Education and training is really important. It can help you to achieve a good job that enables you to live a happy and fulfilling life. We want to make sure that you are supported. We want to help you concentrate on getting the right qualifications and skills to progress into employment.
Before leaving school, you will have a Personal Education Plan (PEP) completed. This is to support your future aspirations.
We will support you while you are at college or in training. Your personal advisor will work in partnership with other agencies. They will ensure you receive the support you need.
If you are planning to go to university or study a higher education course, you will be given support to help you to do this.
We will work with other agencies such as the employment and youth hubs to support you. This can be in areas such as CV writing and interview preparation.
The family business
We want to help you with a range of different opportunities. They are to help develop your skills and move towards employment. Hull City Council has a range of services, and employs lots of people in many different areas.
We have been working on an initiative to use the council like a ‘family business’. This is to provide you with opportunities to experience different fields of work. Then you will have the option to focus on an area you find interesting. This is with the hope that we can set you off on your chosen career path.
We are working with partners in the council to provide things like -
- work experience
- traineeships
- apprenticeships
- jobs
we will support you to identify a pathway to employment. This is so you can move forward positively with your life.
Your personal advisor will talk with you. They will help make a referral to our working group around education, training and employment. This will assess where you are, identify where you would like to be and support you to get there.
There are a range of incentives and different types of support to help you on your way. If there are any barriers for you like finances or a lack of skills, we need to hear about them. Then we can try to overcome them.
Room 42 and Link Up
Through Room 42, we have links with other partner agencies to focus on -
- education
- training
- employment
opportunities for care leavers aged 16 to 25.
This will include opportunities that are in house under the ‘Family Business' of Hull City Council. It also includes external partners and local businesses.
This includes -
- the Employment Hub
- the Youth Hub
- Endeavour Learning and Skills
- Human Resources
- Learning and Development
- Employability
- the Virtual School transition team
- Making Changes For Careers (MC4C)
Link Up will provide a network of support across the council. It identifies and develops opportunities for young people. This is so that they can find out about the world of work and take steps towards achieving employment.