Careers and Employability

The Careers Team provides comprehensive advice about progression routes and choices for future education, training and employment opportunities.

For current and potential students we offer:

• Interviews with a qualified careers advisor.
• Information and advice about courses and apprenticeships.
• Specialist careers advice for people in or leaving care, or who have an Education Health Care Plan.
• A drop-in advice service.
• Help with CV writing, job-searching and applying.
• Information and advice about progression to the next course with us or elsewhere.
• Help with university applications, events and visits.
• Access to the student portal (for current students) with up to date resources for progression information.

For Parents

• Opportunities for parents to see college facilities and talk to staff.
• The opportunity to meet a qualified careers adviser.
• Discussion with specialist staff about the specific needs of people with Education Health Care Plans.
• Advice on financial support including free meals, bursaries and travel cards.

HRUC's student services are matrix accredited.  

Harrow College is committed to the Gatsby Benchmarks for good careers guidance.

Opening times:

Harrow on the Hill Campus: 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Thursday.

Harrow Weald Campus: 9.00am - 5.00pm  Monday, Tuesday & Thursday. 

Working with universities, employers and training providers

At Harrow College, students are invited to participate in a number of events designed to build employability skills and explore options in Education and Employment.  There will also be opportunities for you to interact with universities and professionals to help you with your future plans. 

Preparing for the world of work

Supporting you to identify and develop your Employability Skills is central to the student experience at Harrow College. This is achieved through the curriculum, a range of additional enterprise activities and expert advice from employers on CVs and interview skills. Advice and support is available from professional College Careers Advisors for students wanting to develop a CV, complete an application form or practise interview skills.

University applications

At Harrow College we provide guidance and support throughout the university application process. This includes help with researching and choosing suitable courses and universities, completing the application form, personal statement writing and preparing for an interview. We are proud to say that in 2022, 87% of applicants from Harrow College were successful in securing a place on a higher education course at university.

Please pdf click here to view the 'Parents Guide to Student Finance' presentation slides (1.57 MB)  which provides details on the support available for students considering HE. You can also watch the video below:

Gatsby benchmarks for good careers guidance in colleges

Harrow College is fully committed to embedding the Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Careers Guidance as follows:

• A stable Careers Programme
• Learning from Career & Labour Market Information
• Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers
• Encounters with Employers & Employees
• Experiences of Workplaces
• Encounters with Further & Higher Education
• Personal Guidance.

View our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Policy.

• Useful resources for planning ahead

  • Careers Information for parents – Parental Guidance
  • Careers information – National Careers Service
  • Apprenticeship information – Rate My Apprenticeship
  • Advice for single parents - Gingerbread
  • Government advice for parents – gov.uk
  • Advice for other family members bringing children up – Kinship
  • Applying to university - UCAS
  • Free and discounted travel information - TFL
  • Mental health support for young people - NHS
  • pdf What do graduates do? (15.04 MB)

• Labour Market Intelligence

  An overview of the labour market in West London

  As you start to think about starting out on, or changing, your career journey – check out this video on West London’s Labour Market which gives helpful information on where your course can lead you.

  Get up to date labour market intelligence (LMI) about the career you are interested in

  Want to find out the UK average wages and working hours of the jobs you are interested in?

  Careerometer can help!
  Type the job or career that you are interested in into the first card below and select from the list of options provided to display the information. You can compare jobs at once by using the other cards.

  When you have finished comparing the different job areas head to our courses page to find out more about the courses on offer to help you on your journey to a great career!

• Find out more

  Our Careers Lead at Harrow College is Joanne Whitehead. To speak to Joanne or our Careers Advisers call us on 020 8909 6000, or alternatively email us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  You can also drop into the Careers Centres by the canteen at our Harrow on the Hill campus and by reception at Harrow Weald campus.

  Please click here to view our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Policy.