Government Services Archive

Skills for Life

Through Skills for Life you can find training, support and advice to gain the skills you need for the job you want.

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Jobcentre Plus Redundancy Support

Support for finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant

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Maritime Skills Portal (MSP)

Support for individuals impacted by the P&O Ferries redundancies. Make yourself visible and promote your skills, talent and expertise to the entire aviation industry and many others. Search permanent and contract roles and also find apprenticeships.

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Traineeships in England

Search and apply for a traineeship in England

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Scotland’s Career Service

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is the national skills body and delivers Scotland’s careers service in schools, in centres and online.

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Find a Job

Find full or part-time jobs in England, Scotland and Wales

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Understanding Universal Credit

Universal Credit supports you if you are on a low income or out of work. It includes a monthly payment to help with your living costs.

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Parenting support services

Your local council may have details of organisations in your community that can give families and young people help and support.

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Money Helper

Money and Pensions Service is an organisation whose statutory objective is to develop and co-ordinate a national strategy to improve people’s financial capabilities. The service provides free money guidance and debt advice online and by telephone.

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Funded early learning and childcare

Funded early learning and childcare is free to parents, but funded by the Scottish Government.

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Childcare Offer for Wales

‘The childcare offer for Wales’ provides working parents with a mixture of childcare and early education for children aged 3 or 4. You could get up to 30 hours a week of early education and childcare.

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30 Hours Free Childcare

You may be able to get 30 hours free childcare if you live in England and your child is 3 to 4 years old

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Tax-free Childcare

You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).

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Check your State Pension forecast

Use this service to find out how much State Pension you could get, when you can get it, how to increase it, if you can

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Every Mind Matters

Every Mind Matters can help with expert advice, practical tips and personalised actions to help stay on top of their health.

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Access to Work

If you have a disability or a physical or mental health condition, then you may need extra help to start a new job, or to stay in work. Employers have a legal responsibility to support you in work, by considering reasonable adjustments to the job, the recruitment process or by providing extra equipment. If you need extra support, you should always start by talking to your employer to see how they can help you. In addition to support from your employer, you may also be able to get help from Access to Work.

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Disability Confident

The Disability Confident scheme supports employers like you to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace.

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Intensive Personalised Employment Support

Intensive Personalised Employment Support is one-to-one support and training to help you into work if you have a disability.

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Free courses for jobs

If you’re an adult without A Levels or equivalent, you could be eligible to take your first Level 3 qualification for free. Hundreds of courses are available across a range of sectors, from accounting to construction, or early years.

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Work and Health Programme

The Work and Health Programme helps you find and keep a job if you’re out of work. It predominantly helps disabled people, as well as the long-term unemployed, and certain priority groups (known as early access groups) to enter into and stay in work.

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Mature Students: University and Funding

Course entry requirements vary - check with the university or college. Some universities will accept professional qualifications or relevant work experience. Other qualifications people may need: A levels, An Access to Higher Education course, NVQs, BTEC or other work-based qualifications

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Student finance

If you’re a student from England you can apply for Tuition Fee Loans, maintenance Loans and Maintenance Grants (if your course started before 1 August 2016)

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Learner support

For those aged 19 or over, on a further education course and facing financial hardship. The money can help pay for things like accommodation and travel, course materials and equipment or childcare.

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Welsh Government Learning Grant FE

Welsh Government Learning Grant FE is an income-assessed grant of up to £1,500 that aims to encourage more people to continue with their education.

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Advanced Learner Loan

Advanced Learner Loans help with the costs of a course at a college or training provider in England.

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Skills Bootcamps

Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving adults aged 19 and over the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and fast-track to an interview with a local employer.

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Kickstart Scheme

Applications to Kickstart jobs ended on Thursday 31 March and if you have not applied and started in a Kickstart job by this date it is not possible to take part in the Kickstart Scheme. Please talk to your Work Coach to find out about other local opportunities that could be available to you.

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The Midlife MOT

Use the Department for Work and Pensions' digital Midlife MOT to take stock of your work, health and money with future planning in mind.

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Improve your English, maths and IT skills

Free online courses for anyone who wants to get inspired and brush up on their everyday skills in maths and English.

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Help and support for older workers

Guidance about employing older workers and working past 50. It is aimed at older people who want to get back into work, or stay in work longer and employers, who benefit by employing older people.

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The Skills Toolkit

The Skills Toolkit is an online platform giving access to free, high-quality digital, numeracy and employability courses to help people build up their skills, progress in work and boost job prospects.

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My World of Work

My World of Work is brought to you by Skills Development Scotland – Scotland’s national skills agency. It's the online home for career information and advice.

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Careers Wales

Helping people plan their career, prepare to get a job, and find and apply for the right apprenticeships, courses and training.

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Job Growth Wales

Jobs Growth Wales is a programme run by the Welsh Government for 16-24 year olds in Wales.

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Traineeships

A Traineeship is a work-based skills development programme that prepares young people for an apprenticeship or job. Lasting from 6 weeks to 1 year, though most last for less than 6 months.

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Digital participation

The Scottish Government are working to increase the number of people using digital services by helping communities to develop digital skills and confidence.

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Apprenticeships Wales

If you are over 16, living in Wales and not in full-time education you can apply for an apprenticeship.

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Apprenticeships Scotland

Apprenticeships are developed by groups of employers, apprentices and other people from a variety of backgrounds.

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Apprenticeships England

Lots of employers in England offer apprenticeships in a range of sectors and disciplines, giving career starters, career changers and upskillers the perfect opportunity to learn while they earn.

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National Careers Service

National Careers Service in England that provides information, advice and guidance to help people make decisions on learning, training and work.

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Sector-Based Work Academy Programme (SWAPs)

Sector-based work academy programme (SWAPs) is an opportunity to learn new skills and get experience of working in a particular industry, for example care, construction or warehouse work.

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Government Services

Skills for Life

Jobcentre Plus Redundancy Support

Maritime Skills Portal (MSP)

Traineeships in England

Scotland’s Career Service

Find a Job

Understanding Universal Credit

Parenting support services

Money Helper

Funded early learning and childcare

Childcare Offer for Wales

30 Hours Free Childcare

Tax-free Childcare

Check your State Pension forecast

Every Mind Matters

Access to Work

Disability Confident

Intensive Personalised Employment Support

Free courses for jobs

Work and Health Programme

Mature Students: University and Funding

Student finance

Learner support

Welsh Government Learning Grant FE

Advanced Learner Loan

Skills Bootcamps

Kickstart Scheme

The Midlife MOT

Improve your English, maths and IT skills

Help and support for older workers

The Skills Toolkit

My World of Work

Careers Wales

Job Growth Wales

Traineeships

Digital participation

Apprenticeships Wales

Apprenticeships Scotland

Apprenticeships England

National Careers Service

Sector-Based Work Academy Programme (SWAPs)

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