National Careers Week 3rd – 8th March 2025

How can YOU explore your future?

National Careers Week is your chance to get into…

  • Taking control
  • Exploring
  • Finding
  • Learning
  • Dreaming
  • Believing

How can we help YOU?

LEARN with fun learning tips and free online courses.

BELIEVE in yourself and boost your self-belief skills with our free training.

EXPLORE your options with our career guides and student advice.

FIND opportunities that match your location and interests!

PLUS: Try our careers quiz to see what careers you might enjoy!

We’ll help you DREAM BIG

Do National Careers Week YOUR WAY

You want tips, support & ideas for your next steps? We’ve got your back.

Young Professional Training

Explore your strengths and take control with our FREE Young Professional Training. Sign up to the newsletter for weekly skills-boosting tips!

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FREE Online Courses

Try out our free online courses to boost your career confidence, either in school or as a school/college leaver.

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Opportunities Near YOU

Looking for experience? Training? Careers inspiration? Something near YOU? Use our database to find opportunities you’ll enjoy and #CreateYourFuture.

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Explore Career Guides

There are a million and one routes into the career you want. Keep your options open! Our career guides help you see what each career is REALLY all about – and ways to get your foot in the door.

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Let’s Talk About Volunteering And Work Experience!

Looking to build your CV? Baby steps lead to giant leaps…

Start Building Experience

Remember, it’s okay to not have much experience on your CV. Even without experience, you have strengths like enthusiasm and potential. Volunteering and work placements are two ways to show employers what you are capable of. Importantly, they can help YOU build YOUR confidence, too.

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Volunteer With Us!

Our volunteer Youth Ambassadors are young people who want the world of work to be better for all young people in the UK. Our Youth Ambassadors meet online and attend local events to make a BIG difference to how employers and the government treat young people. You could join us!

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Find Opportunities In YOUR Area

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Youth-Friendly Employers Offering Experience & Training

These employers all carry the Youth Friendly Employer Mark. We work with them to make sure that they are providing great support and opportunities to young people.
Click on an employer to find out more about them and the youth-friendly opportunities they offer, from work placements and apprenticeships through to graduate schemes.

Essex Youth Service Aged 13-25 and live in Essex? Get involved in fun activities, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and online Plan B Traineeships. EXPLORE Generation: Free Skills Training Get FREE skills and careers training today! Generation gives you skills and connects you with employers to find a job fast. EXPLORE Coach Core Apprenticeships See how Coach Core Apprenticeships get you into sport careers EXPLORE Coca-Cola EuroPacific Want to work for one of the most well-known brands in the world? They work hard to develop their young people! EXPLORE Aspiration Training Traineeships & Apprenticeships in childcare, dental nursing, teaching, health/social care, and business admin EXPLORE Careers in Eyecare From healthcare lab to high street fashion - you don't need a degree to open your eyes to eyecare careers EXPLORE ABP Foods Apprenticeships, graduate schemes and an AMAZING early careers academy in the world of sustainable food EXPLORE Careers in Racing Horse racing is a great career choice! British Racing is the 2nd largest spectator sport after football. EXPLORE Martin Brower Careers Break into business, admin and supply careers with Martin Brower. Don't settle for the status quo. EXPLORE Catch22 Youth Services Want to overcome barriers in life, whatever your background? Want employers to give you a chance? We can help. EXPLORE Working in local government Local government touches everyone's lives every day EXPLORE Pret Apprenticeships & Careers When you apply for a Pret Apprenticeship or junior role, you’ll belong to a community of achievers. Get support on your own unique career journey! EXPLORE Severn Trent Careers Discover opportunities for apprentices, graduates and undergraduates in the office and beyond! EXPLORE NCFE Vocational Qualifications Young people get amazing perks when they work for the NCFE, with apprenticeships and more. The training is great, too. EXPLORE Haven Joining Haven is more than just a job. Our early careers are a breath of fresh air! EXPLORE Surrey County Council Careers Thinking about rewarding apprenticeships and early careers in a diverse environment? Fire up your career with SCC! EXPLORE IHG Early Careers Discover how you can grow your career in hospitality! EXPLORE Environment Agency Careers Our work helps to protect and improve the environment to make it a better place for people and wildlife. Join us! EXPLORE Get Into Teaching You can get a teaching degree for FREE with apprenticeships! EXPLORE Historic England Discover early careers in heritage for all backgrounds, skills and interests. EXPLORE McDonald's Early Careers You probably knew you can get McDonald's Apprenticeships. Did you know you can also study for a FREE Management Degree? EXPLORE Prezzo Restaurant Careers Prezzo offers so many early careers, from cooking great food and giving great customer service to managing like a boss! EXPLORE Royal Air Force There’s nothing like a career in the RAF, it’s not just a job but a way of living. EXPLORE The British Library Work experience, internships and apprenticeships with The British Library open up a WORLD of possibilities. EXPLORE VHR Technical Recruitment The VHR talent academy can help you get into a successful technical recruitment career - with NO experience! EXPLORE
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Information for Employers

Recruiting for young talent? Become a Member and promote your opportunities with an early careers hub.

You can also work with us – our expertise will help you reach, engage and nurture both future talent and young talent the RIGHT way.

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Information for Teachers

See teacher resources for National Careers Week

Are you a teacher or careers leader providing your students and learners with careers education to help them to transition into the world of work?

Join our Careers Education Community today. Membership is free, as are all our resources – from lesson plans and free Young Professional training to the provision of best CEIAG practice and free access to online courses for your learners covering apprenticeships, work experience and more.

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