Get out your diaries! National Skills Day will be held on the 9th February 2022 during National Apprenticeship Week.
National Apprenticeship Week highlights the exceptional work being done by employers, education providers and apprentices across England; and 2022 is the 15th year that the annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships will have been held.
The accompaniment of National Skills Day is a great chance for everyone to show their talents – wherever they are – to inspire more young people to develop expert skills through technical education.
So what support is there available for you to boost your life and work skills?
FREE Young Professional programme
Sign up to the FREE Young Professional online training programme to build your skills. Whether you are studying, working, looking for a job, or maybe you’re not sure what you want to do with your future, we’ll help you every step of the way. Make your way through the courses at your own pace and explore what the future holds for YOU! Work through activities, quizzes, and videos to boost your core skills: problem solving, self-belief, communication, self-management and teamwork.
With the Young Professional programme, you’ll get:
- Skills support from our experts and Youth Ambassadors
- Fantastic opportunities from Youth Friendly Employers
- A big tick on your CV – becoming a Young Professional shows you’ve got passion and you’ll learn how to showcase your amazing skills to employers
- Your voice heard! – help us shape UK policy on youth employment.
There are 2 Young Professional programmes available:
- The Preparing For Your Future course is best suited for 14-16 year olds who are exploring their future
- The Journey To Work course is best suited for 17-19 year olds who are closer to the world of work.
FREE online courses
These FREE online courses will help you explore your strengths, your needs, and what you want to do in the future. You will feel much more confident about ways to get to where you want to be.
Aside from the Young Professional programme you can find our Work Experience course. Work experience is a great way to build your skills and your CV and find out what you could enjoy doing in the world of work. Work through the videos and activities in the digital workbook to recognise your strengths, explore your skills and develop your personal and career-ready confidence.
We have also worked in partnership with McDonald’s to provide a McDonald’s specific work experience course that introduces you to the key employability skills McDonald’s are looking for.
Build your DIGITAL SKILLS
Core skills such as communication and problem solving are very important – but you may not have thought about your digital skills. In this ever evolving world it is vital to make sure you have the essential basic digital skills – not just to impress employers, but for your own life.
Explore how to improve your essential digital skills with our guides and advice and even explore digital careers – more jobs are getting hi-tech, even jobs in areas like construction, beauty, retail and the environment!
Get into LIFELONG LEARNING
Build your skills because you WANT to – not because you have to! Become the person you want to be by exploring lifelong learning.
There are lots of simple, clever, and FREE ways to start lifelong learning in your own time. It’s really important in careers too! Be your happiest and best self by finding new ways to improve yourself.
Explore our CAREER GUIDES
Our career guides are here to support you as you explore your options. Get a taste of what each career involves, how to get into it whatever your level and experience and explore what skills will help you, how to build them, and how to show those polished skills off to employers.
Volunteer with us!
You can apply to volunteer with us at any time if you are aged 16-24, live in the UK and have studied or worked in the UK. Our Youth Ambassadors are a dynamic team of volunteers helping to tackle some of the youth employment barriers young people experience.
You’ll receive:
- Lots of training, support, and mentoring
- Attend incredible events like going to Parliament
- Work on creative and social action projects that interest you
- Build life + work experience skills
- Build a great network of contacts
- Work on all kinds of creative and social action projects
- Help shape UK youth employment policy
- Discover amazing opportunities
Read our Youth Ambassador’s stories to get inspired!
Sign up to our newsletters
Sign up to the Young Professional newsletter to receive:
- Weekly life hacks and pep talks
- Opportunities from youth-friendly employers
- Support to grow the 5 top life and work skills (problem solving, self-belief, communication, self-management and teamwork) at your own pace
Sign up to the Jobs of the Week newsletter by becoming a Young Professional to find out about:
- The latest job opportunities including apprenticeships, traineeships, graduate schemes
- Events and training opportunities that will expand your horizons.
Find opportunities with #CreateYourFuture
Create Your Future is a campaign that puts YOU first. Dive into content, support and next steps matching your needs and interests and find paths to your future and support to build your skills.
Find a wide and exciting range of opportunities in your area and use our CV builder to start your journey.
