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Understanding careers
What is a career?
A career is the pattern of learning, work and experience over your life, not one job title.
Article · 5 minUnderstanding careers
What influences career decisions?
Interests, strengths, values, opportunity and the people around you all shape what you choose. Knowing which is which helps.
Article · 6 minUnderstanding careers
How to make an informed career decision
A simple six-step method: reflect, list more than one option, research, talk to people, test, then decide.
Guide · 7 minUnderstanding careers
How to check career information
Not everything you read about careers is true or current. Here is how to check.
Guide · 6 minUnderstanding careers
How CPI helps
What CPI does, what it doesn’t do, and how the journey works.
Article · 3 minUnderstanding careers
Reflection worksheet: one idea, one question, one action
A short worksheet to capture what you learned and what you will do next.
Worksheet · 10 minEducation pathways in Nigeria
Choosing subjects and courses
How to choose SSCE subjects and a tertiary course without closing doors too early.
Guide · 7 minGetting experience
Questions to ask a practitioner
A short list of questions for an informational conversation with someone who does the work.
Worksheet · 5 minGetting experience
Seven ways to test a career before you commit
Small, low-cost ways to find out whether a direction suits you.
Guide · 5 minGetting work-ready
Your first CV
How to write a clear, honest one- or two-page CV, even with little work experience.
Guide · 8 minGetting work-ready
Preparing for interviews
How to prepare, answer common questions with examples, and follow up.
Guide · 7 minScholarships
Finding scholarships safely
How to find real scholarships and avoid scams.
Guide · 6 minCareer families
Health & Medical Care
Keeping people well, diagnosing illness and caring for patients, in hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, labs and communities.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Engineering & Built Environment
Designing, building and maintaining the structures, machines and systems people rely on: roads, power, buildings, factories and water.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Technology, Software & Data
Building software and digital products, keeping systems secure and running, and turning data into decisions.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Science & Research
Asking questions about the natural world and testing answers carefully, in labs, the field, universities, industry and government.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Business, Finance & Accounting
Keeping organisations’ money, people and operations in order: accounting, banking, finance, HR and management.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Entrepreneurship & Enterprise
Starting and growing your own venture, from a small trade to a scalable company, or building new things inside an organisation.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Sales, Marketing & Communications
Helping organisations understand customers, tell their story and sell their products and ideas.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Law, Governance & Public Service
Making, applying and upholding the rules a society runs on, and delivering public services.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Education & Training
Helping people learn, from early years and schools to universities, workplaces and online.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Social Care, Counselling & Community Development
Supporting individuals, families and communities through difficult times, and working to improve their lives.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Creative Arts, Media & Design
Making original work people see, hear, read and use: design, film, music, writing, photography and digital media.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Fashion, Beauty & Personal Style
Designing and making clothing and accessories, and helping people look and feel their best.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Agriculture, Food & Environment
Growing and processing food, caring for animals and land, and protecting the environment.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Skilled Trades & Technical Services
Installing, repairing and maintaining the things we use every day: power, vehicles, buildings, devices and machines.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Energy, Mining & Natural Resources
Finding, producing and distributing energy and natural resources, including oil and gas, power and renewables.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Logistics, Transport & Supply Chain
Getting goods and people where they need to be, on time and at the right cost.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Hospitality, Tourism & Events
Creating good experiences for guests, travellers and event-goers, in hotels, restaurants, travel and events.
Career family · 8 minCareer families
Security, Defence & Emergency Services
Protecting people and property and responding when things go wrong.
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Start with the basics.
Short reads based on CPI’s awareness sessions.
Understanding careers
What a career is, what shapes decisions and how to decide well.
6 items · about 37 minOpen collection 02Education pathways in Nigeria
Subjects, courses and the many valid routes into skilled work.
1 item · about 7 minOpen collection 03Getting experience
Talking to practitioners and testing careers before you commit.
2 items · about 10 minOpen collection 04Getting work-ready
CVs, interviews and showing what you can do.
2 items · about 15 minOpen collection 05Scholarships
Finding genuine opportunities and avoiding scams.
1 item · about 6 minOpen collectionCareer families
Explore 18 career families.
Each family covers many roles: what the work involves, how people get in here in Nigeria, and how to test it. Directions in your Discovery Profile link straight to these pages.
Health & Medical Care
Keeping people well, diagnosing illness and caring for patients, in hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, labs and communities.
ExploreEngineering & Built Environment
Designing, building and maintaining the structures, machines and systems people rely on: roads, power, buildings, factories and water.
ExploreTechnology, Software & Data
Building software and digital products, keeping systems secure and running, and turning data into decisions.
ExploreScience & Research
Asking questions about the natural world and testing answers carefully, in labs, the field, universities, industry and government.
ExploreBusiness, Finance & Accounting
Keeping organisations’ money, people and operations in order: accounting, banking, finance, HR and management.
ExploreEntrepreneurship & Enterprise
Starting and growing your own venture, from a small trade to a scalable company, or building new things inside an organisation.
ExploreSales, Marketing & Communications
Helping organisations understand customers, tell their story and sell their products and ideas.
ExploreLaw, Governance & Public Service
Making, applying and upholding the rules a society runs on, and delivering public services.
ExploreEducation & Training
Helping people learn, from early years and schools to universities, workplaces and online.
ExploreSocial Care, Counselling & Community Development
Supporting individuals, families and communities through difficult times, and working to improve their lives.
ExploreCreative Arts, Media & Design
Making original work people see, hear, read and use: design, film, music, writing, photography and digital media.
ExploreFashion, Beauty & Personal Style
Designing and making clothing and accessories, and helping people look and feel their best.
ExploreAgriculture, Food & Environment
Growing and processing food, caring for animals and land, and protecting the environment.
ExploreSkilled Trades & Technical Services
Installing, repairing and maintaining the things we use every day: power, vehicles, buildings, devices and machines.
ExploreEnergy, Mining & Natural Resources
Finding, producing and distributing energy and natural resources, including oil and gas, power and renewables.
ExploreLogistics, Transport & Supply Chain
Getting goods and people where they need to be, on time and at the right cost.
ExploreHospitality, Tourism & Events
Creating good experiences for guests, travellers and event-goers, in hotels, restaurants, travel and events.
ExploreSecurity, Defence & Emergency Services
Protecting people and property and responding when things go wrong.
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