Work and Training
Information about work and training locally, nationally and abroad. Includes a young person’s rights, job hunting, CV writing and training routes.
Useful Information
Employment under school leaving age: Details of working hours legislation for young people from your local Education Welfare Service.
Work experience: Details of work experience provision in your area.
Getting a part-time job: Details on how and where to look for vacancies locally.
Understanding the job market: Details of any local labour market information and bulletins.
Job hunting: Details on job hunting and where to find vacancies, including information on your local Connexions Vacancy Service, your local Jobcentre Plus employment agencies and other local employer information.
Training: Details of information about Apprenticeships and other training opportunities, including the Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching Service and details of local training providers.
Entry to employment (e2e): Details of local e2e and other lifeskills courses.
Useful Publications
- A-Z of Work Experience DVD (Better Choices Ltd)
- Going on Work Experience (Lifetime Publishing) – pack aimed at students with moderate learning difficulties.
- Summer Jobs Worldwide (Vacation Work)
- Go Wild with LMI (Highflyers Publishing)
- Winning Job-hunting Strategies for First-time Job Hunters (Trotman)
- CVs and Applications (Lifetime Publishing)
- Winning CVs for First-time Job Hunters (Trotman)
- Excel at Interviews (Lifetime Publishing)
- Winning Interviews for First-time Job Hunters (Trotman)
- Winning Interview Answers for First-time Job Hunters (Trotman)
- Apprentices – Interested in earning while you’re learning? Take a look at apprenticeships (LSC Publications)
- The Apprenticeship Guide (Barker Brooks)
- Starting your own Business – The Good, The Bad and the Unexpected (Crimson Publishing)
- Able to Succeed (Cascade)
- Your Rights at Work (Kogan Page)
- Jobs and Careers Abroad (Vacation Work)
- International Directory of Voluntary Work (Vacation Work)
Useful Websites
- www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u - job information and search facilities
- www.apprenticeships.org.uk - information on Apprenticeships, including the vacancy matching service.
- www.direct.gov.uk - Directgov - jobseekers home page.
- www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk - help and advice on job hunting and benefits.
- www.way2go.me.uk - Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Area Prospectus.
- www.sscalliance.org - links to the websites of all the sector skills councils.
- www.princes-trust.org.uk - Prince’s Trust website.
- www.shell-livewire.org - free information and advice for young people starting a business in the UK.
