Get Ready for a Growth Sector Career
You might be thinking about coming to college to get a qualification to improve your job prospects, or you might be leaving school with no idea of what kind of career you want.聽聽
While your course choice should reflect your interests, passions, experience and skills, you might also want to consider a course that can help you secure employment in a sector that is likely to be hiring when you finish your studies. We've taken a look at some of the sectors which are likely to see continued growth over the next couple of years.
Education
Education is a fundamental part of our society and Scotland prides itself on delivering a first-class and accessible education. The sector is made up of a huge range of different job roles, it鈥檚 not just teaching! Within the education sector, you could work in the community, in a nursery, as a policy officer, in publishing and many more lines of employment. Education will always be important, whether it鈥檚 hands-on teaching or development of the sector, so jobs in education will always be in demand.聽聽
If you want to get started in聽a career in education,聽take a look聽at聽our聽Childhood Practice courses that can help you get there.
Health
Working in health is a hugely rewarding career as you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to people鈥檚 lives. We鈥檝e seen over the course of the pandemic how invaluable our health professionals are. There will always be a need for health professionals, so as well as being a rewarding career it is also fairly secure one. NHS Lothian are one of the biggest employers in the area and employ 24,000 people in Edinburgh and the Lothians in a range of different roles. You could work in childcare, nursing, pharmacy, medicine and many more of areas of health care.聽
If you want to get started in a career in health,聽take a look聽at聽our聽Health Professions and Social Services聽courses that can help you get there.
Digital
The digital sector is an exciting and innovative one to get into. You can work on a range of projects in different disciplines including software, IT, cyber security, digital media and much more. The sector has experienced rapid growth over the years as new technologies continue to emerge. In 2018, the digital sector accounted for 7.7% of the UK economy according to a聽聽In Scotland, the sector is made up of 11,240 companies according to聽聽This means there are lots of opportunities to work and progress in the sector.聽
If you want to get started in a聽career in digital,聽take a look聽at聽our聽Computing courses聽for programming, cybersecurity and more. Our聽Art and Design department offer courses in graphic design and user experience design, which can help you land a job in the digital sector.
Construction
Construction is a big part of our everyday lives, whether it鈥檚 small-scale renovations or large construction sites that employ hundreds of people. Due to skills shortages, the construction sector will need to recruit more people into the industry meaning there are lots of employment opportunities. The聽聽has said that the industry will need to find 160,000 new recruits by 2023 to keep up with demand.聽聽
There are many areas of construction that you can work on聽including management, building, joinery and many more.聽聽
If you want to get started in a聽career in construction,聽take a聽look聽at聽our聽Construction Trades聽courses听补苍诲听Built聽Environment courses that can help you get there.聽
Financial Services
Edinburgh is well known and globally recognised as a centre for financial services. Nearly 53,000 people work in Edinburgh鈥檚 financial services sector, accounting for around 15% of the city鈥檚 workforce according to a聽聽While the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit may have an impact on the sector, it is clear that skilled workers will always be in demand to uphold the UK鈥檚 reputation as a leading business centre.聽
The financial services sector is made up of industries like banking, investments, insurance and much more, so there are plenty of opportunities to work and progress in the sector.聽聽
If you want to get started in a career in financial services,聽take a look聽at聽our聽Enterprise and Commerce courses聽that can help you get there.聽
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