Employer engagement

Developed by the The Careers & Enterprise Company, Work It is a series of careers talks with young people, for young people. 

The University of London Careers Service have developed a new free, impartial and accurate online careers course resource for school and college students (aged 16-18), to help them learn more and make good, well-informed career decisions about their post-18 careers options.

Developed by the team in the Black Country Careers Hub this short resource is designed to support young people with SEND to understand what an entrepreneur is.  This resource features in the My Skills My Future programme. 

Barclays virtual work experience gives students the opportunity to find out what it is like to work in financial services and the range of job roles and core transferable skills which are used within a bank. LifeSkills also has a range of virtual work experience resources for students to use within a classroom environment to help upskill them for jobs across any industry.

Talentino programmes have been helping to improve career outcomes for young people with a range of learning difficulties in a mixture of settings – special schools, mainstream schools, AP, PRU, SEMH, etc.

They also provide great opportunities for learning more, through their regular newsletters, annual SEND Careers Conference, and by publishing free resources.

These resources allow students to explore a wide range of careers and help them better understand there is an NHS career for them, no matter their interests and skills.

Students can explore hundreds of careers with up to date labour market information. Free and inspiring careers talks and the opportunity to interact and engage with the top employers in the UK.

Plug in and play lessons and films to shine a light on the green energy sector, inclusive and accessible. We show children, people that look and sound like them, doing jobs they don’t know exist.

Discover exciting careers in creative and entertainment industries: access resources, advice, guidance, and the skills and qualities needed to work in each role.

Career-related learning in primary schools includes activities designed to give pupils a wide range of experiences of education, transitions and the world of work.

Developed by Inspiring Worcestershire. Passport to Retail has been designed with the student’s progression at the forefront. This brilliant project will take students on a tour around the Retail industry, learning about key areas from customer services to stock rotation to build their knowledge and skill in preparation for the workplace.

Developed by Inspiring Worcestershire. 

Passport to Hospitality has been designed with the student’s progression at the forefront. This brilliant project will take students on a tour around the Hospitality industry, learning about not only what services are classed as hospitality, it's history but what careers and entry level roles are available within the sector.