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Opportunities & Weblinks
A list of useful websites and areas of interest.
Jobs & Carers
Start Profile
www.startprofile.com
A free national website that covers all the stages of career planning - explore your skills & interests, see suggested careers and find relevant courses, apprenticeships and jobs close to where you live.
hero.startprofile.com
3-minute videos from people in different careers, talking about what the job entails.
National Careers Website
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
This site includes a range of job profiles, employability tools and careers advice.
Apprenticeships
www.getingofar.gov.uk
www.kendal.ac.uk/apprenticeships
Earn while you learn with an apprenticeship.
Inspira (Cumbria)
www.inspira.org.uk/ 01539 730045
Formerly Connexions, Inspira offers independent advice and guidance to young people & adults.
YPS (Lancashire)
www.lancashire.gov.uk/youthzone.aspx
Careers advice & support for young people.
Self-Employment
www.greatbusiness.gov.uk
www.gov.uk/starting-up-a-business
www.fsb.org.uk (Federation of Small Businesses)
www.cumbriachamber.co.uk (Cumbria)
www.investinsouthlakeland.co.uk/business-support (South Lakes)
www.wnychamber.co.uk (North Yorkshire)
www.lancschamber.co.uk (Lancashire)
University
General
www.direct.gov.uk
Information on how to apply and student finance.
Applications
www.ucas.com
The organisation that processes applications, it also includes a course search and budgeting tools.
Work Experience through Volunteering
Volunteering
www.do-it.org
A national search engine.
Cumbria Volunteering
www.cumbriacvs.org.uk
Matching you with opportunities in Cumbria.
CLIP
01539 742612/ clip2@tcv.org.uk
www.facebook.com/CLIP2yourfuture
Based in Kendal, supporting 16-24 year olds to access volunteering opportunities.
Lancashire Volunteering
www.lancastercvs.org.uk
Matching you with opportunities in Lancashire.
Contact employers directly
For jobs & volunteering opportunities
70% of opportunities are not advertised!
Speak to someone in person if you can. Give them your CV & a covering letter, explaining your relevant skills & why you’d like to work for them.
Courses
There are full-time and part-time courses run by libraries, colleges, schools. Online courses:
www.coursera.org www.edx.org
Gap Years & Work Abroad
Gap Years
www.yearoutgroup.org
Paid Work Abroad
www.gapwork.com
International Citizen Service
www.volunteerics.org
Volunteer placements abroad for 18-25 year olds and Team Leader placements for 23-35 year olds
Useful all-round websites:
www.themix.org.uk
www.big-careers.co.uk
Money:
www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk
www.thepiggybank.org.uk