Help Yourself
Take advantage of the wide range of information, tools and guides available to help you in all aspects of careers, learning and education.
You can build your own CV, review over 700 job profiles or use the Skills and Interests Assessment to create a personal profile or take a free career test.
CV Builder
Everything you need to create a job winning CV, application form and covering letter.
Finding a job
How to find out about job vacancies from Newspapers, Jobcentres, recruitment agencies, finding a job online, creative job seeking, contacting employers directly, and networking.
JOBCENTRE PLUS
Help with job-hunting, advice on making or maintaining a benefit claim
Interview Skills
Top interview tips, checklist of do’s and don’ts. Video advice by Dawn French on how to make a good impression.
Careers Value Tool
This is an online questionnaire that helps you make decisions about careers and understand the parts of a job that you feel are most important.
Funding Directory
If you are searching for funding to help support you while you learn new skills, this is an essential directory of non-charitable sources of funding.
Job Profiles
A searchable online directory of nearly 800 job profiles, including information on how to get into different jobs and careers.
The Learning Directory
One million courses from 10,000 providers. Search online to find courses in your area, or if you are a course provider, you can register your courses to ensure they are included.
Brush up your maths and English skills
Getting started, finding and applying for a course, talk to someone, free DVD
Qualifications Calculator
A tool that translates qualifications into present day NVQ equivalent.
Skills and Interests Assessment
Identify key skills and interests to explore a range of relevant career options.
If you cannot find what you are looking for or need help using any of the above then you can
