Skills & Careers Resources for Young People (With Downloadable Resources)

Laura-Jane Rawlings | Read time: 2 minutes

Youth Employment UK exists to tackle youth unemployment, and a key to doing that is to ensure that all young people have access to quality skills and careers information to support them on their journey to work. We have been supporting young people, employers, providers and policy makers for 10+ years and are one of the leading youth employment experts in the UK.

Developed with insight directly from young people we built a comprehensive range of inspiring and impartial skills and careers resources for 11-30 year olds, all free to access and kept fully up to date with the latest information and guidance.

Underpinning our resources is the Journey to Employment Framework, and we also map our skills and careers content to the Gatsby Benchmarks, CDI Framework and the Skills Builder Framework. Partnerships with The Careers & Enterprise Company, PiXL, WorldSkills and others is testament to the quality behind our resources and our commitment to young people and those that support them.

Most of our resources are digital, all are free and can be found via the careers hub.

Within this area you will find:

  • Advice & Information Section – covering education, employment, entrepreneurship, support and wellbeing content
  • Career Guides – a hub packed with careers information, LMI and links to youth-friendly employer
  • Young Professional Courses – our Preparing for Your Future (14-16) and Journey to Work (17+) modular certificated courses
  • Virtual work experience – our virtual taster programmes introducing young people to the world of work, key sectors and brilliant employers
  • Opportunity finder – again packed with training, work experience and employment opportunities at all levels from all over the UK

For more information about any of our resources or working with us you can:

Discover Youth Friendly Employers

 Historic England Discover early careers in heritage for all backgrounds, skills and interests. EXPLORE Aspiration Training Traineeships & Apprenticeships in childcare, dental nursing, teaching, health/social care, and business admin EXPLORE ABP Foods Apprenticeships, graduate schemes and an AMAZING early careers academy in the world of sustainable food 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 Severn Trent Careers Discover opportunities for apprentices, graduates and undergraduates in the office and beyond! EXPLORE Haven Joining Haven is more than just a job. Our early careers are a breath of fresh air! 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 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 IHG Early Careers Discover how you can grow your career in hospitality! EXPLORE Surrey County Council Careers Thinking about rewarding apprenticeships and early careers in a diverse environment? Fire up your career with SCC! 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 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 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 Careers in Racing Horse racing is a great career choice! British Racing is the 2nd largest spectator sport after football. EXPLORE Coach Core Apprenticeships See how Coach Core Apprenticeships get you into sport careers 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 Catch22 Youth Services Want to overcome barriers in life, whatever your background? Want employers to give you a chance? We can help. EXPLORE Get Into Teaching You can get a teaching degree for FREE with apprenticeships! EXPLORE Working in local government Local government touches everyone's lives every day EXPLORE Martin Brower Careers Break into business, admin and supply careers with Martin Brower. Don't settle for the status quo. 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 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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