Events and open days
Use open days and careers events to research your options, ask questions and make better-informed decisions.
Use open days to compare your options
Open days, careers events and information sessions can help you understand what a course, provider, employer or training route is really like before you make a decision.
See the environment
Look at the facilities, travel, atmosphere and practical side of being there.
Ask specific questions
Find out about the exact course, programme or opportunity you are considering.
Compare more than one option
Seeing different places or routes can make the differences much easier to understand.
Questions to take with you
- What will I study, learn or do day to day?
- What are the entry requirements?
- How is the course or programme assessed?
- What support is available?
- What do people usually go on to do afterwards?
- What are the application steps and deadlines?
Check details with the organiser before you travel
Dates, times and booking arrangements can change. Use the organiser's own information when planning your visit.
Research before you go
Compare Year 11 options
Understand the main routes before you visit providers or events.
Compare your options →Explore careers
Research the kinds of work that interest you before attending a careers event.
Explore careers →Get careers guidance
Talk through what you have found with a careers guidance practitioner.
Get careers guidance →Need help?
A careers guidance practitioner can help you understand your options and decide what to do next.