Most young people stay on in education after 16, and some will go into higher education at 18 whilst others will look for work or training at 17 or 18. If you decide you want to look for work or training look for a job which will give you training.
You could look to apply for an Apprenticeship - these will give you job and training leading to NVQ 2, 3 or 4 in your chosen work area. You could also apply for e2e before you try for a job or apprenticeship. It’ll help give you the skills employers are looking for.
Here’s what happened to young people who’ve recently left school in Salford:
Full time training 150
Males 86
Females 64
Full time employment with training, including apprenticeships 70
Males 40
Females 30
Other full time employment 54
Males 35
Females 19
274 young people left school in 2009 and went into full time training or full time employment and the main job areas they entered were:
- Work Preparation 27.0%
- Health Care and Child Care 12.0%
- Hairdressing and Barbering 9.1%
While different jobs become available all the time it’s likely that these will remain the common types of opportunities locally.
There are fewer jobs available at the moment so it’s important that you
- Call into the Connexions Centre and let use know what you’re interested in doing.
- Use cnx2jobs as it has details of current vacancies for young people across Greater Manchester
- If you want an Apprenticeship register with Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching Service
You could also visit your local Jobcentre Plus to see other available jobs.
You can use the library in your Connexions Centre too as it has information for you to read or take away.