These agencies and websites offer information and advice:
nextstep West Yorkshire
Help for 20+ year olds with:
- Finding a new job including CV tips and interview techniques
- Improving your job prospects
- Thinking about returning to work or a change of direction
- Updating your skills and qualifications
- Getting into learning
- Childcare, funding and where to go for help if you have a disability
- Deciding what to do next . . .
Free information All adults are entitled to access information on learning and work. At local nextstep centres you can find information through leaflets, the internet, computer programmes, prospectuses, etc.
Free advice (subject to eligibility) Advice sessions are available to anyone with less than 5 GCSEs or equivalent or without a NVQ level 2 qualification. You will meet with a nextstep adviser who will talk through your options with you and offer unbiased information and advice to help you make informed decisions.
For more information please phone 0845 052 1040, or use the link on the right.
Leeds Careers
A free careers service for 13-19 year olds in Leeds (and up to age 25 for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities) to help you make informed decisions about jobs, qualifications, courses, and much more. Follow the link on the right to the Leeds Careers website, which also includes details of job vacancies. (Also refer to the Connexions West Yorkshire website and Connexions Direct).
The Connexions Centre, Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY
Freephone: 0800 10 66 99
Jobseeker’s advice from Leeds Library and Information Service
You can find out about free one-to-one jobseekers’ advice sessions in libraries using the link on the right.
Jobs and Skills service
Leeds City Council's Jobs and Skills service offers a wide range of programmes to unemployed people. All the programmes offer high quality learning, skills training, and support with jobsearch.
For more information please follow the link to the right or ring 0113 247 5465
Jobcentre Plus
Help and advice on job hunting and benefits. Jobcentre Plus is one of the main advertisers of job vacancies. Details of local offices, information about different types of support for people of working age, and a job search facility, can be found on their website using the link to the right.
learndirect advice line
learndirect can help you with any learning and career information that you need. learndirect also provides a wide range of courses which you can study online or at one of their centres. The website includes profiles on over 700 jobs and learndirect-futures which lets you match your skills and interests to specific jobs.
Freephone 0800 100 900
Colleges and Universities
A link to the websites of colleges and universities in Leeds is available on the right. You can also consult a range of further and higher education directories and prospectuses at Leeds Central Library to help you to find courses.
West Yorkshire Training Access Point (WYTAP)
Use the link on the right to search this extensive database of local training and educational opportunities.
The employment section of Directgov includes information and advice about jobs, careers, training and New deal, as well as information about your rights if you are working.