How to get your National Insurance Number What is a National Insurance number? Everyone needs a National Insurance Number to prove that they are eligible to work. Your National Insurance Number is sent directly to you just before your 16th birthday. If you do not have a National Insurance Number you are not entitled to Read More …
Category: Uncategorized
Labour Market Information
Labour Market Information What is LMI? Labour Market Information (LMI) describes the world of work. It tells us about: different careers; their entry routes; the availability of jobs; future demand; promotional prospects; salaries paid; skills and qualifications needed. Why is LMI important to young people? LMI can inform you about the types of jobs that Read More …
Preparing for Your College or Training Interview
Preparing for a College or Training Interview For those of you who have left or are leaving school, you may be nervous at the thought of having an interview. Our advisers have put together some useful hints and tips to help you to prepare and settle those nerves! Why do I need to have an Read More …
Parents and Carers info
Parents/Carers Helping young people with career choices Get Started As a parent or carer, talk to your child about their options and career aspirations. You can help them research different careers, entry routes, skills and qualifications required. Be supportive and show an interest Explore career ideas with your child Help them to find work experience Read More …
key employability skills
Employability Skills As part of National Careers Week we asked our councillors and directors for Birmingham to list their three key employability skills. Employability Skills Employability skills, are attributes that are valuable across job roles and industries, making individuals desirable to organisations regardless of their background. We asked councillors and directors for Birmingham to name Read More …
Healthcare Careers
All about Healthcare Careers Healthcare includes any role that helps us to maintain our health or help us recover when we are ill or have an injury. Within the NHS there are over 350 job roles available. Jobs include frontline workers including doctors, nurses and care workers, there are also jobs available which are behind Read More …
Business Professional and Financial Services
All about Business, Professional and Financial Services Careers Business, professional and financial services cover a wide variety of roles including banking, legal professions, HR and marketing, to name a few. Business related roles are found in every employment sector including ones that you may not be as familiar with such as healthcare, education and local Read More …
Construction Careers
All about Construction Careers The construction industry is one of the biggest areas of employment in the UK with approximately 1.4 million people in the UK employed in construction. Construction roles cover a wide variety of careers from planning and designing houses, roads and bridges to ‘on site’ roles including bricklayers, carpenters and electricians. Roles Read More …
Skills for Life
SKILLS FOR LIFE Identifying your personal skills plays a big part in your career journey from college, apprenticeship/training, university Get Started Here are our top 10 personal skills: Communication and Interpersonal Skills This is about having the ability to explain what you mean in a clear and concise way through written and spoken means. Read More …
Applying For Apprenticeships
APPLYING FOR APPRENTICESHIPS Get Started APPLYING FOR APPRENTICESHIPS Get Started Aged 16 or over, and not in full-time education or training, why not apply for an Apprenticeship? Aged 16 or over, and not in full-time education? then why not apply for an Apprenticeship? They can be a winning formula to starting a successful career: 80% Read More …