With this year's National Careers Week event exceeding last year's expectations, the Careers Zone offers even greater opportunities from a wider group of industries. With new companies such as Sky, Virgin Media and O2 getting involved with this year's event, joining our existing organisations, the NCW Careers Zone offers all year round opportunities. Take a look at all 24 employers below, offering students from schools leavers to graduates, the latest vacancies and apprenticeships.

Careers Zone Clients & Opportunities

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	LifeSkills	"LifeSkills provides students with online guidance and advice in key areas through the use of interactive content."
	Barclays	"We’re focussing on creating more opportunities for young people from all backgrounds to develop the confidence and skills needed to gain employment after school or college."
	Jobmanji	"Jobmanji is a free job search engine with in-built resources to help job seekers with every aspect of getting the job they really want."
	Total Professions	"Total Professions is a free careers resource for students and careers advisers, linking directly to the experts on each sector – the professional bodies."
	GSK	"Explore the exciting world of science with us and discover the relevance of science beyond the lab. Visit our website to discover our free interactive resources. We have a range of career schemes for everyone from school leavers to post-graduates."
	Creative Pioneers	"Creative Pioneers Challenge is a nationwide hunt for digital natives just leaving school. It provides school leavers, aged 16-23, with apprenticeships leading to real job opportunities in advertising, PR, digital marketing and media businesses."
	Taste Success	"We recruit at all levels, from school leavers right through to highly qualified postgraduates offering a number of career options including roles as apprentices, food engineers, food technologists, food scientists, nutritionists and many more."
	IMI	"IMI Headlight is an initiative developed by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) offering a series of FREE curriculum-linked teacher and student resources with the automotive industry."
	Virgin Media	"Great people doing great work deserve great benefits. We can provide a range of career pathways from work experience, internships, graduate scheme and traineeships through to our award winning apprenticeship program. "
	Go Think Big - O2	"Our mission is to share useful tools to kick start your career, while lifting the lid on jobs you may not have considered. We have thousands of exclusive jobs, internships, work experiences and skills days from O2, Bauer and our 35 partners (such as, Channel 4, Reed Smith and Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen) available to you."
	Freshfields	"Freshfields has launched a new e-learning resource which encourages young people from all backgrounds to think about law as a career option. The programme has four workshop sessions, designed to offer schools flexibility, it can be delivered either as an intensive day-long activity or in shorter theme-based sessions."
	Careers in Racing	"If you want to work with horses, there has never been a better time to join the horse racing industry. It has a heritage that spans centuries, and is the second largest spectator sport in the country."
	Careers that move	"Careers that Move have eye-catching career information to help you understand what’s out there. The career map showcases the careers and the personality test matches you with your ideal job role. You can also hear how others rate their career – what more could you want?!"
	Sky	"Sky Academy inspires young people, supports emerging talent and helps build skills and self-belief for future generations. It brings together a range of opportunities Sky delivers for young people, including our Starting Out opportunities."
	Hospitality Guild	"Whoever you are and whatever your ambitions, there is a career in hospitality for you! Hospitality is made up of nine industries, the fast-paced world of events, visitor attractions and hotels are just a few. You could manage a youth hostel, co-ordinate multi million pound events or create amazing dishes as a chef – the world is your oyster!"
	NHS Careers	"Step into the NHS website. Specifically for 14 to 19 year olds to help them find out what sort of careers would suit them, schools competition details, videos and more."
	BDO	"Why not consider an opportunity with BDO on our School Leaver Programme. Not only will you be able to gain a prestigious professional qualification and have a permanent salaried job without the expense of funding a university degree, you’ll be gaining commercial work experience alongside leading professionals, working on real business projects."
	Gap Medics	"Gap Medics provide short term overseas hospital based work experience programmes for students aged 16-25 who are interested in a career in medicine, nursing, midwifery or dentistry. Our programmes are based in Thailand, Tanzania and Central Europe and are available for students to join in their summer holidays, half term breaks or as part of a gap year."
	ACCA	"Whether you want to go into the fashion industry or become a forensic accountant, ACCA has the right qualification to get you there. Our foundation level suite of awards is suitable for school leavers aged 16, but if you have completed you’re A-Levels, you can begin the ACCA Qualification."
	HSS Hire	"There’s more to hire than you might think! From Sales Consultants to Technical Engineers, we recruit all sorts of people for all sorts of roles, all around the country offering nationally recognised apprenticeship programmes in plant maintenance and customer services."
	Milkround	"Milkround has recently launched an Early Careers platform and are available to conduct employability and career-related presentations & workshops to help inform your students about the options available to them."
	EY	"If you want a career in business, EY is a great place to start – whether you’re going to university or starting work straight after A Levels. At EY, you connect with international clients and colleagues, acquainting you with the big issues shaping the business world."
	Skills for Care	"Skills for Care promote careers in adult social care and work to ensure that England’s adult social care workforce has the skills to deliver high quality social care. There are lots of different types of jobs in adult social care, it just depends what you’re interested in and what role best suits your skills."
	Nestle	"Whether you're about to leave school, studying at university, or a recent graduate, our Academy offers you the chance to develop your skills and gain experience in a vibrant global business."