Careers advice and guidance

Whether you’re looking to build on your existing skills or retrain in a whole new area, we have dedicated advisors who can work with you every step of the way to help you figure out your future.

Looking for a career change?

If you’re thinking of changing careers or you want some advice on how you can take your next steps, the National Careers Service is here for you. You can access support from a helpful adviser who can help you make decisions on work, learning and training.

If you need further personal advice with regard to being on furlough:

Visit the National Careers Service website

Call 0800 100 900 to speak to an adviser

Helping you achieve your goals

Through the dedicated Skills Support for Growth programme, you can access personalised support to help you realise your ambitions. Whether you need to work on your wellbeing, gain a qualification, or find employment or work experience opportunities, the friendly team can help you overcome whatever’s stopping you from doing whatever you want to do.

Digital skills

If you feel that you need to give your digital skills a boost, we can help you access two online platforms – iDEA and LearnMyWay – to help you do more digitally both in a personal and professional capacity.

LearnMyWay– visit https://www.learnmyway.com/user#!/register and enter centre number 8000579

iDEA – visit https://idea.org.uk/. To gain 2 points towards your Bronze Award and claim your GC Badge, click on ‘Have a badge code?’, enter GCiDEA11 and click redeem

GM Learning Provider Network

Across Greater Manchester there are a wide range of training providers who provide training programmes and employability skills to help you get back into work, or re-train. Take a look at the Greater Manchester Learner Network for a full list.

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