Careers and Employability Service
Belfast Met’s Careers and Employability Service offers support to help you to make important decisions about your education, your training and your career development. You may want help to identify the course that is right for you, to develop your career ideas or to progress to a job or a higher course of study. Whatever your goal, we offer a professional, impartial and confidential careers education, information, advice and guidance service to help you to make effective career decisions to take your next step.
• Discover careers that match your interests and skills
• Explore jobs that are growing and in demand
• View salary information and employment trends
• Find Belfast Met courses linked to your career goals
• Save your results and build your own personalised career plan
Start exploring your future today and discover where your skills can take you!
We provide guidance to help you to:
• Understand and realistically assess your career options
• Make effective career decisions
• Understand the job/course search process
• Prepare for selection processes
• Succeed in reaching your goals
We can help you to get:
Access to opportunities for skills development, work experience and employment through:
• Meeting employers at our Jobs Fairs and through our Employer Presentations/Talks
• Advertising job vacancies through our college resources
Access careers information and resources on:
• Employers
• Courses in further and higher education
• Job opportunities
Remember - a career is about more than just getting a job, although getting a job is an important part in your career development.
A career is made up of a number of different stages in your working life and is described better as a pathway or a series of steps e.g. education, training, employment, further qualifications, job changes through promotion or other personal changes in your life.
Careers guidance is professional help that you can access to develop your career pathway.
Contact us 
Our Belfast Met Careers & Employability Team is here to support you every step of your career journey.
Whether you're exploring your options, planning your next steps, or looking for careers advice and guidance, we're here to help you make informed decisions with confidence.
Call us: 028 9026 5066
Email us: careers@belfastmet.ac.uk
Need support? Get in touch with the team today and let us help you achieve your career goals.
If you are a Belfast Met learner, you can also refer to the extensive information materials available on our Careers Canvas page.
Study USA: International Scholarship
Study USA 2027-2028 applications are now open!
Imagine spending an academic year studying at a US college or university through a fully funded scholarship worth up to £50,000.
The Study USA programme offers an incredible opportunity to:
• Experience life and study in the USA
• Develop new skills and confidence
• Explore a different culture
• Enhance your CV and employability
The scholarship includes tuition fees, accommodation, meals, return flights and more. Open to full-time students in Year 1 of a Foundation Degree or Year 2 of a three or four-year degree programme. To find out more, including full eligibility criteria visit the British Council website here >.
Closing date is 3rd January 2027.
Careers, Employability & Student Funding Services
Donna-Marie French, Careers & Employability and Student Funding manager, provides an overview of the College’s Careers and Employability and Student Funding Services and how both services can support you before coming to study with us.
Got a question for Careers? Email careers@belfastmet.ac.uk or phone 028 90265066
Got a question for Student Funding? Email studentfunding@belfastmet.ac.uk or phone 028 90265183