Quick Start Guides to help teachers use our careers resources

These Quickstart Guides make ideal teaching toolkits for supporting your students with our free careers education resources…

You can download all our Quickstart guides as a zip file, or download them individually below.

Quickstart: Young Professional Programme

Our Young Professional Programme is a suite of free online courses which help young people aged 11-30 explore their strengths, skills and interests. See how to use this programme to help your students and learners build skills to transition into what’s next.

Quickstart Guide
Young Professional

Quickstart: Virtual Work Experience

Youth Employment UK offers free virtual work experience programmes, aimed at 11-19 year olds (KS3, KS4 and KS5). We have created virtual work experience programmes to help young people understand what they may enjoy in the world of work, and understand the range of careers and pathways that are available to them.

Quickstart Guide
VWEX

Quickstart: Opportunity Finder

Youth Employment UK have created an Opportunity Finder where young people can search for Youth Friendly organisations and opportunities where they live. Opportunities for young people up to the age of 30 include jobs, paid training (such as traineeships and apprenticeships), work placements, career events and workshops, and much more.

Quickstart Guide
Opportunity Finder

Quickstart: Starting a New Job

Starting a new job can be a daunting time for a young person. Youth Employment UK’s Starting a New Job hub aims to support young people with how to prepare, what to expect, and what they need to know for starting their first job or paid training programme, no matter what it is.

Quickstart Guide
Networking & LinkedIn

Quickstart: Networking and LinkedIn

In the current world of work, networking is an essential part of job hunting and career progression. We know the impact of networking on career goals, and the social media platform LinkedIn can play a huge role in supporting young people with this at the beginning of their career. We can help you to support young people in understanding what networking is, its value, and why they should set up a LinkedIn profile.

Quickstart Guide
Starting a New Job

For more information, please email info@youthemployment.org.uk or call 01536 513388.

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Access Free Careers Education Resources

We have a range of fantastic resources to help you embed careers learning, including:

Lesson Plans

School Posters

Careers Hub

Young Professional Programme

Virtual Work Experience

Opportunity Finder

UK Careers Fairs

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  • Monthly news and information including updates from us, our partners and government policy
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  • Network with peers to share insights and best practice
  • CPD opportunities

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