News for students, parents and carers

So we can keep you and our staff safe, we have stopped face to face contact and our careers advisers are now offering advice and support over the phone and online to students and their parents and carers.

We've launched our new Chat service ...

... offering you different ways to get in touch. We’ll support you to figure out your next steps, so whatever is on your mind, get information, advice, support and guidance via our Chat service. Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

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  • Huddersfield - 01484 213855

  • Dewsbury - 01924 683911

  • Halifax - 01422 754300

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Latest information - see also our events calendar

  • Take a look at Chat 10, the latest issue of our newsletter  (216 kb PDF) - New 4 May 2021

  • Leeds College of Building - you can still apply for a place on its painting and decorating, wall and floor tiling and plumbing study programme. The college will be offering T Levels from September 2022 in design, surveying & planning for construction, which may be of particular interest to anyone currently in Y10 or those choosing Y*/9 options - New 4 May 2021
    The college is holding:
    - Virtual open event; Saturday 15 May, 10am to 12midday/noon

  • Morgan Stanley - Step In, Step Up: an insight to technology is an introductory one day vitual programme designed for Year 12/13 female students on Friday 30 July 2021. Closing date for applications: Sunday 6 June 2021 - New 4 May 2021

  • University of Bradford - webinar for anyone interested in a career in social work, mental health nursing or psychology. On Thursday 6 May; 4.30pm to 5.30pm or 7.30pm to 8.30pm. To book a place - New 30 April 2021

  • Kirklees Local Offer is looking for parents/carers to take part in its 'listening' event to inform the development of its website for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities. For more information contact E: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - New 30 April 2021

  • C+K Labour Market & Careers News for Calderdale and Kirklees, issue 56, May 2021 - New April 2021

  • Screen Yorkshire - Beyond Brontës training programme for young people, aged between 18 and 24, including young people not well represented in the TV and film industries, such as from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, as well as young people who have a disability status or identify as LGBTQ+ and those who may have been prevented from accessing training and work experience due to social/economic challenges.

  • To apply W: www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/beyond-brontes-2021. Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 7 May, 2021 - 20 April 2021
  • AWS re/Start is a free 12 week Manchester-based bootcamp to kickstart your career in tech as a cloud support practitioner, run jointly by Prince’s Trust with Amazon Web Services. Register your interest for the next programme in spring 2021 - 15 March 2021

  • University of Bradford - updated  13 April 2021
    Webinars on going to uni and other topics, including, finance and accommodation and other topics, such as two health careers webinars on Thursday 22 April at 4:30pm to 5.30pm and repeated at 7:30pm to 8.30pm. For information and to register

  • UK Youth Voice Census - if you're aged between 14 and 24 have your say about what changes you'd like to see in how you are supported in study, life and work, closing date 1 June - 1 April 2021
  • Leeds Manufacturing Festival, which usually takes place in November, has produced a series of online career talks for students with a range of major Leeds-based engineering and manufactuuring companies - 25 March 2021

  • Code First Girls runs courses to get women into computer coding: - 24 March 2021
    - Kick-starter - two free course for girls aged 18 to 23 or university student or have studied in the last two years
    - Career switcher for women, designed to fit around work. The eight module courses cost £685, including VAT.
    Courses are remotely run and are being added all the time, so keep checking the site W: https://codefirstgirls.org.uk/ 

  • The Creative Minds Team, in collaboration with Musica Kirklees, and BBC Children in Need, is running a free singing project Young Creative Minds & Voices, focusing on singing for fun and wellbeing - 23 March 2021 
    The project is open to anyone aged 11-18. The project is run by NHS trained Professional Singing Tutors with input from some of the other collaborating organisations. It starts initially on Zoom on:
    - Thursdays 4.45pm to 6pm, term time from April 15 2021. Group based at Batley Grammar School when restrictions allow
    - Fridays 4.45pm to 6pm, term time only from April 16 2021. Group based at Colne Valley high school when restrictions allow.
    Watch this film to find out about the project
    For more information, see Facebook: www.facebook.com/Creat1ve.M1nds Twitter: @Creat1ve_M1nds

  • Dream Bigger - Nat West is running courses for young people and particularly young women, aged between 16 and 18, to develop transferrable entrepreneurial skills, which will prepare them for jobs and future work, and for running their own business - 15 March 2021

  • Leeds Trinity University, West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges and Go Train are currently offering [Re]boot your career, free online courses for anyone who has been furloughed or is looking for a new project whilst at home. For information and to apply - 25 February 2021

  • PwC, the finance and multinational professional services company, is holding a virtual insight week, Monday 26 July to Friday 30 July 2021, for people interested in a career at the company. Find out more and apply to attend online - closing date 14 March 2021 - 23 February 2021

  • #ThisIsPE, home learning resources for PE from Yorkshire Sport Foundation have been approved by the Department for Education (DfE) DfE approved resource for home learning on sportsuite.co.uk - 18 January 2021
  • The Royal Veterinary College 2021 summer schools are now available for Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 - 7 January 2021
    W: www.rvc.ac.uk/study/rvc-is-open-for-all/widening-participation/opportunities

  • The National Careers Service is holding Live Jobs Fairs, keep checking Twitter and Facebook for this and other information - updated 16 November 2020

  • Autumn NCS (National Citizen Service) Programme -17 September 2020
    The programme is free to all students in Year 11 and 12, and young people not in education, employment or training aged between 16 and 18. It will include outdoor activities, opportunities to learn new skills, meet new people and finishes with a social action project that will help your local community. It will take place over October half term and the social action hours will take plave over weekends and evenings. I would appreciate if we can have a presence in school to promote this but understand if external visitors are limited due to the current situation. If you are interested contact our Chat service - see details above

  • Kirklees Primary Care Network is looking for volunteers to meet, greet and direct people in Batley, Birstall and Dewsbury to winter flu vaccination sessions (338kb JPG). Can you offer a minimum of four hours a week over 13 weeks from September? To apply, text, email or phone Sam at Batley & Birstall Community Anchor Team T: 07928 890796
    E: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - 3 September 2020

  • involved.UK - is a new government Instagram site; it is a tool to let 13 to 25 year olds have a say in their future, designed by young people. The site will help government decision making on policies and services for young people. The youth steering group for involved.UK is looking for new members, the closing date to apply is 12 July - 6 July 2020

  • Careers in allied health professions free webinars covering art, drama, music, speech, and physiotherapies, dietitian, podiatrist, ragiographer and more for Y6 up to Y13 - 1 May 2020

  • Check out our Careers website and resources page - checked 1 September 2020

  • Need information, support and advice about coronavirus or other things you're worried about? - checked 1 September 2020
  • Careers story and advice from Bejay, a 24 year old entrepreneur on the Careers & Enterprise Company Work It YouTube channel - checked 1 September 2020

  • BBC bitesize - support and resources for primary, secondary and sixth form post 16 students - checked 1 September 2020

    Online Classroom - subject lessons for year groups from reception to Y10 from Oak National Academy - checked 1 September 2020 ,planning more for the autumn term

    See also the government's Skills Toolkit - free online digital and numeracy courses - checked 1 September 2020

    The Open University offers free short courses across a range of subjects for those of you who want to explore subjects, do a short course and get evidence to show it - checked 1 September 2020

    MSE’s Academy of Money - new free course from the Open University and MoneySavingExpert (MSE) to give you the skills and knowledge to manage your finances - checked 1 September 2020

  • Fusion Housing's community learning is now online, courses cover a range of topics, including cooking, nutrition, and health and wellbeing. You must be 19 years or over, live in Kirklees, unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week to join a course.
    If you have a laptop,a tablet or a smart phone, and you want to join a course contact 01484 532280 E: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or see Fusion workshops and courses at the bottom of the Works Better page on the Fusion website - checked 1 September 2020

  • WEA (Workers Educational Association) is offering a range of courses and taster courses, in lots of subjects from art, English, maths, English for other language speakers, community, health, history, languages, writing, sciences and more. See Live online learning - checked 1 September 2020

  • Updated government guidance on working safely W: www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19 - checked 1 September 2020
  • Want to [re]boot your career? - online digital courses to boost your skills offered by Leeds Trinity University and West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges. For anyone over 18, employed or furloughed and living in Calderdale, Kirklees, Bradford, Craven, Harrogate, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield or York - checked 1 September 2020

Our careers advisers are based at:

Head Office
Huddersfield Careers Centre
24 High Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2LR

T: 01484 242000 - general enquiries

T: 01484 213856 - Chat service, speak to a careers adviser