Careers – Information, Advice and Guidance

We can help you with:

Learning Opportunities

• We can support you with finding an appropriate course or learning opportunity, whether that is with ourselves or an alternative provider if our offer does not meet your needs.
• We can support you with planning your next step and provide information about progression routes in specific subject areas.

Employment Support

• We can support with career development – including changing or gaining employment.
• We can help with returning to work after a career break.
• We can help you create or update your CV.
• We can support you with job applications and interview techniques.
• We can signpost to other agencies and organisations to help with job searching.

Learning Support

•  We can give you information about financial support with course fees and other costs such as travelling to class, or childcare costs.
• We can give you information about how we can support your learning if you have a learning difficulty or disability, or other challenges you might be facing.

Volunteering

• We can help you research local volunteering opportunities provided by various organisations, including those within Leicestershire County Council.

And more!

• We have a number of courses that can support your wellbeing and development, we will discuss the opportunities available.
• We can signpost to alternative organisations that can support if we are unable to ourselves.
• Information, Advice and Guidance is embedded within our courses so that you have an opportunity to discuss your progression and make informed decisions about your further learning and goals.

What is Matrix?

Click the link below to visit the Matrix Standard online, to find out more about how our information, advice and guidance service is assessed for quality.

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National Careers Service

The National Careers Service can help you with your career, learning and training choices. Find out the different ways they can support you. This service is available to people who live in England.

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Skills Bootcamps

Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and an offer of an interview with an employer upon completion.

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Find an apprenticeship

Use this service to search and apply for apprenticeships in England.

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Work & Skills Leicestershire

If you are looking for guidance on finding employment, Work & Skills Leicestershire has resources available 24/7 via their website. Click below for more information.

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