Wirral Met is committed to offering a Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) service which is accessible to all of our students.
Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Strategy
This service seeks to ensure that all students are fully equipped with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to live confidently, effectively and independently both at home and in work.
Wirral Met is accredited to the matrix standard and has adopted the Gatsby Benchmarks to measure the results and impact of the service.
We welcome any feedback, comments or suggestions on our careers programme. To leave feedback on the Careers Programme, please complete our survey.
Existing and potential students
Student Information, Advice and Guidance Entitlement Statement
Our friendly team of Student Advisers are on hand and happy to help with any query you have. They are experienced and all hold qualifications in the delivery of advice & guidance. They can help you identify and choose the best path to meet your individual career aspirations.
Some examples of the help they can offer:
- Careers options
- CV Writing
- Further training opportunities including Apprenticeships
- Support with UCAS applications and personal statements
- Support qualification equivalencies for overseas students
STUDENT ADVISER DROP-INS – No appointment necessary
We welcome our existing students and anyone thinking of further studies or a change in career to pop in and see our friendly, experienced team on Monday and Friday 10am-1pm and Wednesday 1pm-6pm (Term Time Only) .
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Explore Careers:
Our website incorporates a free careers information tool called Career Explorer which links to the Government’s ‘lmiforall’ careers information. This provides information on the skills required for different career roles, the potential salary you could earn, the growth or decline of jobs in the Liverpool City Region and the types of qualifications you would need to progress into the role. Our website incorporates the option to search for careers and for courses; easily accessible through our homepage and through individual subject area / career route webpages.
For students interested in apprenticeships or Higher Education programmes, Wirral Met has invested in the Unifrog online service to provide existing students with support when planning their progression from further education courses onto higher levels.
We work in partnership with Shaping Futures to support students in reaching their aspirations at Higher Education (University) level.
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Parents and Carers:
We know that parents and carers are the biggest influence on young people’s career choices and want you to feel able to contact us for help and support while your young people are with us.
We encourage parents to be involved with our student’s career journey and love to see you at our open days and welcome events. We also host virtual ‘New Parents’ events in the first term, so that you have an opportunity to ask any questions of our senior leadership team about any aspect of the students first weeks at college.
Parents are welcome to contact our Careers team with any suggestions about the careers programme and how it can be improved: Call 0151 551 7777 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Schools:
Our Schools Liaison team provide impartial information and advice to young people in Years 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and their parents and carers, about the full range of education and training opportunities available. To find out more, please visit our Schools page
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Employers:
We are always looking to further develop our Careers programme and engage with more employers. Here are some ways in which you could get involved:
- Run a workshop about your job/industry/pathway to employment
- Talk to students taking a subject that links to your career
- Conduct mock interviews
- Offer work placements
- Offer work shadowing
- Take students on a tour of your workplace.
To offer your support, or for further details of how you could get involved, contact our Careers Lead, Philippa Dickinson (Director of Student Services) on 0151 551 7777 or by email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To leave feedback on the Careers Programme, please complete our survey.
Alternatively, Apprenticeships are an exciting option for both apprentice and employer.
You can employ apprentices at different levels, from school leavers and university graduates, to adults who want to further their careers or change career direction completely.
You can hire someone new or upskill an existing employee, and as an employer, you can get funding from the government to help pay for apprenticeship training.
If you are interested in taking on an Apprentice but would like to trial how this could work for your business, then why not consider a Traineeship? A traineeship gives you the chance to take someone on, on a short-term basis (min 70 hours over 2+ weeks) without having to pay them a salary, so that you can see how they fit with your team(s), before committing to taking them on as an apprentice.
Our experienced Business Development Officers can advise on apprenticeships, training and funding options which will help your business to develop the skills of your workforce further. Our aim is to assist businesses in becoming more productive and profitable, as well as attracting and maintaining a motivated team of staff, with the strength of training expertise and business knowledge, to help your business prosper.
We also offer short courses to upskill your employees, improve productivity and enhance retention. They can be delivered at your workplace, remotely or on our campus.
Resources and useful websites