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‘Changes in technology and in the labour market mean that increasing numbers of jobs require specific technical education and training. This will produce new vocational options which, at present, are not well understood by many young people or their teachers. Good career guidance has never been more important.’ |
Careers advice
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The Local Authority fund CSW Group to deliver impartial careers advice for eligible young people from Year 9 onwards in the following groups;
- Young people with SEND
- Young Parents
- Young Carers
- Children in Care and those at risk of coming into Care
- Care Leavers
- Young People who are working with the Youth Offender Team or at risk of offending
To arrange an interview with a Careers Advisor, speak to your Careers Coordinator in your school or contact CSW Group on 01752 207700 or email plymouth@cswgroup.co.uk.
National Careers Service
Information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work is available on the National Careers Service website
Job profiles
Find out what a job involves and if it's right for you.
What are my skills?
Use national assessments to find out what kind of jobs could suit you and save your results.
Help to get that job
Get advice on the different stages of a job hunt, including how to improve your interview technique and write an effective CV. You can get help to search for your first job, get back into work or change career direction.
Other support and advice
There are a number of tools available that can help you look at jobs and careers as well as do more research into the type of work you are thinking about doing.
We have put them at the right-hand side of this page for you to explore further. Some of these, such as Careers Explorer will give you a better idea of what is available locally across a number of sectors and occupations, and others are sector specific.
Who to contact
Contact a trained advisor. You can webchat, phone, email or meet.