Support for young people
Young Persons Work and Skills Coordinator
If you are between 16 and 24 years of age then you can contact our Young Persons Work and Skills Coordinator who is available to help you with those first steps into employment, apprenticeship guidance, training and development opportunities and career support and guidance.
You can contact Lewis Austin by calling 07880 393338, or by emailing enterprisingblaby@blaby.gov.uk.
National Careers Service
The National Careers Service can help you with your career, learning and training choices. They have an online service where you can speak to an advisor and seek the right support required.
The King's Trust
The King's Trust (Formerly The Prince's Trust) works with young people aged 11 to 30 from all over the UK. They work with delivery partners across the UK to offer hundreds of free courses, grants and mentoring opportunities to inspire young people to build their confidence and start a career. Follow the link to the website below for more information.
World of Work Leicestershire
The World of Work is continually changing, and you might wonder what future employment opportunities will look like. The World of Work Leicestershire is a summary guide to sectors, options, trends and hints and tips on applying for work or training within Leicestershire. There is a hub of resources available for people to look at, and their latest world of work guide has just been updated for 2024 onwards. See the link below.