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Skills Health Check Tools

Open a Lifelong Learning Account

Before you start using the Skills Health Check Tools we recommend you register for a Lifelong Learning Account. You will then be able to save your progress online and access your Skills Health Check Reports whenever and wherever you need to.

The Lifelong Learning Account is:

  • free
  • quick to open - it only takes a few minutes
  • secure and easy to access
  • an online space where you can save your Skills Health Check, CVs, Action plans and Course searches’
Open an account

Why give your skills a health check?

Whether you are currently in work and considering a change, actively searching for jobs, or just interested in increasing your self-awareness, the Skills Health Check Tools can help you.

The Skills Health Check Tools are a set of online questionnaires with a report, designed to give you information about your skills, interests and motivations in the workplace. The tools help you to think about the kinds of jobs you might be best suited to in future.

Follow the step by step instructions below to learn more about yourself.


It's as easy as 1,2,3

There’s a range of assessments, so you can tackle as much or a little as you have time for. And you can always come back later to finish off your Skills Health Check, or take more assessments before creating your report and speaking to one of our trained advisers.

Saving your report

Our site stores your answers and results for 72 hours (three days), so you can save where you're up to and come back to it. If you've got a Lifelong Learning Account your answers and results are stored permanently.

  • Take an assessment

    Select an assessment

    First things first, take an assessment. There is no fixed order but the more you do the more complete your skills health check will be. Remember you don't have to do everything in one go - you can come back another time when it suits you or you have more time.

  • View your report

    View your report

    After completing just one assessment we can start to help you establish what kind of job or career may be good for you. The more you do the more we can help - your report is easy to follow but if you ever want to talk to someone we are here to help.

  • Talk to us

    Talk to us

    Not sure where to go now you have your report? Don't worry - our advisers are here to help. You can contact the National Careers Service by phone, email or even arrange a face-to-face chat.


So, let's get started...

Before you start your Skills Health Check Tools it helps if we know your education level - that way we can tailor the assessments to your current level of ability. Take a quick look at the qualification table and use the drop down menu below to select your level before entering the Skills Health Check Tools.


Not sure what qualification level you're at? View qualification table (Opens new window)

Start assessment

Check your skills




Already started creating your Skills Health Check?

If you've already started a Skills Health Check, but didn't quite finish, you can enter your unique code below to continue your progress.



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