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Issue Number 13 | December 2021

Skills Development Scotland

The Future is Yours – Options Choices
Written by , Gemma Fraser , Careers Advisor
Over the past few weeks , I have been spending some time with S2 pupils , talking to them about choosing their subjects for S3 and how this might impact what careers they do later .
Making your option choices is likely to be the first big decision you ’ ll make at school . This might sound scary , but it ’ s exciting too as you ’ re in charge ! And you ’ re going to get lots of ideas , help and support along the way . The choices you make now might impact what careers you can do later , so take time to think about it carefully and discuss your decisions .
Whether you know what you want to choose , or still haven ’ t got a clue , it ’ s important to keep your options open .
It ’ s
important
when
you
choose
your
options
that
you ’ re
making
the
best
decisions for you .
Take a bit of time
to think about
the following five
questions .
Check out My World of Work ’ s Options Tool . It will help you discover jobs that might suit you based on your option choices .
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