We help young people plan their futures – and get to where they want to be.
This could include accessing a job, education or training.
Or, it could mean personal development, experience building, and trying new things to identify your talents and interests.
We provide our free service on behalf of the following Local Authorities:
- Halton
- Liverpool
- Salford
- Manchester
- Knowsley
- Sefton
- Wirral
- St Helens
Contact your local team
Is this service for me?
Our local teams can work with you in most cases if you are:
- Between 16–18-years old or up to age 25 if you have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
And
- Not currently in education, employment or training
Please contact your local team to check if you can use this service.
What help will I get?
Individual support
You will work one-to-one with an adviser who will spend time to get to know you. This will help them to provide personalised support.
Your adviser will also ask you about any barriers you face, and help you find ways to overcome them.
If your adviser can’t help you directly with something, they will know someone who can.
Your adviser can help you to:
- Identify your strengths and interests
- Understand job, training and education choices and qualifications
- Research your options
- Build your CV
- Build confidence and positive thinking
- Build up your experience and skills
- Apply for college, jobs, training or university
- Prepare you for interviews
- Help you deal with anxiety
- Obtain ID
- Access travel support
We’re impartial
This means that we will only link you up with opportunities that you are interested in and that suit your needs best. We can match you up with the right qualifications and career routes for you.
We’re well connected
We’re based in our local communities. We know about the latest opportunities local to you, so we can help you find the right one. We can also link you up with support services if you need them.
What young people say:
“It was very enjoyable working with Career Connect. It helped me to see what my future was, put me on the right path, gave me confidence and it helped with stress. – India, Sefton.
“I had just dropped out of college and was feeling anxious. The first time I met my adviser, it was quite scary as I hadn’t met them before. But after chatting for just ten minutes, they were really nice. They weren’t just my adviser, they were also someone to help me out – Sophia, Manchester.
“Extraordinary, supportive and protective.” Young person, Manchester.
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