National Careers Week 4 – 9th March 2024

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

See latest opportunities below. Sign in to see all 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.


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.

#NCW2022 Resources

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