Help Yourself

On the internet there are a wealth of resources available free of charge. The Careers Advice Service website has a host of tools to help your career planning.

Need to Rethink your Career Choice
The Careers Value tool helps you think about what is important to you in a job to help you make key decisions about possible careers choices..

Need Some New Ideas
This interactive tool will help you assess your skills and interests and use this information to suggest new careers you could consider.

Want a World Class CV
The online CV Builder takes you through the steps to build a job-winning CV and there is also essential advice on completing application forms and writing covering letters.

Need to Research and Explore New Directions
The Careers Advice Service maintains a searchable online directory of nearly 800 job profiles providing comprehensive information about what the work involves, how to get into the job and other sources of help.

Need to Retrain or Top up Your Skills
The Learning Directory provides details about almost one million courses from over 10,000 providers across England. Useful search tools will help you pin down courses in your local area that meet your needs.

Need Financial Help with Retraining
The Funding Directory provides an essential signpost to sources of financial help.

Refugee or Asylum Seeker?
There are a wide range of help and information on the Careers Advice Service website. Simple and easy to follow guides are available in ten different languages and can be downloaded and printed from the website.