Preliminary information on post QCG employment destinations for students completing their course in June 2005 indicates that the range of employment opportunities are widening. Encouragingly, a large number of students have already secured employment, and there were several students who obtained jobs whilst still on the course.
5 of the 14 QCG course centres have notified ICG of student destinations and a full report of post QCG destinations will be collected and published in the autumn.
Of the 13 students graduating from the University of Paisley this year 7 have so far found employment with a range of agencies and organisations, all involved in guidance or guidance related activities, including APEX (youth offending), Enable (a charity for the disabled), St Mungo's Trust (an organisation supporting disaffected youth), One Plus (single parent support), Govan Initiative (adult guidance), Argyll Training and Rathbone (training providers). Careers Scotland ran a recruitment campaign in August to provide opportunities for the remaining students. A 50-50 split between employment in the statutory sector (Careers Scotland) and the non-statutory/voluntary sector is likely to be a trend in Scotland.
At the University of West of England, of the 19 students completing the course this summer, 16 have professional jobs so far. The majority are working for Connexions, but others are working as a Learning Mentor/Careers adviser in a Faith School, as a member of a Youth Offending Team, as a Special Needs adviser in a local authority, as an adviser in Student Services, as a Careers Adviser in a high security adult prison, a Careers Adviser on a drugs rehabilitation project and as a Careers Adviser in Career Wales.
At Manchester Metropolitan University, 19 of the 26 students completing have found jobs. 15 are employed by Connexions, one by Careers Wales, 2 are working in Higher Education and one in youth support.
From the University of Huddersfield 13 students out of the 15 who are actively looking for employment have found jobs. The majority of these are with local Connexions Partnerships in Leeds, Calderdale and Kirklees (3) and Wakefield (2), with others working in North Yorkshire (2), Teeside, Oldham and Lancashire. One student is working for CITB as an Education and Careers Adviser and one student is working in a 6th Form College.
Currently 15 of the 20 completers on the careers programmes at the University of East London have successfully gained employment. Of the 11 diplomates from the full-time route, 4 have found work with Connexions companies, one is a self employed consultant focusing on health sector careers, 2 are doing voluntary work with career agencies in the voluntary sector, whilst the remainder take a summer break.
Students on the part time QCG programme work in and are sponsored by a range of employers including human resources, Connexions and the private sector. All students not working in guidance at the start have been extremely proactive in gaining ongoing relevant experience outside formal placements and this has contributed to their employability. The 2 students who were not previously working in careers gained posts, one within higher education and the other with a Connexions partnership. In addition 3 students working within non-statutory organisations gained promotions in their workplace while completing the QCG. | 
