careers-support

Young People

Careers Support

Youth Employability Service

Our YES Employability Advisers give free, impartial careers information, advice, guidance and support with finding the right college course, apprenticeship, training or job.

You can book a drop-in session with YES and one-to-one appointments, our Advisers can help with:

  • career and course decisions
  • college applications
  • job and apprenticeship searches
  • writing a CV and job applications
  • interview preparation
  • access to personal development programmes and more

YES have strong relationships with organisations offering volunteering opportunities, employers, training providers and schools and colleges. Our Advisers can help young people to achieve AQA Unit Awards in a range of subjects to help to prepare for education or employment.

Youth Employability Service (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Youth Employment Hub

The Youth Employment Hub is a resource for young adults aged 16 to 25 who live in Brighton & Hove.

We can support you to find opportunities, explore your options, help you plan for your future and reach your education, employment and training goals.

To get face-to-face support from the staff at the Youth Employment Hub, visit our centre in Brighton.

Youth Employment Hub (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Connect To Work 

Connect to Work is a voluntary programme which provides personalised one-to-one support to people who face challenges in securing or staying in employment. Participants who are not currently working will receive:

  • Help to identify their personal skills, strengths, and aspirations
  • Support to address barriers that are holding them back from achieving their employment goals

Support will also be provided with job searching and interview preparation. When work is found, we'll provide help to prepare and settle clients, to ensure the best chance of success in their new role.

Participants who are already working and are at risk of losing their jobs will receive support to help them retain their employment.

Our team understands that starting on a new journey can be challenging. They will get to know a client, work at a pace that suits them, and make the clients' goals their own, providing support at all stages of the journey.

Who is eligible for Connect to Work

To be eligible for in and out of work support, clients must:

  • be living in Brighton & Hove
  • be aged 18 or over
  • have the right to live and work in the UK

They also must be in one of the following groups:

  • Disabled people, people with a disability or long term health condition
  • Members of a group that may need extra support (see web page for details)

https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/people-and-communities/work-and-skills/connect-work

Schools and College Careers Service

Your school or college has a careers service to support you from Year 7 to year 13. Contact student support or ask your tutor for more information.

Amazing Futures Careers Advice - Amaze

Amaze can give young people one-to-one information, advice and guidance on things like education, employment and training, benefits, health and social care and wellbeing. They do this through their SENDIASS advice service, our benefits advice service and Amazing Futures Careers. Young people can also get one-to-one peer support from other young people via our Amazing Futures groups.

https://amazesussex.org.uk/amazing-futures/

National Careers Service

Provide careers information, advice and guidance. They can help you make decisions at all stages in your career. National Careers Service is available across Brighton and you can also book an appointment at The Youth Employment Hub Brighton & Hove. You can book a 121 appointment if you are 19yrs or older or 18yrs and in receipt of benefits.

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

Make Trax

Barnardo’s Make Trax provides information, guidance and support for young people aged 16-29yrs who are not currently in paid employment or education. You can also see Kat the Make Trax coach at The Youth Employment Hub Brighton & Hove.

https://www.barnardos-ets.org.uk/centre/make-trax/

Grace Eyre

Provide positive, educational and creative activities for people with a learning disability and autistic people19yrs and older  in Brighton & Hove and West Sussex.

https://www.grace-eyre.org/what-we-do/learning-and-having-fun/