Careers & Future Planning Resources

Surrey jobseekers can find work, learn new skills and access employment support in a single, simple and accessible way via Surrey County Council’s new STEP Surrey gateway services portal. Visitors will be able to access a live jobs board updated twice a day which brings thousands of live jobs together into a single platform. The aim is to make it easier for job seekers to access the help and support they need, while helping local employers fill vacancies and skills gaps. 

Skills, Training & Employment Portal - STEP Surrey

Click on Inspire and go to Surrey’s Economy to find Surrey specific LMI (Benchmark 2.4 in the new Compass report).  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on  free-to-access dashboard supplied by Lightcast. For really specific and up to date data which can be filtered by sector, local authority area or region.

Click on Learn to access a Provider Directory with information on all training providers in Surrey.

The Work tab leads to a live jobs board which can be filtered and information about Connect to Work (see below)

Youth Employment UK - Free Online Skills and Careers Courses

For young people aged 14-24 to boost their skills and career confidence with online training. Courses include

• Journey To Work 

Aged 17+ This free online course helps build skills and careers confidence. Follow this link: Journey To Work - Free Online Course - Youth Employment UK

• Preparing For Your Future 

Aged 14-16. This free course helps build skills and careers confidence. Follow this link: Preparing For Your Future - Free Online Course - Youth Employment UK

• In Apprenticeships 

Youth Employment UK have partnered with The Careers & Enterprise Company to help apprentices during training. Follow this link: In Apprenticeships - Free Online Courses For Apprentices - Youth Employment UK

• Explore Apprenticeships 

Thinking about doing an apprenticeship? This introductory course is a great place to start. Follow this link: Explore Apprenticeships - Free Online Course - Youth Employment UK

Activate Apprenticeships offers award-winning training for learners including School Leavers. We work with some of the UK’s top employers and provide fantastic opportunities for students across a variety of sectors.  

Find out more. 

We have apprenticeships in the following areas: 

 

·         Business Administration 

·         Construction 

·         Cycles 

·         Digital 

·         Early Years 

·         Education 

·         Furniture 

·         Hairdressing and Barbering 

·         Health and Social Care 

·         Hospitality and Professional Cookery 

·         Land 

Students in Year 11 can register their interest, regardless of whether they have yet found an employer to provide the apprenticeship. 

Register here. 

Applications for Activate Apprenticeships are now open for the 2024/25 academic year. 

Activate have given the following advice regarding applications:

• Please can you use an email address you have continuous access to (i.e., Not your school email)
• You must check spam folders for application updates.
• Save the Activate Learning phone number (0800 612 6008) as a contact in your mobile phones so that you can be sure to answer it (please note, not all students will receive a phone call during the application process this year)
• Include the name of your current school where requested.
• Add detail about any support needs so that they can continue to provide appropriate measures at college.              
• Update Activate Learning of any changes to contact details.
• Students are welcome to apply for more than one course, however you will only receive an offer for a maximum of two courses.
• Many of our courses are oversubscribed. Therefore, places will be allocated by application and enrolment date order. Students are advised to put their applications in early to avoid disappointment. 
• Offers are subject to GCSE results and enrolment completion. 

 

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