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Individuals - Careers Advice
You may have left school with no qualifications at all, you may have a PhD, you may have learnt all your skills on the job, you may still be in learning. One thing is certain though, whatever your current level of skills, you will need more in the future.
And the good news is that there are plenty of ways in which you can enhance your skills and reap the rewards of learning and qualifications through better work, more prospects, prosperity and success.
The options open to you are explored in the ‘Skills’ section of this site, but before you start taking the steps needed to improve your skills, you may need some advice to help guide you through the options available.
No matter what stage of life you’re at, advice is available and some of the main sources are listed below. If you’re not sure where to start, you can always call us on 0800 011 30 30.
- Assess your interests
- Don’t know what you want to do? learndirect - the national learning advice service - has a tool to help you to decide what jobs interest you and where your skills lie. Complete the assessment and you'll get a list of job types that could be just right for you.
- Young people
- One of the main sources of advice for young people are advisers at school or college, but young people aged between 13 and 19 can also get information and advice on careers, courses and job vacancies from Connexions.
- Over 19s
- Nextsteps provides information and advice to adults which will help you get on the road to improving your career prospects.
- Explore your career options
- If you want to explore the possibilities open to you when you gain more skills, learndirect career options allows you to explore hundreds of job profiles and the qualifications needed to get into the job – or take your career in the industry one stage further.
- Jobseekers
- If you’re unemployed, you may need more specialist help getting you back into work and finding a job. That’s where Jobcentre Plus can help - discover how they can help you fulfil your potential.
