Our team of experienced advisers are passionate about developing potential and maximising employability, enabling a successful transition into further study, training or employment.

‘Futures’, our careers service, is on hand to provide you with specialist support and guidance at every stage of your college journey.

An accredited service

Northampton College has again been awarded Matrix accreditation in 2021. Matrix is the unique quality standard for organisations to assess and measure their advice and support services and is a benchmark for effectiveness and high standards.

The OFSTED inspection of Northampton College conducted in October 2018 highlighted the effective advice and guidance provided to students:

Careers education is embedded within the curriculum of all our study programmes. Group Progress and Support sessions, as well as regular one-to-one support sessions, have been designed to meet the needs of students at different stages of their journey with us and are delivered by Academic Coaches.

Referrals to the Futures team are made by staff when they have identified an individual’s need for personal guidance.

What we offer

We offer a wide range of services to provide impartial information, advice and guidance on the full range of career pathways available. This guidance is useful, empowering and raises aspirations amongst our students, pupils at local secondary schools, and across the wider community.

• Advice and guidance for students

  You can speak to a Futures adviser if you would like in-depth advice and guidance tailored to your needs. This could be about course or career options, your university application, CV advice, or anything else related to your progression. Futures advisers will support you to explore the full range of options available to you.

  At Booth Lane students can drop into the Futures room (E1.01) by the Lookout. At Lower Mounts and Daventry telephone appointments can be made by visiting Student Services.

  Students can also email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and an adviser will be in touch.

• Advice and guidance for the community

  Our Futures advisers are also available to provide advice and guidance within the local community, and regularly visit local schools to speak to pupils about their options. Guidance sessions are available to book by calling the Enrolment Centre on 0300 123 2344 or using the live chat on the homepage. We are also able to offer support to parents and guardians of students, often arranging information sessions covering topics such as Higher Education and student finance.

  If you have a quick query, we may be able to answer your question via email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• Events and workshops

  We organise many events, including:

  • Careers fairs
  • Employer talks
  • Mock interviews
  • Virtual workshops/webinars on CVs, interviews, UCAS applications and more.

  We have excellent links with local and national employers, and work closely with our Business Centre and work experience teams. We also regularly support curriculum areas to link learning to careers.

• Job searching

  The Futures team provide a virtual jobs board for students on the Futures SharePoint site which can be found via the student intranet. We have excellent links with employers and training providers and we can support you if you’re looking for employment or volunteering opportunities.

  We encourage our students to access to up to date local labour market information to help with planning their next steps. This can be found by visiting the SEMLEP website.

  Our advisers are happy to help you practice and prepare for an upcoming job or university interview, as well as improving your CV and completing applications.

• Documents and resources

  Northampton College students can access an extensive range of careers guidance information in the libraries across all three campuses and via the Futures Sharepoint page.

  For more detailed information on our Careers provision, please refer to the Careers Policy, Strategy and Calendar which can all be accessed via our Document Hub.

Contact us

We welcome student feedback on our Careers provision, to enable us to make improvements tailored to the needs of our students. Please contact us to share your thoughts:

• Mark Owen, Careers Leader and Assistant Principal (Student Services) - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 01604 734015
• Kirsty Lee, Futures Team Leader, IAG and Schools Liaison Coordinator - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 01604 734030