Education and training
Care leavers should be supported to access appropriate education or training that will enable them to fulfill their goals. This will include the statutory support available to care leavers, such as the £2,000 bursary for care leavers in Higher Education, as well as any other support from the local authority, and signposted to universal information such as careers advice and financial support for young people.
Employment
This will include information to care leavers about general employment support, such as careers support and links to local Job Centre Plus. Local authorities should also include any other employment support that they or partners deliver that is specifically available to care leavers, for example, any apprenticeships that the local authority offers, in particular where such opportunities are ring fenced for care leavers.
We want you to succeed in your education, training and development. We will ask you how you are doing and be ready to celebrate your achievements with you.
We will offer you -
- careers information and advice, such as help to develop your CV
- advice about job interviews, including what you might wear
- support to meet your transport costs when travelling to training, school/college, apprenticeships or job interviews
- support to buy tools, equipment, essential clothing and books
- opportunities for work experience, apprenticeships and employment within the council
- the chance to attend and help organize celebration events when young people achieve education, training and employment milestones
If you choose to go to university we can help you with -
- obtaining tuition fees
- maintenance loans
- travel costs at the start and end of term
- somewhere to live during the holidays
- finding the right course and university
