You may have finished your GCSEs or GNVQs.

You may have started your A-levels or vocational studies in healthcare.

You may have decided what you want from a job – but you are not sure where
to start or how to get into your chosen field.

If so, you’re probably thinking about your future and wondering what career you should choose.

You will want a career that’s rewarding and interesting; allows you to meet a variety of different people; you want new challenges and opportunities; you want a decent starting salary with an opportunity for continuing promotion; you want a career that can develop and be flexible as your life changes and you want more than just a job – you want to make a difference to people’s lives.

Too much to ask?

Maybe not! Have you considered training as an Allied Health Professional (AHP)? AHPs are people like you from a diverse range of backgrounds with a wide range of skills and interests. They are using their interest in drama, physiotherapy, diet or engineering to diagnose and treat illness; helping people recover from disease or injury, or improving their quality of life.

To find out more about these challenging and rewarding careers, start by reading this New Generations booklet which covers what a variety of AHPs do in a day’s work. If one of these careers sounds like the one for you, contact the relevant allied health professional body for more detailed career information (you will find these outlined in the booklet), then check out the UCAS website (www.ucas.co.uk) for course entry requirements.