Young person's | Careers Advice | National Careers Service

Careers advice

Aged 13-18?

If you’re looking for help and advice to plan your future the National Careers Service can help you. Our friendly advisers can provide information on learning, work, apprenticeships and choosing the right university. You can also get advice on your choices in Year 9 and Year 11.

If you’d like to speak to an adviser visit our Contact us page to find out how to get in touch. You can also check out the useful links below or try out our tools and guides.

• Contact Us

Useful links

Learning

• Choices in Year 9
• Choices at 16
• UCAS

Work

• Apprenticeships
• Jobcentre Plus
• Get a job section
• Job profiles

Funding

• Money to learn (Directgov)
• Student finance (Directgov)

Other sources of advice

• Directgov: advice for Young People

Tools and guides

You can also use the tools and guides on our website. You’ll need to be 16 or over to register for a Lifelong Learning Account, but you can still use all the tools and guides. Just make sure you save your Skills Health Check reports or any CVs you create on your computer or memory stick.

• Action Plan Tool
• Skills Health Check Tools
• CV Builder