What’s HOT in career education

Good afternoon everyone!🌅

We’re here to tell you about the best new stuff in the career education space so you can reach those Gatsby Benchmarks better, faster and cheaper💥.

Don’t miss out, scroll down now!

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👑 FREE stuff to help advisors & teachers…

This event: ‘The Creative Industries Is Not What You Think It Is’. 2nd March, 12.30-12.45pm on zoom. Sam from ERIC has 15 minutes to make the case for careers in the creative industries and why every subject on the curriculum is relevant to an audience of school staff. Phew! And it’s free 😍

This report: Skills Development Scotland have come up with some cracking suggestions for how we can give better career advice. Highly recommend the diagram of approach on page 11.

👑 FREE stuff to help students…

This guide: “Get To Know The Creative Industries” is one of the most popular guides on The ERIC App. Designed to give you a taster of what the Creative Industries has to offer, this guide is made up of 10 of our favourite generalist articles about different industries. Download the app and find the guide on the homepage.
This opportunity: ‘The Side Hustle Initiative’. YourGamePlan are on the hunt for the school students who are making bank while studying. Mentoring for the runners-up and cash prize for the winners!

Find all of these and more helpful content on The ERIC App.

💼 Industry of the Week… Marketing

Why should your students know about careers in the marketing industry?

It’s growing fast. UK has the fastest growing marketing industry in the world
Employers love marketing skills. Digital marketing, social media marketing, and corporate communications are listed in the top 25 desirable skills by employers
There are lots of jobs. 197,000 people employed in marketing in the UK (over 4x the amount of people employed as UK HGV drivers)
It’s valuable to the economy. Every £1 invested in UK advertising (a subsect of marketing) generates £6

Want to know more? Get your students to check out the Marketing section on The ERIC App.

We have careers-in-marketing podcasts, videos, articles, events and obviously marketing employers listed. The app is free for anyone and everyone!