Choosing your career

Choosing your next steps? Use the resources here to explore career ideas and find further advice on a range of career paths. For more ideas, visit Getting ready for work and self-employment and Key Job Sectors in Leeds.

Drop-in centre services​

If you are 16 or 17 and not in education, employment or training, you can visit one of our drop-in centre services to get support from a Leeds Pathways adviser and/or receive sign-posting to other relevant services.

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Grand Futures Leeds​​​​​

Grand Futures Leeds is a network of arts organisations across the city that are working together to increase the number of arts training and career opportunities available to young people in Leeds.

 

 

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Developing your skills and experience

If you feel you need to develop further skills or you need more experience to put on your application or CV, try one of the opportunities below.

• National Citizen Service (NCS): For ages 15-17

• Doinggood: Volunteering in Leeds

• Vinspired: Volunteering opportunities

• International Service: Volunteer overseas

• Take a gap year: The Year Out Group

• Take a gap year: Overseas volunteering

• Gap year: Foreign travel advice

• Distance Learning: Open University

• Social Mobility Foundation: Support for high-achieving, ​disadvantaged young people

Careers advice and information

You may have already spoken to your careers adviser within school. If you haven't, or if you're looking for further information, the links below can help.

• National Careers Service

• Plotr: Explore career worlds, employer profiles and find opportunities

• iCould: Find out more about different careers and how to get there

• Careers Box: Watch a variety of films about different jobs

• GET IN GO FAR

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