Information and guidance for young people aged 13-19
Introduction
Suffolk has seen a growth in service and knowledge-based industries over recent years
and its key sectors include finance; health and social care; agriculture, food and drink;
creative digital; energy; tourism and biotech.
Our agriculture, food and drink sectors are going from strength to strength and
Suffolk is home to many artisan food producers as well as big names such as such as
British Sugar, Greene King, Bird’s Eye and Pepsico.
The largest sector in terms of employment across the whole county is finance and
business which employs around 44,000 people but in some districts, it’s manufacturing,
logistics or tourism which offer more jobs.
The creative sector is growing in all parts of the UK and Suffolk has a cluster of
established companies with many smaller ones growing. We also have a thriving biotech
industry with thousands of skilled jobs to be created over the next few years.
Local employers are very keen to attract young people to work with them and we
can expect to see a breadth of exciting opportunities for the future across a whole range
of sectors.
Contents
The world of work – the future is now!.....................................................2
Spotlight on job sectors in Suffolk.............................................................6
Health and social care..................................................................................6
Computing and communications...............................................................7
Advanced engineering and manufacturing............................................8
Agriculture and food......................................................................................9
Energy (including renewables)..................................................................10
Business, finance and customer services..............................................11
Tourism, creative and culture....................................................................12
Bio-tech...........................................................................................................13
Construction..................................................................................................14
Ports, transport and logistics....................................................................15
Skills, skills, skills......................................................................................... 16
Qualifications.............................................................................................. 18
Pathways into work.................................................................................... 19
Looking for work......................................................................................... 21
What is the employer looking for?.......................................................... 22
Job applications.......................................................................................... 26
Your rights at work..................................................................................... 28