Careers Shaping your future

The College Careers Service consists of a team of qualified career guidance professionals who are dedicated to helping people to progress successfully into further, higher education, employment, Apprenticeships or gap year opportunities.

Our advisers will work with you to help you define your strengths, work out your next steps and ensure that you feel confident about moving forward.

Careers Team

Based at the Careers Hub at Loughborough College, Stephenson College, Brooksby College and the Careers & Enterprise Hub in Loughborough Town Centre.

Jonny Watkin, Stephenson College Principal / Careers Leader
Alka Prinja, Careers Lead for Loughborough College Group
Ailsa Boa, Careers Adviser - Loughborough College
Natalie Bowles, Careers Adviser - Loughborough College
Anna Whiting, Careers Adviser - Stephenson/Brooksby College
Beth Luker, Careers Adviser - Brooksby College
Chloe Handford, Careers Adviser - Stephenson College
Sessional Advisers - Based at the Careers & Enterprise Hub in Loughborough Town Centre

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Our mission

Our mission is to make the Careers Service fully accessible to College students as well as the wider community at the Careers & Enterprise Hub in Loughborough Town Centre, by providing impartial information, advice and guidance that is fully integrated, accessible and highly regarded. We aim to encourage successful transition into further study, training, employment or university.

We'd love to hear your feedback on the college careers service. If you have used the service, please provide us with your views, comments, recommendations or any further improvements as this will help us with enhancing and providing a more effective service to all. You can get in touch by calling 01509 618262 or via email at careershub@loucoll.ac.uk.

The College has developed a careers explorer that will help you work out the career for you and the course to get you there. Take a look at the 'Future Finder' to help you make those informed decisions.

People working at desks under a wall mural reading 'What's your next career move? We are here to help you'

Opening times

Monday to Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm

Winter Opening Hours (1 November - 28 February)
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm

Careers Drop-in service, Loughborough College (in the Hub): Monday to Friday 12.00 - 1.00pm

Careers & Enterprise Hub, Loughborough Town Centre: first Saturday of each month, 9.00am - 1:00pm

Quality assurance

The Careers Service at Loughborough College Group adheres to the Matrix National Quality Standards for Information, Advice and Guidance; The Careers Strategy (Dec 2017) Careers strategy: making the most of everyone's skills and talents; and The Gatsby Benchmarks which are embedded across the College.

The Careers Team follow the CDI Framework (Career Development Institute).

Careers programme

Loughborough College Group provides all students with the opportunity to engage with the Careers Team, employers, training providers and universities, in order for them to make those informed decisions.

Read the Careers programme 2026-2027, outlining activities against the Gatsby Benchmarks.

Resources and links

SkillSet

Develop your skills with a free library of modules, developed with leading employers.

SkillSet

icould

Explore over 1000 videos of people talking about their careers, explaining their job role, career path, and how different factors have shaped their direction.

icould

Prospects

Take a quiz to match your skills and personality to thousands of job choices.

Prospects

Apprenticeships

Search and register for an apprenticeship, and build experience and a qualification while getting paid.

Apprenticeships

National Careers Service

Find out about careers that might be right for you by taking a skills assessment.

National Careers Service

Talking Futures

A parent's toolkit to support informed, constructive career conversations with your child about training and education pathways available after 16.

Talking Futures

LLBSP World of Work

An interactive guide to the world of work in Leicester and Leicestershire.

LLBSP World of Work

Careermag

Career advice and guidance from experts and hiring managers, aimed at supporting parents to have the best possible career conversations with their children.

Careermag

UCAS Parent, Guardian and Carer Guide

A free guide covering everything from personal statements to student finance, apprenticeships, accommodation, and results day advice.

UCAS Parent, Guardian and Carer Guide

Parents' Guide to University

The key higher education facts for parents and guardians, featuring editorial from over 75 expert practitioners, to help you support the young people in your life to make an informed choice about university.

Parents' Guide to University