National schemes to help you
Skills For Careers
Whether you’re growing your business, changing your career or just starting out, Skills for Careers has lots of information for adults about qualifications, courses, training options and support with careers choices.
Skills Bootcamps
Skills Bootcamps offer free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks. They are available for adults aged 19 or over who are either in work or recently unemployed and live in England. Some Skills Bootcamps have additional eligibility criteria.
There are many options to study a variety of subjects including digital, technical, green, and health and social care. There are options for online as well as face to face. For a list of courses
Free Courses for Jobs
The government might pay for you to take a course that helps you learn new skills or apply for work, depending on your circumstances. They are available for people who don't already have a Level 3 qualification or if you already have a Level 3 qualification but are earning less than the National minimum wage.
Essential Skills
Essential Skills courses are for adults 19+ and can help you get English, numeracy or digital skills that are needed for work and everyday life. They are usually free and can be studied online or face to face.
Jobcentre Plus
Job Centre Plus is a national Government service with local branches in towns and cities in the UK. You can get help with a range of services including training, preparing for work, work experience, CVs, interview skill, starting your own business and you may be able see your own work coach or book an appointment with a careers adviser through the National Careers Service. You don't need to be claiming benefits to access many of these services.
Seetec Pluss Services
Seetec Pluss delivers a range of employment programmes to help people back into work. By focusing on people’s strengths, they empower people to raise their aspirations and develop confidence and skills. When people feel good about themselves, they go on to achieve amazing things.
They offer:
- 1:1 coaching and advice to develop your interview and CV skills
- Support to enhance your wellbeing
- Digital training to help you get online
- Access to bank of employers with live vacancies ready to be filled.
They also support people with a long-term health condition or disability to find meaningful and sustained work, and tap into Disability Confident employers to provide the very best opportunities.
Call: 0800 334 552
Follow: @SeetecPluss on social media
National Careers Service
The National Careers Service offers high quality, free and impartial careers information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work.
The service is available to anyone aged 13+ via telephone, webchat and online. Adults aged 19 and over (18+ if not in employment, education and training) can also access face to face appointments at a local venue or online.
Qualified careers advisers provide personalised support to meet your needs and circumstances, whatever stage you have reached in your career. They can help you to:
- Explore your career options
- Understand the local job market
- Develop or enhance your CV
- Search and apply for jobs
- Identify local opportunities
- Develop your interview skills
- Apply for training and online learning
- Build your confidence.
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