Careers Advice

14 – 19 year olds

Connexions Direct provides careers advice and guidance for 13-19 year olds. Details of the service in Leicestershire can be found at their web site. In Charnwood the service is run from the Loughborough office

Loughborough Connexions Centre Opening Hours

Mon - Wed 9 - 4.30, Thurs - Fri 9 - 4
(Closed for Xmas Dec 24th - Jan 1st incl)

Address

7 Fennel Street
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 1UQ

Adults

NextStep is a national free careers advice service for adults:
- aged 20 or more
- aged 18 or 19, who have been referred to nextstep by Jobcentre Plus

The local service for Charnwood is delivered from Leicester

The first step is to arrange to see a nextstep adviser by calling or ‘dropping-in’ to one of the centres listed. You can also call our regional helpline on 08000 213 101.

During the meeting with your adviser, you will jointly agree a plan of action that will help you achieve your goals.

Your adviser can:

  • help you understand what qualifications or training you might need to get the right job

  • give you advice about funding to support your learning or training

  • give you information about the job market in your area

  • help you put together a winning CV and develop your interview skills

  • help you match your skills and interests to a specific job if you are looking for a change of career

  • give you advice on ways to progress in your current job.

The Careers Advice Service of NextStep also provides a series of online tools and information to allow you to help yourself. This includes information that enables you to assess your skills and interests, test what you are looking for in a job, browse the profiles of over 700 different job types, build your CV, improve your interview skills, find suitable courses to improve your job skills, and gives information on where to look for jobs

Information on Specific Careers

Information from a4e about particular types of job