South

Call us now: 08000 380 123

  • About
  • Events
  • News
  • Store
  • Applicant Login
  • Careers
  • Search
South
  • Courses
    • 16-18
    • Apprenticeships
    • Adult Learning
    • High School
    • Sixth Form
    • Supported Internships
    • SEND – Learning Opportunities
    • University Centre
    • Subject Areas
  • Student Life
    • Facilities
    • Sustainability
    • Financial Support
    • Travel Support
    • Gym Membership
  • Employers
    • Employ an Apprentice
    • Apprenticeship Funding
    • South Devon Business Partners
    • Employer Resources
    • Commercial Services
    • Corporate Wellbeing Programme
    • Meet the Team
  • Help and Advice
    • Support for you
    • Wellbeing Support for You
    • Course listing
    • How to Apply
    • About us
    • Parents and Carers
    • Careers and Employability Centre
    • Financial Support
    • Reporting Absence
    • Term Dates and Calendars
    • Contact us
  • How to apply
Call us
  • How to apply
Search
  • Careers and Employability Centre

Home » About us » Careers and Employability Centre

*Open during normal College hours and manned from 9.00am – 4.00pm*

The Careers and Employability Centre is a free service exclusive to South Devon College students, delivered in partnership with local employers. It provides direct access to new employment opportunities in the local area. This might be part-time work alongside your studies or full-time opportunities in your chosen profession upon graduation.

Apply for a job following the steps below!

  1. Create an account on the Careers and Employability Centre platform by clicking here
  2. Once you have created your account, click ‘jobs’ at the top of the screen
  3. Filter by ‘exclusive to our students and alumni’ on the right hand side of the screen
  4. Find your chosen vacancy and ‘apply on company website’
Support for you

We can help you with your CV, online application, and letter of application and provide interview training for you. Drop into the Careers and Employability Centre at any point for instant help. Please click the links below for further support:

  • CV and Covering Letter Booklet
  • Preparing for an Interview Booklet
  • Interview Cheat Sheet

Here for employers

The South Devon College Careers and Employability Centre can help your business recruit seasonal or part time staff!

Our students have time when they can work:

  • On their days off from College
  • In the evenings
  • At weekends
  • In the holidays

South Devon College has over 13,000 students aged between 16 and 60+ across a wide range of skills and abilities.  We actively encourage our students to find part time jobs, work experience or Apprenticeships, not only to support local businesses, but also to help the students make the transition into the world of employment.  We pride ourselves on enabling our students to develop as skilled and confident individuals.

What makes the Careers and Employability Centre different?

We can help our students to prepare before they come to you.  All the students whose details we forward to you will receive focused pre-employment support and guidance, so that you have the best choice of employment-ready students.

This service is completely free of charge.

What will the College do?
  • Check with you that we have all the details of your vacancy requirements
  • Advertise your vacancy internally in the College
  • Offer you the opportunity to visit the College to promote your vacancy
  • Provide a FREE recruitment service
  • Work closely with our students to ensure we find the right individual for you
What do you need to do?
  • Provide the College with the basic details of the vacancy using our simple online form
  • Interview the shortlisted students – this can be done on your premises or at the College
  • Support the College in helping to make our students work-ready
Employer Testimonials

Claire McMahon, Youth Education Co-ordinator Torbay, British Red Cross
“South Devon College is an amazingly impressive dynamic place…we attended with the ambition of promoting our educational offer, networking and encouraging volunteering with Youth Education. The event was an excellent profile raising session and since we have had three bookings!”

Sarah Youlden, Assistant Manager at Splashdown Waterparks
“We are extremely grateful for the help and support provided by South Devon College. Our visit to the College enabled us to talk informally about the positions we can offer to the students. In total we have employed 40 successful applicants from South Devon College and we are now in the process of inducting and training them in preparation for the summer season.” 

Gary Brenton, Personnel and Development Manager at TLH Leisure Resort, Torquay
“We were very impressed with support from South Devon College staff. We came back with 16 completed application forms!”

Peter Jones, School Manager at Kaplan International English College 
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your team at the Helpzone, South Devon College for arranging the opportunity for me to promote summer vacancies available at Kaplan International College. The process of holding group talks and individual interviews worked very well and gave the student applicants and myself a good opportunity to get to know each other.”

What next?

If you have any vacancies you would like to register, click here to complete our simple form. If you have any questions about the Careers and Employability Centre, please call 01803 540 575 (between the hours of 9.00am – 4.00pm) or email [email protected] at any time.

Please help us to make this work! Our students are the future of our local economy.

Careers Advice

At South Devon College, our priority is to help you achieve your goals and begin a successful career in your chosen sector, no matter what your age. We have a dedicated team of professional, qualified staff, who attend to your individual needs and provide you with the best possible experience.

The start of your journey with us, and one of the most important steps, will be to identify the most suitable course for you. This will be easier for some more than others and we hope will be linked to your future aspirations.  We want to ensure you feel well informed about this important decision and therefore offer all prospective students the opportunity to speak with a qualified member of our Personal Guidance team who can give you impartial advice and information about courses, support, study routes and careers pathways. 

For those of you looking to retrain or thinking about getting back into education we have a dedicated adult careers advisor, who has specialist knowledge on adult learning and funding options. 

Please see further information about our Personal Guidance and Careers Service here.

Our careers policy also outlines our commitment to providing an impartial, high-quality service.

To book an appointment please call 08000 380 123 or email [email protected].

Once you have enrolled with us you will continue to receive information and support to prepare you for your next steps and future endeavours through our robust Careers Programme.

find out more

Careers Information and support for parents:

Talking Futures

Careers Pilot

Meet the team

Our Careers Guidance Team are now all Level 6 qualified Career Guidance & Development Practitioners

We have a great Careers Guidance Team that are all Level 6 qualified Career Guidance and Development Practitioners. The Matrix-accredited team support everyone aged 14+ and you can book an impartial one-to-one Personal Guidance meeting where you are able to explore all of your options.

Click here to meet the team

Provider Access Policy

view our SDHS Provider Access Policy

View our College Provider Access Policy

In this section

  • Home
  • Subject Areas
  • Support for you
    • Adult Students (19+)
    • Care Experienced Young People
    • Careers Advice
      • Meet our Careers Guidance Team
    • Financial Support
    • Helpzone
    • How to apply
    • Learning Support and SEND
    • Levels and qualifications explained
    • Parents and Carers
    • Parking and Permits
    • Travel Support
    • Wellbeing Support for You
  • About us
    • Awards and Successes
    • Devon Colleges Group
    • Doing Business with South Devon College
    • Download our Prospectus
    • Equality and Diversity
      • Accessibility Statement
    • Elective Home Educated Scheme
    • Facilities
      • Hi Tech & Digital Centre
      • Catering and Retail Services
      • Creations Dog Grooming
      • Library
    • Getting Social
    • Governance
      • Governing Body Structure
      • Meet the Governors
      • Becoming a Governor
        • Governor Vacancy (Voluntary Role)
      • Board Development Strategy
      • Annual Accounts
      • Accountability Statement
      • Register of Interests
    • Health and Safety
    • Careers and Employability Centre
    • Our Learning Culture
    • Policies and Downloads
    • Projects and Partnerships
      • International Student Exchange
      • UKSPF Green Skills and Sector Pathway Programmes
    • Safeguarding
    • Sustainability
    • Term Dates and Calendars
  • Adult Learning
    • AAT Courses – Approved Training Provider
    • ACS Courses for Plumbers
    • Automotive Commercial Courses
    • Book your Free Adult Learning Advice and Guidance 1:1 Session
    • Counselling Courses
    • Essential Skills
    • Free courses for adults
    • Photonics and microelectronics distance learning courses
    • RYA Courses
    • Seafish Commercial Courses
    • Access to Higher Education
    • Child in Need Workforce Training (Level 4)
    • Support
    • What level should I be studying?
    • South Devon College Fitness Instructor Academy
    • Adult Personal Development Guide 
  • Apprenticeships
    • 10 reasons to employ an apprentice
    • Apprenticeship Job Vacancies across Devon
    • Apprenticeship Levy Information
    • Apprenticeship Standards and Trailblazer Groups
    • Become an Apprentice
    • Employ an Apprentice
    • Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
    • Parent Information
  • Campus Locations
  • College
    • T Levels For Students
    • After School Clubs
    • Application to Enrolment Journey
    • South Devon College Marine Academy
    • Sixth Form at South Devon College
      • Choosing your A Levels
    • SEND – Learning Opportunities
  • Employers
    • Apprenticeship Funding
    • Employer Resources
    • Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP)
    • Management and Leadership Excellence – Free Short Courses
    • Meet the Team
    • South Devon Business Partners
    • Supported Internships – Information for Employers
    • T Levels For Employers
      • Digital Production, Design and Development
  • Contact us
  • High School
    • Careers Programme
    • Contact Us
    • Catering
    • Events
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • High School Curriculum
    • How to Apply to South Devon High School
    • South Devon High School Key dates for Academic Year
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Parent Feedback
    • South Devon High School Policies and Downloads
    • Pupil Premium
    • Reporting Absence at South Devon High School
    • Support for Pupils
    • South Devon High School – School Day
    • SDHS Bursary and Transport 24/25 Applications are now open!
    • Uniform and Travel Passes
    • Why choose South Devon High School
  • Horizons Restaurant
  • Inspirations Salon
  • Careers
    • Supported Internships
    • Current Vacancies
    • The Benefits of Working at South Devon College
  • Online and Distance Learning
  • Our Alumni
  • Reporting Absence
  • Student Life
    • Speak Up – report bullying, abuse, harm or hate
  • University
    • 5 Reasons to Study at UCSD
    • Consumer rights for UCSD students
    • Entry Requirements
    • Facilities
    • Funding and Fees
    • Graduation FAQs
    • How To Apply
    • Information for Students
    • Our Partnership with the University of Plymouth
    • Patient, Carer and Service Users Advisory Group
    • The Student Voice
    • University Accommodation
    • Your Qualification Explained
  • Commercial Lettings, Room Hire and Advertising Opportunities
South Devon College
Call us today: 08000 380 123

We are the first choice for further education and training in Torbay, South Devon and the wider community.

Instagram logo on purple background

  • High School
  • 16-18
  • University
  • Apprenticeships
  • Adult Learning
  • Employers
  • Course Listing
  • Campus Life
  • Parents and Carers
  • Help and Advice
  • News
  • Events
  • Get in Touch
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Online Store
  • Student Login
  • Parent / Carer Login
  • Staff Login
  • Governor Login
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility
  • Governance
  • Modern Slavery Statement

© Copyright 2024 South Devon College.

Website by British Software Development and Wall To Wall Sunshine.

Matrix accredited logo