Using your subject: Childhood Practice
Learn how to use a degree in Childhood Practice to enhance your career prospects
When you graduate you will be eligible to register for Manager/Lead Practitioner status with the Scottish Social Services Council. You will have gained the confidence and understanding to put your professional expertise into practice and gain promotion or a challenging new career.
SSSC careers resources
The Scottish Social Services Council have some great Careers resources which can be accessed here: Getting started – Scottish Social Services Council (sssc.uk.com)
Resources to help with Job searching
- myjobscotland for local authority vacancies in Scotland
- The Guardian Social Care and Social Work jobs
- Charityworks – is the UK non-profit sector’s graduate programme.
- Job Vacancies | Early Years Scotland
- Early years jobs in Scotland (dwp.gov.uk)
Career options
Additional Career Options in the wider UK sector with a degree in Early Childhood Studies
A degree in early childhood studies is an excellent foundation for a career working with young children in many sectors, including education, health and social care to explore options in the wider UK sector please see Career Options Early Childhood Studies – Prospects.ac.uk
Resources to help with your career research
The following websites may be helpful to search the wider job market, where your transferable skills can be applied.
- University of Dundee JobShop
- Prospects
- TARGETjobs
- Graduate Career Advantage Scotland – GCAS funds internships and provides careers support to bridge the gap between recent graduates and employers in Scotland.
- Milkround
- GradJobs
- Bright Green Business
Volunteering
If you are interested in gaining some voluntary experience locally you may find the following websites helpful
- Volunteer Scotland advertises a number of local and national volunteering vacancies
- Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action advertises a number of Dundee based volunteering vacancies
Graduate schemes
Many leading UK employers across all industries run graduate training programmes, to discover the benefits of these schemes and how you apply the links below will help: