created a mutually beneficial scheme that brings A Level students and finance industry professionals together.
Young Enterprise Learn to Earn Programme	Year 10	Learn to Earn is a programme designed to help year 10 students understand the relationship between learning and the achievement of personal lifestyle goals.
Young Enterprise Company Programme	Year 12	Opportunity for year 12 students from all secondary schools and Highlands College to experience the reality of starting a business, under the guidance of mentors from local organisations.
Trident work experience	Year 10/11	A unique opportunity to experience working life while still at school.
Undergraduate internship schemes	Undergraduates	Various internship programmes during your university summer holidays.
Advance to Work	16-24 year olds	An employment scheme offered for 16 to 24-year-olds who are not in full-time education.
Advance Plus Schemes	Unemployed adults (aged 20+)	Advance Plus is an employment scheme designed to make it easier for you to find a job. For the finance sector, it offers training courses in specific areas such as fund and trust administration and business and office administration.
Jersey Employment Trust (JET)	All ages	JET assist people with a disability to prepare, find and maintain employment in Jersey.
Trackers	16-19 years olds	Apprenticeship Programme – Digital
Grant Thornton – 2019 Associate Intake	School leavers, undergraduates and career switchers	At Grant Thornton Channel Islands we have exciting opportunities within our trainee programme. We offer a competitive salary, support your development and most importantly help you flourish at the pace you choose. To discover a career without limits, apply today at www.grantthorntonci.com/en/Careers

Shadowing Programme	Target Group	Description
Institute of Directors (IOD) work shadowing scheme	Year 12/13	The scheme offers a unique opportunity to ‘shadow’ a director, senior executive or manager in business or industry for one week, usually during the school summer holidays.
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) work shadowing scheme	Year 12 and above	The scheme offers a unique opportunity to ‘shadow’ a marketing professional for up to one week, during the school/university holidays.