National Careers Week
Skills For All. For Life
Between 2nd and 7th March 2026, we are celebrating National Careers Week at Dearne Valley College.
National Careers Week (NCW) is a one-week celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK.
The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people develop awareness and excitement about their future pathways.
What’s on during National Careers Week?
Below shows the exciting line-up which was open to all our students.
Monday 2nd March
9:30am – 10am
Careers and International Women’s Day talk by Tracey Mace-Akroyd.
10am – 11am
ONLINE TALK – Careers In The Care Sector.
11am – 12pm
Provisional Power For Women by Saeed Younis.
Tuesday 3rd March
10am – 2pm
Dearne Valley College’s Career Fair in the Social Space
10am – 10:30am
Power Skills Talk by Lucy Barnwell.
10:30am – 11am
Customer Service Talk by Lucy Barnwell.
11am – 12pm
Equans – Join Amy Wheatley for an insightful talk on careers in construction and the wider opportunities available at EQUANS.
12:30pm – 1pm
Higher Degree Apprenticeships with Derby University.
1:30pm – 2pm
Online Talk – Resilience and Mental Health in the Workplace by Health Assured.
2pm – 2:30pm
Online RAF Careers Session.
2:30pm – 3pm
Power Skills Talk By Lucy Barnwell.
3pm – 3:30pm
Customer Service Talk by Lucy Barnwell.
Wednesday 4th March
9:30am – 10:30am
Jane Burton Doggy Day Academy.
10:30am – 11:30am
Careers Talk by Cheryl Martin.
11:30am – 12pm
University and Higher Education Talk by Andy Feast.
1:30pm – 2pm
SMJ Falconry Roger Johnson – Session one.
2pm – 2:30pm
SMJ Falconry Roger Johnson – Session two.
2:30pm – 3pm
SMJ Falconry Roger Johnson – Session three.
Thursday 5th March
9am – 9:30am
Online talk – Mental Health and Wellbeing Worker/Social Worker Career Pathway by Talkzone.
9:30am – 10am
University and Higher Education Talk by Andy Feast.
10am – 11am
Bestselling Author and TEDx Speaker Noreen Nasim Delivering a Session on ‘Influence Your Future’.
10:45am – 11:45am
UCAS – Late Application and Decisions by Andy Feast.
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Rotherham Council Finance Session with Georgia Ward.
Friday 6th March
10:45am – 11:45am
Guest Speaker Talk by The Inspirational Val Hoyle.
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